Hillsboro Artists Regional Theatre Holds LOST IN YONKERS Auditions, 7/11-13

Hillsboro Artists Regional Theatre will be holding auditions for Neil Simon's Pulitzer-prize and Tony Award winning play LOST IN YONKERS, a serio-comedy about family.

To audition, come to the theater, located at the corners of SE 2nd and Washington streets in Hillsboro on Sunday, July 11th at 3pm or Tuesday, July 13th at 7pm. Be prepared to read sides from the script (these may be obtained from the director, Stephen Kelsey). Please contact the director if you need to schedule an audition outside of the above dates.

The show runs from September 10th-Oct. 3rd, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm. Rehearsals commence July 25th. All roles are unpaid.

The Characters:

Jay- 15, the more hesitant of the two boys, he struggles with both sullen anger and the desire to please (can be cast within a year or two of age specified)

Arty- 13, a bit of a wise-guy but still takes some cues from Jay, not quite on the threshold of manhood like Jay (can also be cast within a year or two of the age specified)

Eddie- about 41, nervous and eager to please, overwhelmed, but loves his boys a great deal

Bella- 35ish (originally played on Broadway and in the movie by Mercedes Ruehl) Bella lives with her mother and is easily confused and flustered. Her emotions are transparent

Grandma Kurnitz- 70's, (played on Broadway by Irene Worth) she wicks warmth from the room and those in it, life has been unkind and she expects nothing else from it

Louie-36ish, (role originated by Kevin Spacey on Broadway) small-time hood, a bit larger-than-life, a survivor

Gert- 37+, acutely afflicted by her childhood, she's developed a speech impediment, but has somehow created a life of her own, away from Grandma Kurnitz

For more information, please contact the director, Stephen Kelsey, at imperfect_theater@mac.com or call the theater: 503-693-7815 M, W, F 2-5 pm.