Performers Needed for Theatre Audition "Leading Ladies"
"Leading Ladies" play casting actors. See the details below. About the project: Plot: Called “A cross between Some Like it Hot & 12 th Night,” this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, is the story of two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, who find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of 1952 Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren't nephews, but nieces! Romantic entanglements abound, especially when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady's vivacious niece, Meg, who's engaged to the local minister. Meg knows that there's a wide world out there, but it's not until she meets "Maxine and Stephanie" that she finally gets a taste of it. Additional info: Audition details: Auditions will consist of cold readings of excerpts from the script. Jack & Leo are English, everyone else is from Pennsylvania. Actors playing Jack and Leo must be comfortable wearing women’s clothes! Actors playing Jack, Doc, and Butch must be comfortable having a quick comedic kiss with a man. Callbacks: Tuesday, May 6 @ 6:30pm, invitation only. Important dates: Rehearsals will be Monday, Tuesday, & Thursdays (6:30pm-8:30pm – Moving to 9:00pm in Late June) Adding Sundays – 6:00pm-8pm in late June The first rehearsal will be on Thursday, May 8th at 6:30pm – for Read thru. Tech Week is Sun, July 6th – Thursday, July 11th. No conflicts will be allowed for tech week. Performances: Friday, July 11 @ 7:30pm Saturday, July 12 @ 7:30pm Sunday, July 13 @ 2pm Friday, July 18 @ 7:30pm Saturday, July 19 @ 7:30pm Sunday, July 20 @ 2pm If you are interested, please apply.
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She’s vivacious, with enormous warmth and a great sense of humor. She knows there’s a big world outside of York, PA but she hasn’t seen much of it yet.
She is extremely sweet and good-natured. The typical “girl-next-door;” cute but approachable.
(Elderly) Very old, extremely crusty, and her eyesight is terrible. Always on the verge of death’s door, but keeping him at bay.
(Accent: Possible Standard British) Typical Leading man type; tall, good looking, easy with a smile (and the ladies!) Shakespearian trained, but working the Moose Lodge circuit to make ends meet.
(Accent: Possible Standard British) Jack is Leo’s best friend and partner. They’ve been working the Moose Lodge circuit for so long, he’s ready to pack it in and settle down.
Local minister and substantially older than Meg (they are engaged). He’s a good man at heart, but rather fussy, set in his ways, a bit scatter-brained and lives in his own world.
Doc is a crusty, likeable curmudgeon; a country doctor who takes no gruff from anybody.
Butch is a little slow on the uptake, but earnest and sincere, with a good heart. He played football in high school – pretty much his claim to fame. (Son of Doc, in love with Audrey).
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