Gallery Theatre is holding auditions for three upcoming productions,
Kaleidoscope IV; A reader's theater event featuring three different shows on
three separate weekends. This year we will feature a new play Hopeful
Monsters by local playwright Norm Tognazzini, a reunion of The Octette
Bridge Club, and The Second Time Around, directed by Leslie Collins (who you
may remember as the ballet dancing Essie in last season's production of You
Can't Take it With You). Oklahoma! (directed by Brian & Kelly Janssen) as
well as Rumors (directed by Carolyn McCloskey). Please find details on all
of the upcoming auditions below.
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Auditions for Kaleidoscope IV
Auditions will be held Wednesday June 3rd at 7:00 PM.
Hopeful Monsters
By local author Norm Tognazzini
Directed by Ted Desel
A reunion performance of The Octette Bridge Club
By P.J. Barry
Directed By Carolyn McCloskey
And
The Second Time Around
By Henry Denker
Directed By Leslie Collins
Please Note The Octette Bridge Club has already been cast. All roles in
Hopeful Monsters and The Second Time Around are open.
Hopeful Monsters
2 female, 3 male 12-18 years old
3 adult females 4 adult males
Like most seventeen-year-old's at a large, big city high school, Nate is
struggling to find direction. His mother is always setting him up with good
girls. His father preaches to him about good choices. Now, dressed only in
his underwear, Nate hides in Rita's mother's closet. Outside the closet
door, Rita's mother, brothers and grandmother are loudly grilling her as to
whether or not she has a boy in the house. This is not what Nate envisioned
when they planned an after school tryst. Three weeks after clumsily falling
out of the closet, Nate now works on a family friend's ranch in Idaho. There
he meets Digger, the philosophical ranch foreman and Susan the ranch owner's
niece. Classy Susan is the polar opposite of Rita, and Nate is in love.
Romantic horseback rides and hikes into the hills are suddenly and publicly
disrupted when Rita and her family show up at the local town's Fourth of
July celebration. Hopeful Monsters is a story of teenage, love, lies, hurt,
fun, angst, joy, and the reality of growing up.
The Second Time Around
4m, 4f
Parts for Senior Actors
SAMUEL JONAS - a widower just past sixty-five, alert, spritely, attractive,
a nice human being.
LAURA CURTIS - in her mid-sixites, a pleasant, neat, devoted widow, modestly
dressed; pleasing to the eye.
MIKE CURTIS - son of Laura, a mid-thirites, hard-driving young businessman,
with a nervous stomach.
CYNTHIA MORSE - daughter of Samuel, a suburban matron, neurotic,
well-dressed, good-looking.
ELEANOR - Mike's wife, the face and smile of an angel, the soul and strength
of a tyrant.
DR. ARTHUR MORSE - psychiatrist, husband of Cynthia, son-in-law of Samuel.
Himself a bit of a neurotic.
BRUCE MORSE - grandson of Samuel, son of Cynthia and Arthur, sophomore at
Columbia, a nice young man with active libido.
ANGELA - a Barnard sophomore, with an angelic look and a relationship with
Bruce.
Senior citizens Samuel Jonas and Laura Curtis, a widower and a widow, strike
up a love affair. When they announce plans to live together without marrying
so they can keep social security benefits they'd otherwise lose, their
children hit the ceiling even though they were never close to their deceased
parent and their own marriages leave a lot to be desired. Sam's daughter is
married to her ex analyst, a stuffy neurotic, and Laura's son has a wife who
is paranoid about food additives and their sexual performance. All ends well
for the elderly twosome, but not before the entire second generation is in
nervous fits.
For more information about Kaleidoscope IV email Carolyn McCloskey at
cbmccloskey@comcast.net
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Directed by Brian & Kelly Janssen
Rodgers & Hammerstein's first collaboration remains, in many ways, their
most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of
musical theatre still being followed today. Set in Western Indian territory
just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the
local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which
Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their
love story. Although the road to true love never runs smooth, love's journey
is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road. They will succeed in
making a new life together, providing the ultimate climax to the triumphant
Oklahoma!
Audition Dates: (By appointment only)
Sunday, June 7th: 4:00-10:00 pm: VOCAL/MONOLOGUE auditions
Monday, June 8th: 5-10:00 pm: VOCAL/MONOLOGUE auditions
*Wednesday, June 10th, 7:00-9:00: DANCE auditions (mandatory for all
auditioners)
Thursday, June 11th, 7:00-9:00pm: CALLBACKS (By Director Request Only)
To sign up for an audition slot email
kellymejanssen@aol.com or visit
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4aa9a82baaf49-oklahoma
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http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4aa9a82baaf49-oklahoma >
Performance Dates:
Friday, September 4 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 5 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 6 3:00 p.m.
Friday, September 11 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 12 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 13 3:00 p.m.
Friday, September 18 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 20 3:00 p.m.
Friday, September 25 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 26 7:30 p.m.
Roles:
PRINCIPALS
3 Women
4 Men
FEATURED
1 Woman
2 Men
ENSEMBLE
Large singing-dancing ensemble with numerous small roles
Character Breakdown
Laurey, Female, Soprano
Curly, Male, Baritone
Aunt Eller, Female, mezzo
Will Parker, Male, Tenor
Jud Fry, Male, Baritone
Ado Annie Carnes, Female, Soprano
Ali Hakim, Male
Gertie Cummings, Female, Alto or Soprano
Andrew Carnes, Male, Tenor
Dance Curly, Male, Dancer
Dance Laurey, Female, Dancer
Ensemble
*Everyone auditioning needs to attend the dance call.
For more information about Oklahoma! email Kelly Janssen at
kellymejanssen@aol.com
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June 14 & 15, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
By Neil Simon
Directed By Carolyn McCloskey
At a large, tastefully appointed Sneden's Landing townhouse, the Deputy
Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though only a flesh wound, four
couples are about to experience a severe attack of Farce. Gathering for
their tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the other room
and his wife is nowhere in sight. His lawyer, Ken, and wife, Chris, must get
the story straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and
mis-communications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical
hilarity.
5 Men
5 Women
1 Policeman
1 Female Policeman
All people auditioning will be asked to prepare a memorized 90 second
monologue and be prepared to do cold reading from the script.
KEN GORMAN - (40) A well-to-do lawyer. Wealthy, but by no means pretentious.
Takes
charge of the situation. Married to Chris. Halfway through the show, a
gunshot causes his
temporary deafness.
CHRIS GORMAN - (mid-30's) Another lawyer, married to Ken. Beautiful, easily
flustered.
Frantically tries to maintain normalcy at the party. Has recently quit
smoking, which
drives her to drink a bit more.
LENNY GANZ - (Late 30's, early 40's) - A wealthy accountant, distraught over
the recent
destruction over his new car. Starts the show with an extreme case of
whiplash. Intolerant
of the gossipy-lifestyle that he is often involved in.
CLAIRE GANZ - (Late 30's) - Claire's wife. Very concerned with appearances
(hers and
others'). Starts the play with a swollen lip. Likes to gossip.
ERNIE CUSACK - (Early 50's) - a psychiatrist. Affable, smokes a pipe. Loves
his wife very
much. Tries to be as helpful as possible cooking the evening's dinner.
COOKIE CUSACK - (40's) - has her own cooking show. Suffers from extreme back
spasms.
Loves her husband very much. A bit absent-minded at times.
GLENN COOPER - (30-40) A handsome man running for State Senate. Worried
about his
own reputation. Struggles with placating his wife, who is convinced he is
having an affair
(which he may or may not be).
CASSIE COOPER - (late 20's, early 30's) Glenn's beautiful wife. Obsesses
over her
husbands' relationships with other women. Quick to anger. Must rub her
quartz crystal to
calm herself down.
OFFICER WELCH (M) - (30-50) - A city police officer having a rough night.
Does not
tolerate lying. Sees through the classy façade that these high-society
types put up.
OFFICER PUDNEY (F) - (20-30) - Welch's partner. A strong but silent type.
For more information about Rumors email Carolyn McCloskey at
cbmccloskey@comcast.net
210 NE Ford Street
McMinnville OR 97128
(503) 472-2227
www.gallerytheater.org
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