[Capdist-auditions] auditions for new musical

[pennyshaw57 at juno.com]

The Hilltowns Players announce auditions for their fall musical comedy, an original written by local playwright, Penny Shaw (also wrote "Hand in Hand", "Beulah-by-the-Sea", and "Not Yer Av'rage Fairytales"). August 2nd, 3rd, and 9th at 7:30 pm at the Bernre Reformed Church, Route 443 in Berne, New York.  (Rehearsals begin in September on Mnday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in Berne, with performances in mid-November.)
Looking for a large cast of adults, teens,and children age eight and above.  For more info call 872-9455.

The three major roles are: 
Doc (female; anger-managment therapist for the County court)
Coach (male; one of Doc's "patient's")
Mickey (young boy who always thinks positive of people, even grumps like Coach)

All other speaking roles listed below have eight/ten/twelve/fifteen lines...easy to learn...no stress!
Karen (woman; steps in as an assistant as the play goes along)
Ray (man; the jokester; enjoys teasing Coach)
Gabby (woman; the token "gossip"...every community theatre group has at least one!)

Heather (girl; tries to warm up to Coach; almost succeeds!)
Mel (boy; grows tired of Coach's grumpiness and not afraid to finally confront him, in spite of his youth!)

There are fourteen additional parts played by teens and adults, and ten additonal parts played by elementary-age children.

STORY:  A group of friends have been rehearsing to perform a variety show to benefit a children's hospital, when their director is suddenly unable to continue directing due a family emergency.  The group is left without anyone willing or experienced enough to volunteer to continue directing.  
     Out of desparation, one of the members of the group, Doc, whose job is not only to provide anger-management therapy for court-appointed patients but to assign community service projects for them as well, decides to give one of her patients the service assignment of directing a play for charity...hers, of course!       
     Begrudgingly, the patient shows up at the next rehearsal.  The cast (with no correction from Doc) mistakenly believes that he is a professional drama coach from New York City and from that point on he is referred to as "Coach". 
     From the minute he steps on the stage, this short-fused perfectionist has to deal with a group of children, teens, and adults who are really only there to have a good time and not take life so seriously!  Though the cast members steadily lose patience with their grumpy old director, it takes the big heart of an optimistic little boy (and words of wisdom he learned from his grandma) to help them break the walls down that this tough man has taken years to build.  



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