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Breakdown
PLAZA SUITE
First rehearsal: April 7th/ Open April 22nd / Close May 10th
Directed by: Ryan Gibbs
Neils Simon’s Classic Comedy- where the whole show is set within the same room at the Plaza Suite Hotel.
3 different stories with the same 4 actors playing all the roles
(2 of the 4 in the cast will be AEA contracts)
Actor 1 plays these 3 roles
- Sam Nash – Middle-aged husband who is fighting his age. Sam has just turned 50 but his clothes and figure is that of a man 20 years younger. Cheating on his wife with his secretary.
- Jesse Kiplinger – A Hollywood movie writer who is in New York to sign John Houston to direct his next movie. A 40ish, confident, self-assured man on the prowl for his next sexual conquest.
- Roy Hubley – Dressed in a tux; he is a volatile, explosive man equipped to handle the rigors of the competitive business world, but is out of his element when dealing with his daughter’s wedding.
Actress 1 plays these 3 roles
- Karen Nash – Middle-aged house wife and mother; she is a pleasant affable woman who has let weight and age take their natural course.
- Muriel Tate – Jesse’s ex-girlfriend from high school now a wife and mother; she is in her late 30s and extremely attractive; she is a warm and easy-smiling woman who seems as naive and vulnerable as the day she graduated from Tenafly High School.
- Norma Hubley – Is a middle-aged mother-of-the-bride dressed in her best clothes for the daughter's wedding
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SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL!
First Rehearsal April 28th / Open May 13 / Close June 14th
Directed by: Ryan Gibbs
Choreographed by Dann Dunn
A juke box musical about the women’s liberation movement told through the British Female pop of the 60s and 70’s
(5 in cast, 2 will be AEA contracts)
Green Girl:
A good-time girl. Blousy, middle-class, and zany. She is a bit frayed at the edges, and hopelessly single. A comedian of sorts. Female, 30-40 yrs old. Range: F3 – F5
Orange Girl:
The mother of the group. Domestic and maternal, she is wise, soulful, and mature. Slowly asserting her new-found independence. Female, 35-45 yrs old, Range: F3 – B5
Yellow Girl:
A loud, uninhibited American girl driven by her emotions. She is a ray of sunshine with a surprising vulnerability. Possesses a big, rock diva belt. Female, 25-35 yrs old Range: F3 – E5
DAMN YANKEES
First Rehearsal May 27th / Open June 17 / Close July 19th
Directed by: Ryan Gibbs
Choreographed by TBA
Damn Yankees: A new take on the Shoeless Joe Hardy Scandal of the 1950’s.
There will be 2 AEA contracts on this show. Roles that are being considered:
Joe Boyd
(50 - 65): (later called Joe Hardy): A middle-aged baseball fanatic, Joe would do anything to help his beloved Washington Senators take the pennant, including selling his soul. In fact, he does strike a deal with the devil, who transforms him into a young slugger who saves the season for the Senators. However, the deal also requires Joe to give up his life, including his beloved wife, excellent singer, baritone
Meg Boyd
(40 - 60): Joe's wife, Meg is devoted and understanding, loving, mature, excellent singer, mezzo. When Joe disappears, she continues to hope against hope that he will return.
Joe Hardy
(18 - 28): Respectful, athletic, young, clean-cut, all-American type, excellent singer, baritone. Joe Hardy is who Joe Boyd becomes when he makes his deal with Applegate.
Lola
(25 - 35): Ultimate seductress, works for Applegate, excellent dancer, singer, actress, belt range. Lola is assigned to seduce Joe and take his mind off his wife, thus fulfilling his contract and losing his soul to the devil. However, deep inside, Lola has a soft heart, especially for Joe.
Van Buren
(35 - 60): The hard-working manager of the Washington Senators with great heart but no luck, must sing well, baritone.
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SOUTH PACIFIC
First Rehearsal July 2nd Open July 22nd Close August 30th
Directed by: Ryan Gibbs
Choreographed by Dann Dunn
Rogers and Hammerstein haunting and beautiful story about love and struggle on South Pacific Campaign of World War 2
There will be 2 AEA contracts on this show. Roles that are being considered:
ENSIGN NELLIE FORBUSH:
Female; Caucasian; mid 20s-40; an optimistic and simple Navy nurse from Little Rock, Arkansas who falls in love with Emile; must have subtle comic timing, strong mezzo
EMILE DE BECQUE:
Male; Caucasian; leading man; 40-55; a wealthy, cultured and dignified French plantation owner with grit and glamour who falls in love with Nellie; Strong baritone; actors with operatic background strongly encouraged
LIEUTENANT JOSEPH CABLE, U.S.M.C.:
Male; Caucasian; 18-30; a young, formal and good-looking officer who falls in love with Liat; must be masculine with a good physique and believable as a member of the Army; soaring Tenor (E3 to G4);
BLOODY MARY:
Female; Tonkinese; 35-55; a shrewd souvenir dealer who is also trying to find her daughter a rich husband; brassy, sexy, charactery; must have great subtle comic timing; strong mezzo
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THE FANTASTICKS
First Rehearsal August 13th/ Open September 2nd / Close October 04
Directed by: Ryan Gibbs
Choreographed by Elizabeth Angelozzi
A modern take on Romeo and Juliet with a fun twist. The musical version of “The Romancers
There will be 2 AEA contracts on this show. Roles that are being considered:
THE ACTOR (HENRY)
An aging, over-the-top Thespian who specializes in reciting Shakespeare, he is a commedia clown; his world is the stage and he knows no other reality. Male, 50-70 yrs old. Speaking Role
THE MAN WHO DIES (MORTIMER)
Henry's goofy sidekick and another former actor who specializes in stage deaths. A commedia clown, his world is the stage and he does not live in reality. Male, 30-50 yrs old
THE NARRATOR (EL GALLO)
A rakish, handsome, sophisticated gallant and narrator of the show. He is warm, cordial, and inviting to the audience, but has his own darker moments. He aids the performers in orchestrating the story. Male, 30-50 yrs old. Range: Ab2 - G4
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SLEUTH
First Rehearsal September 22nd / October 7th / Close November 1st.
Directed by: Ryan Gibbs
Broadway’s longest running two person, cat and mouse thriller.
Andrew Wyke
is “…a strongly built, tall, man of 57, gone slightly to seed. His face, sourly amused and shadowed with evaded self-knowledge, is beginning to reflect the absence of constant, arduous employment.” Andrew is an immensely successful mystery writer. His home reflects his obsession with the inventions and deceptions of fiction and his fascination with games and game-playing. He lures his wife’s lover, Milo Tindle, to the house and convinces him to stage a robbery of her jewelry, a proposal that sets off a chain of events that leaves the audience trying to decipher reality.
Milo Tindle
is “…about 35, slim, dark-haired, and of medium height. He has a sharp, sallow face alive with a slightly Mediterranean wariness. Everything about him is neat from his exactly parted hair to the squared off white handkerchief in the breast pocket of his blue mohair suit.” Milo has to also convincingly disguise his voice and mannerisms in order to play characters Inspector Doppler, Police Constable Higgs, and Detective Sergeant Tarrant. He comes into Andrew Wyke’s life because he is having an affair with Wyke’s wife, Marguerite. Milo, who is younger than Wyke, is ensconced in the romance of his affair.
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