Actors Audition For Upcoming Stage Plays

Auditions for upcoming plays: "Over the River and Through the Woods", "The Seafarer" & "Unnecessary Farce". Looking for cast. Please see the details below. About the project: "Over the River and Through the Woods": Nick is a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey. His parents retired and moved to Florida; his sister lives in California. That doesn’t mean he lacks family in Jersey: Nick sees both sets of his grandparents every Sunday for dinner. This is routine until he has to tell them that he’s been offered a dream job, but it will take him away from his beloved, but annoying, grandparents. The news doesn’t sit so well. How could he betray his family’s love to move to Seattle, for a job, wonder his grandparents? Thus begins a series of schemes to keep Nick around. Frank, Aida, Nunzio and Emma do their level best, which includes bringing to dinner the lovely—and single—Caitlin O’Hare as bait. "The Seafarer": THE SEAFARER is a chilling new play about the sea, Ireland, and the power of myth. It’s Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, aging brother who’s recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. But with the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. Sharky may be playing for his very soul. "Unnecessary Farce": Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go. In a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while in the room next-door, two undercover cops wait to catch the meeting on videotape. But there's some confusion as to who's in which room, who's being videotaped, who's taken the money, who's hired a hit man, and why the accountant keeps taking off her clothes. Additional info: Audition form is attached. Forms will be available at the auditions, but feel free to download and complete a form prior to joining them. "Over the River and Through the Woods": Run dates: August 17-20 & 24-27, 2023 Special notes: Except for Frank, the other grandparents are 1st generation Americans who grew up in New Jersey, so they don’t speak with an Italian accent, though they do occasionally use Italian phrases. For reference, listen to how the Italian-descent characters speak in the movie Moonstruck or the HBO series The Sopranos. Frank left Italy at age 14, so he could possibly have a slight Italian accent. (Or, directors can pretend he’s lost his accent over the ensuing 60 years, if necessary.) He also plays the mandolin. (Directors can probably fake that, but some familiarity with playing a stringed instrument, like guitar, would certainly help.) Also note: all of the characters except Caitlin deliver substantial monologues. Audition will consist of cold reading of excerpts from the script. Nunzio should be prepared to a song of his own choosing, acapella. "The Seafarer": Run dates: October 5-8 & 12-15, 2023 Special note: First four characters may be played with Irish accents, if this can be done well. Lockhart will probably be played as American. Audition will consist of cold reading of excerpts from the script. "Unnecessary Farce": Run dates: November 9-12 & 16-19, 2023 All rehearsals will be cold readings from the script.