[Capdist-auditions] Theater Voices auditions - The Cocktail Hour

[Theater Voices]

  Theater Voices Auditions - The Cocktail Hour

Theater Voices will hold auditions for a staged reading of “The  
Cocktail Hour” by A.R. Gurney, directed by Judy Spevack.

Steamer No. 10 Theatre, 500 Western Avenue, Albany - corner of West  
Lawrence Street.
Times
     Sunday, April 20, 3:00 pm
     Monday, April 21, 7:00 pm

Contact info at theatervoices.org with questions

Set in Upstate New York in the mid ‘70s, John, a playwright, returns  
to his family’s home bringing with him a new play, in which he has  
written about them. His purpose is to obtain permission to proceed  
with production, but his wealthy, and very proper parents are  
cautious from the outset. For them the theatre is personified by the  
gracious, comforting era of the Lunts and Ina Claire, and they are  
disturbed by the bluntness of modern plays. As John begins to  
describe his play, what starts out as a pleasant family gathering,  
appropriately at cocktail hour, quickly begins to come unglued. But    
warmth and humor surmount the disputes and cautious but hopeful  
anticipation prevails.


Actors needed for the following roles:

           John. Age range early 40s. The middle child of three  
offspring is seeking to discover why he’s always been an outsider in  
the family, seemingly unloved by his rigid, know-it-all father and  
overlooked by his good-natured mother.

           Ann. Age range-65-70.  John’s mother.  Relaxed and  
somewhat aloof in manner, Ann is a woman of moneyed background,  
accustomed to being served, who rules the roost and seeks to maintain  
balance and order in her life and in the lives of those around her.

          Nina.  Age range mid-40s.  John’s older married sister who  
fills her compulsively disciplined days with various interests,  
including a dedicated desire to move to Cleveland and train Seeing  
Eye Dogs. Her role in John’s play is a minor role, which doesn’t sit  
well with her.


The role of Bradley, the father, has been cast.

Production Dates
     May 30, 31 & June 1, 2008 (Fri.-Sun.) at Steamer No. 10 Theatre

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