[Capdist-auditions] Circle Theatre Players Auditions for "A Night at the Abbey" - December 8 & 9

Thu Dec 4 21:12:07 EST 2008

PLEASE FORWARD TO ANYONE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED

Audition Notice

Circle Theatre Players production

A Night at the Abbey

Plays from Dublin’s Historic Theatre

Artistic Director Kate Hans

Auditions  December 8 & 9, 7pm

      Callbacks  December 11, 7pm

Performances  March 13 – 22

“Spreading the News” by Lady Gregory

Directed by Paul Trela

Lady Gregory first conceived of “Spreading the News” as a tragedy. She
changed her mind when writing and produced instead a comedy to balance the
drama heavy bill for opening night at her Abbey Theater. While this short
play is a comedy, Lady Gregory stocked it with characters we laugh with and
not laugh at. Her rural Irish men and women are far from the stock “Paddy
and Bridget” stereotypes.  They are the all too human Irish everyman and
everywoman caught up in whirlwind complications created by ordinary news
changing and exaggerating as it moves from one set of lips to another. 

CHARACTERS

Bartley Fallon - Late 20’s to late 30’s

Mrs. Fallon - Mid 20’s to mid 30’s

Jack Smith - 20’s to early 40’s

Shawn Early - 30’s to 40’s

Tim Casey - 30’s to 40’s

James Ryan - 30’s to 40’s

Mrs. Tarpey - Fiftyish to Sixtyish

Mrs. Tully - Fiftyish

A Policeman - 40’s to 50’s

A Magistrate - Late 50’ through 60’s

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 <mailto:ptrela at nycap.rr.com> ptrela at nycap.rr.com  or 273-4918

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“Riders to the Sea” by L.M. Synge

Directed by Laura W. Andruski

“Riders to the Sea” was first performed on February 25, 1904 by the Irish
National Theatre Society (later and more widely known as the Abbey Theatre).
It stands as one of the great literary achievements of Synge’s tragically
short life and a testament to the dramatic power Synge located in the lives
of the western Irish people at the turn of the twentieth century. This play
explores what it means to be uniquely human. Each of us deals with loss, and
while Synge’s play may be dark, it is through confronting that darkness that
we learn to live and find hope within our own lives.

CHARACTERS

Maurya - an elderly Irishwoman, age 45+
Cathleen - her eldest daughter, age 17-24
Nora - her youngest daughter, age 16-20
Bartley - her youngest and sole-surviving son, age 20-28
Women and Men of the Town (6-10) - non-speaking roles.  Women must keen
(sing lamentably).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 <mailto:lwandruski at aol.com> lwandruski at aol.com  or 383-8277  

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“The Rising of the Moon” by Lady Gregory

Directed by Eric Washburn

First produced by the Irish National Theatre on March 9, 1907, Lady
Gregory's play takes place on a quay, where a police sergeant and two of his
officers have begun posting placards offering a hundred-pound reward for an
escaped revolutionary.  Alone on the quay, the sergeant is approached by a
man selling copies of ballads, and the man's singing of those ballads
recalls for the sergeant an earlier time in his life, when there was no
conflict between his official responsibilities and his love of country.

CHARACTERS

Sergeant – age 25-60

Two police officers – age 18-45

Ragged man – age 20-50

While the characters are men, the dark environment of the play would permit
any of them to be played by a female who could credibly portray a male.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION     

 <mailto:eewashburn at earthlink.net> eewashburn at earthlink.net  or 732-2904

Auditions are held at

The Sand Lake Center for the Arts 

is located at 2880 NY 43, Averill Park, NY

½ mile east of the blinking light in Averill Park.

518-674-2007

For more information 

Visit the SLCA web site at slca-ctp.org <http://www.slca-ctp.org/> . 

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Sand Lake Center for the Arts 2008 - 2009 Season

Circle Theatre Players   

Go Back for Murder, Jan. 23 – Feb. 1 

A Night at the Abbey, Mar. 13 – 22 

Smoke on the Mountain, May 8 – 17 

  Gallery Shows

Constance Alexander, Nov. 16 – Dec. 31

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is a not for profit community arts center.  

The Center is a renovated, historically significant 1835 church 

with a fully equipped open performing space for theatrical productions, 

community meetings, concerts, workshops and classes; and is available for
rent.

The light-filled Gallery boasts original stained glass windows 

and exhibits artists' work monthly and is open on Sundays from 1-4pm. 

The Gallery and Cafe are open one hour prior to events.

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 Managing Director, Debra Roy at info at slca-ctp.org.  

The Center is air conditioned, handicapped accessible and has free parking.

SLCA is located at 2880 NY 43, 1/2 mile east of the blinking light in
Averill Park,  

centrally located from Albany, Pittsfield and Bennington.

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