Davidson Community Players Host Auditions For MOON OVER BUFFALO

By: Mar. 18, 2011
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Davidson Community Players announces open auditions for actors and actresses ages 18 and up for its July 2011 production of Ken Ludwig's hysterical comedy, Moon Over Buffalo. The production will be directed by Anne Lambert, will begin rehearsals on a limited schedule in May, and will move into a full rehearsal schedule in late June. The production will open on July 21 at the Duke Family Performance Hall on the campus of Davidson College, and will run for eight performances closing on July 31.

Auditions for adult actors and actresses will be held on Monday, April 11 and Tuesday April 12 at Davidson Community Players' Armour Street Theatre at 307 Armour Street, Davidson. Auditions will begin at 7pm each night, and will consist of cold readings from the script. A prepared monologue may be presented, but is not required. Auditionees should plan to arrive by 8 p.m. and need only attend one session. Auditionees should bring a resume or list of theatre experience, a recent picture and a list of conflicts for the May through July 2011 time period.

Penned by the same playwright as Lend Me a Tenor (produced by DCP in July 2008), Moon Over Buffalo is a raucous farce about a dysfunctional theater troupe performing at the Erlander Theatre in Buffalo, New York, in 1953. The actors can barely tolerate each other and mishaps and confusions arise for the company when famed film director Frank Capra calls to say he is attending a performance to possibly cast the two leading actors, Charlotte and George Hay, in a movie. Their temperamental daughter Rosalind splits time between fiancé Howard and ex-fiancé Paul, who works as the company's stage manager. Charlotte's nearly-deaf mother, Ethel, and Richard, a would-be suitor for Charlotte, make their contributions to the mayhem as Eileen, a young actress in the company, reveals a secret that turns everything upside down. The hopeful actors sprint through the tangle of confusion to produce a woefully misbegotten mixture of two different plays, and in the play's climactic scene, manage to set everything right by still more series of coincidences and mishaps. Overall, Moon Over Buffalo is a fast-paced and energetic night of entertainment.

The following roles are available:
George Hay: (late 30's-50's) is a very dramatic, over-the-top actor. As leader of his own acting troupe, George has always had aspirations to be famous. He's a bit of a ladies man but really is devoted to his wife, Charlotte. Ability to do strong physical comedy a plus including pratfalls, running, stage slaps, stage combat, etc.

Charlotte Hay: (late 30's-50's) is very much a drama queen. She helps run the acting troupe and plays all the leads even the ones she's a bit old for. She is a consummate actress who still has dreams of being a star. She loves George but is getting tired of his philandering. Some physical comedy required, British accent a plus.

Ethel: (50's-60's) is Charlotte's mother. She is close to her daughter, but not happy with her daughter's choice of a husband. She is also an actress--very witty, and to the point. She is very hard of hearing, which leads to comic misunderstandings.

Rosalind Hay: (20's) George and Charlotte's daughter, used to be an actress and a member of their acting troupe, but she decided that she wanted a real career, so she left--determined never to act again. She has a new fiancé, Howard, but she used to be in love with an actor in her parent's troupe, Paul. British accent a plus.

Howard: (20's-early 30's) is Rosalind's fiancé--a weatherman--so he considers himself to be in the "acting" business. He comes across as a wimp, a little annoying, nervous, and very excitable. Ability to do strong physical comedy a plus.

Eileen: (early 20's) is an aspiring actress, eager to please. She has a crush on George and has been having a fling with him. Eileen wants to be a leading actress with the company, and she comes across very flighty and naïve, but ultimately will do anything to get what she wants.

Paul: (20's-early 30's) is a member of the acting troupe, who used to be with Rosalind and still loves her and wants her back; but he is an actor first and foremost, so he wouldn't leave the troupe to be with her. Paul has a quiet, subtle sense of humor and often holds the company together. Ability to do strong physical comedy a plus.

Richard: (50's) He is George and Charlotte's attorney, but he is in love with Charlotte--always trying to get her to leave George. He is wealthy and used to getting what he wants, and he is both amused and perplexed by the Hay family.

For additional information regarding auditions, please contact Melissa Ohlman-Roberge, Artistic Director at 704 892-7953 or email melissa@davidsoncommunityplayers.org.

The Davidson Community Players is a non-profit organization established in 1965 to produce theatre that entertains, enriches and encourages community participation in the dramatic arts. For information about the Davidson Community Players, visit the website at www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org or call 704.892.7953.

 



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