The Naples Players Hold Auditions For ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID & LOST IN YONKERS

The Naples Players (TNP) announce open auditions for Always a Bridesmaid and Lost in Yonkers on Saturday, January 26, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at The Naples Players Sugden Community Theatre at 701 5th Avenue South.

Always a Bridesmaid is a quirky and loveable comic romp, where four friends have sworn to keep the promise they made on the night of their Senior Prom: to be in each other's wedding-no matter what. More than thirty years later, these Southern friends-for-life are still making "the long walk" for each other, determined to honor that vow. Always a Bridesmaid rehearsals begin February 18, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. and performances run Wednesdays-Sundays, March 27th-April 20th (No performance on Easter Sunday, April 21st. Make-up for it will be Tuesday, April 9th. Directed by Dallas Dunnagan, The Naples Players is seeking to cast six women (1 age 20s-30s, 5 ages 40s-50s).

Neil Simon's classic, Lost in Yonkers, is a heartfelt and nostalgic play set in the 1940s. Two Young Brothers find their lives turned upside down when their father moves south for work, leaving them with their no-nonsense grandmother, their loving but absent-minded spinster Aunt Bella, and her small-time hoodlum brother in a strange new world called Yonkers. Directed by Bryce Alexander, The Naples Players is seeking to cast 3 Women (2 ages 30's-50's, 1 age 65+) and 2 Men (ages 30's-50's) and 2 Boys (ages 13-20 years old). Rehearsals begin on March 25th, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. and performances run Wednesdays-Sundays, May 1st-May, 26th, 2019.

The Naples Players auditions are open to all interested persons. All that is required is the desire to be involved in a production and the willingness to commit your time and effort to the project. Rehearsals are typically five nights a week for 5 weeks before production. For audition information, please call Cole Butcher, Production Stage Manager, (239) 434-7340 ext. 125 or cbutcher@naplesplayers.org. All audition details and script sides for auditions are accessible on the website: https://naplesplayers.org/upcoming-auditions/.

The Naples Players (TNP) Sugden Community Theatre is Naples oldest and premier theatre group and a vital part of the exciting experience of Downtown Naples. Celebrating its 65th season, and as one of the top theatres in the country, they offer a variety of plays and musicals in three intimate spaces, Blackburn Hall, the Tobye Studio Theatre and outside Baker Stage - all located in one building on Fifth Avenue South. The KidzAct program, Southwest Florida's premier youth theatre program offers a performing arts education wing, offers top quality productions as well as in-depth skills classes for children. Adult education classes are offered throughout the year for skilled professionals to first-time performers. ETC Readers Theatre offers an opportunity to hear new works as well as rare one acts and classics.

The Naples Players continually seeks to enrich, educate, and entertain the community through a superior theatre experience. TNP is inspiring passion for the performing arts through life-long opportunities to participate in vibrant theatrical experiences. The 65th Anniversary Season, generously sponsored by Tanya & Denny Glass, is filled with dazzling musicals including Guys & Dolls - alongside heartfelt comedies, magical adventures, and world premiere new plays.

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