AUDITIONS
Friday, May 2, 7:00-9:45pm and Saturday, May 3, 9:00am-2:00pm in Pless Hall 3rd floor lounge, 82 Washington Square East, NY, NY (entrance on Washington Place)
(You will need a photo ID to be admitted to the building)
Sign up for audition online at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054AADA922A13-20141
Prepare a 1-2 minute monologue for the audition.
Bring an acting resume and headshot or larger picture of yourself
If interested in singing, be prepared to sing a few bars.
Please come 5 minutes early for paperwork and be willing to stay 10-20 minutes past.
2014 Reading Series
We rehearse 6-10pm Sunday through Friday and 12-4pm on Saturday. Readings are on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. The 2014 series runs June 1-22 with each script developed over a week of the series. Actors can be cast in one, two, or all three scripts, dependent on script needs and director choices.
Week One (June 1-8): Pollywog by John P. McEneny Director: Annie Montgomery
Pollywog is about a young girl from a conservative Christian community whose life becomes undone during her senior year when she falls in love with an atheist refugee from the republic of Georgia.
Week Two (June 8-15): Pink Think by Eric Pfeffinger Director: Nan Smithner
Griselda has never thought very much about color in general, or pink in particular. But when her pink shoes catch the eye of a new girl at school, Griselda gets swept up in an evangelistic pro-pink movement she never knew existed. By the time she winds up with fellow zealots at a hue reeducation camp, Griselda realizes she needs to make some choices about life. And, y'know, accessories.
Week Three (June 15-22): Welcome to Terezin by Philip Glassborow Director: Deirdre Kelly Lavrakas
In Welcome to Terezin, it is June 1944, and the International Red Cross inspector is about to arrive. Join him for a special Cabaret Concert in Terezin or Theresienstadt, as the Germans call this fortress near Prague. The Nazis call it a “Paradise Ghetto.” It is where prominent Jewish actors, writers and composers are detained for their own protection. But what lies behind the facade? Meet movie star Kurt Gerron, who’s making a propaganda film about the camp; the dynamic swing duo from Holland, Johnny &Jones; and the Angel of Terezin herself, songwriter Ilse Weber. This powerful cabaret-style event features several of the original songs which were created and performed by the prisoners during World War Two. Please note, “Terezin” will be presented as a cabaret.
Series information:
Based in the Program in Educational Theatre at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New Plays for Young Audiences is an annual summer play development series located in the historic Provincetown Playhouse. Founded in 1998 by Lowell and Nancy Swortzell, NYU’s prize-winning series has developed dozens of new plays written by leading playwrights for young audiences and families. These plays go on to receive both national and international recognition, publication and production. You can find out more at: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/edtheatre/programs/summer/newplays
If you have any questions, contact us at newplaysforyoungaudiences@gmail.com.
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