Playhouse On The Green Holds Open Call Auditions 1/28,1/30

Playhouse on the Green is holding open call Non-Equity auditions for its Connecticut Premiere production of "Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams" by Terrence McNally. Producing Artistic Director Matt Schicker directs.

Auditions take place Wednesday, January 28 and Friday, January 30 from 5:30PM-8:30PM (sign-in begins 5PM) at Playhouse on the Green, 177 State Street, Bridgeport, CT, 06604.

Please bring photo and resume of stage experience. Please prepare a one-minute contemporary monologue (no Shakespeare or other classical). If no monologue is prepared, sides from the script will be available.

All ethnicities are encouraged to audition.

General rehearsal schedule for "Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams" is weeknights after 7PM and weekends during the day beginning the week of February 9. Performances: March 13-29 (Thu-Sat at 8PM, Sun at 3PM; Saturday, March 29 at 3PM). All rehearsals and performances to take place at Playhouse on the Green at 177 State Street in Bridgeport, CT. One block walk from Metro North station.

Seeking:

LOU NUNCLE: (40s-50s) Brilliantly witty yet sarcastic and self-deprecating. Lou has a great passion for the power of the theater and wants to make a contribution. Operates "Captain Lou and Miss Jessie's Magic Theatre for Children of All Ages" and Dapper Dog Grooming Den at the Miracle Mall in an upstate New York town. Seeking something more out of life - but afraid to believe in the possibilities presented to him. Plays the joker to cover his insecurities.

JESSIE: (40s- 50s) She was a career actress in New York City before moving upstate. Lou's partner and Ida's Mother. Jessie is open and grounded and ready to take a risk for what she believes. Very proud of the Children's theater she runs yet conflicted about her relationships with Lou, Arnold, and her daughter.

IDA HEAD: (20s) Jessie's daughter. Internationally-known rock star; she's in town to perform during her tour. Would like a chance to reconnect with her Mother. Ida's been in rehab but currently clean and sober. A dynamo who fronts her own band in sold-out arenas around the country with a multi-million dollar budget.

TOBY CASSIDY: (20s-30s) Ida's boyfriend and sound man/assistant/"roadie". He worships the ground she walks on - he's a good egg and in for the long haul. Charming, friendly, and a little goofy - Toby is excited to meet Ida's family in their native habitat.

ARNOLD CHALK: (40s-50s) Technical director for the children's theater and an Englishman. He loves the theater and is in love with Jessie. A "regular guy" compared to Lou's neurotic personality. British accent a must.

ANNABELLE WILLARD: (should play 60s-70s) A very wealthy well-educated widow. Mrs. Willard owns most of the town, including the theater where the play takes place. She is a misanthrope with a quick, sly wit - though she mostly seeks to amuse herself. She has little tolerance for excess of feelings and anything she deems worthless. She is desperate, yet doesn't want to let anyone know it.

EDWARD: (20s-30s) Mrs. Willard's driver and server of martinis. He is athletic and properly subservient most of the time - loves to talk about wrestling.

Non-Equity/No Pay
No phone calls pleas

For more information visit www.playhouseonthegreen.org.

Playhouse on the Green is a 54-year-old 501(c)(3) not-for-profit theater company in residence at a beautiful 228-seat jewel-box theater in the heart of downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Playhouse originated in 1954 as the Polka Dot Playhouse, located in Stratford's Redman's Hall. The company had several homes before moving to Pleasure Beach in 1967. With support of People's Bank and the State of Connecticut, the Playhouse relocated in 1999 to a renovated downtown bank building conveniently located on McLevy Green, changing its name to Playhouse on the Green shortly after. Playhouse on the Green's mission is to enrich Bridgeport's cultural life by providing an eclectic variety of live Stage Entertainment and arts education programs at an affordable cost, as well as providing opportunities for area artists. Among these programs are its mainstage season of plays and musicals; "Playhouse Greenhouse" and "Project Broadway", its arts education programs for kids and teens; a Sunday evening series of music and comedy; and the "Page to Stage New Play Reading Series", which brings the new work of Connecticut playwrights to the stage.

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