Town and Country Players - It’s Only a Play!
Town & Country Players is thrilled to announce auditions for It’s Only a Play!
We’re looking for an energetic cast with excellent comedic timing to bring this slapstick, satirical, sardonic play to life! ALL ROLES ARE OPEN, NON-UNION AND UNPAID.
This is a Non-Equity production.
Seeking 7 actors ages 21+, 5 male, 2 female
Play by Terrence McNally
Director: Paul Waldowski
Producer: Jessa Casner
Performance Dates:
May 29, 30, June 5, 6, 12, & 13 at 8:00 PM
May 31, June 7, &13 at 2:00 PM
Auditions:
Saturday, March 7th, 10am-2pm
Monday, March 9th, 7pm-9pm
Callbacks (Invitation Only):
Wednesday, March 11th, 7:00 to 10:00
Trinity Buckingham Episcopal Church
Faith Hall (entrance at back of church)
2631 Durham Road
Buckingham, PA 18912
Please sign up and select an audition time slot here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FAFAB2EABFF2-61883171-its#/
You will then receive email confirmation of your sign up and a copy of the audition form to bring with you at your designated time.
What to Prepare?
A 1-2 comedic monologue, preferably memorized, we’re looking for big, bold choices, and lots of energy! Those auditioning should also please be prepared to stay and perform readings from the script. Be prepared to read for additional characters if you’d like to be considered for more than one role.
Rehearsals:
Please provide a list of all conflict dates on your audition form.
Conflicts during tech week and/or performance dates will not be accepted.
Rehearsals will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings during the week, and Saturday afternoons.
Important Dates:
Tech Week: May 23rd-May 27th
All cast members are responsible for strike on Sunday, June 14th
If you have any questions regarding the show or the audition process, please reach out to our Producer, Jessa Casner, via email at:
tandc.producer.02@gmail.com, and break a leg!!
About the Show:
It’s the opening night of The Golden Egg on Broadway, and the wealthy producer is throwing a lavish party in her equally lavish Manhattan townhouse. Downstairs the celebrities are pouring in, but the real action is upstairs in the bedroom, where a group of insiders have staked themselves out to await the reviews. The group includes the excitable playwright; the possibly unstable wunderkind director; the pill-popping leading lady who is treading the boards after becoming infamous in Hollywood, and the playwright’s best friend, for whom the play was written but who passed up this production for a television series. Add to this a drama critic who’s panned the playwright in the past and a new-in-town aspiring singer, and you have a prime recipe for the narcissism, ambition, childishness, and just plain irrationality that infuse the theatre - for comedy. But don’t worry: this play is sure to be the hit they have all been hoping for.
Character Breakdown:
Gus P. Head
Male Identifying, early-late 20’s
Enthusiastic coat check attendant, polite, naive, starry-eyed, innocent farm boy trying to catch his big break, an earnest singer (doesn’t have to be pretty singing, but must be comfortable carrying a tune), Southern/Texas accent
James Wicker
Male Identifying, 30s-50’s
Insecure, egotistical, an actor whose 9-year TV series did not allow him time to be in his friend Peter’s play “The Golden Egg”. The play’s main character (rarely, if ever, leaves the stage)
Peter Austin
Male Identifying, 30s-50’s
The playwright, anxious, currently facing a career-defining moment, desperate for a hit, wants to be a Broadway legend
Sir Frank Finger
Male Identifying, 25-40’s
The director, flashy, pretentious, self-proclaimed “genius”, has a reputation for making avant-garde choices, desperately looking for his first “flop”, British accent
Ira Drew
Male Identifying, 50+
The critic, loathsome, blistering, known for searing reviews, he secretly wants to pen his own plays
Virginia Noyes
Female Identifying, 50+
The star. Has a reputation/infamous for her heavy drinking and drug use. Left the silver screen to return to Broadway. Talented but troubled
Julia Budder
Female Identifying, 50+
The producer. Elegant, stately, wealthy and generous, hopeful yet naive. Often misquotes famous lines.
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