Auditions for WOB's 2012 Season-opener Announced

With the holidays still only on the horizon, Way Off Broadway has already begun work on its upcoming production of Damn Yankees which will open the theatre's 2012 Season in January. Auditions for the production have been set for Wednesday, November 2nd beginning at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, November 3rd beginning at 7:30 p.m. The auditions will be held both evenings at Way Off Broadway.

Those auditioning should be at least 18 years old and are asked to bring a headshot and resume, as well as 16 bars of prepared music and be ready to sing, dance, and read from the script. No appointments are necessary. All roles are open and non-union paying. Specific casting notes, character descriptions, as well as rehearsal and performance information can be found at www.wayoffbroadway.com.

Damn Yankees is a Broadway classic that tells the story of how middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil (the charming but devious Mr. Applegate) for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. As young baseball sensation Joe Hardy, he transforms the hapless Washington Senators into a winning team, only to realize the true worth of the life (and wife) he's left behind. With the help of a handy escape clause and a guilt-ridden temptress named Lola, Joe outsmarts Applegate, returns to his former self and shepherds the Senators to the World Series.

Damn Yankees has music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross and a book by George Abbott and Douglas Wallop. Way Off Broadway's production will run from January 13 - March 4, 2012 and will be directed by Bill Kiska with choreography by Amanda Patten and musical direction by Jordan B. Stocksdale.

For additional information about Way Off Broadway, including all of its productions and events, contact the theatre at (301) 662-6600 or visit www.wayoffbroadway.com.

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre has been a leader in the region's performing arts community since it first opened in 1995. Under the direction of the Kiska Family since 2002, Way Off Broadway has produced such productions as A Funny Thing . . . Forum, Guys & Dolls, Steel Magnolias, Oklahoma!, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line, Lend Me a Tenor, The Sound of Music, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evita, Cats, The Full Monty, South Pacific, and Hairspray, as well as the regional and/or area premieres of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles, the musical comedy The Wedding Singer, Mel Brooks' The Producers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and The Drowsy Chaperone. Located along Route 40 West, the Golden Mile in Frederick, the theatre also produces a one-of-a-kind children's lunch theatre, as well as a number of special events throughout the year.

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