[Capdist-auditions] Auditions at Curtain Call Theatre (Latham, NY) - for 37 Postcards and The Boys Next Door

[Cindy Bates]

Curtain Call Theatre is holding auditions for

 

37 Postcards by Michael McKeever (performance dates July 8 – August 13)

 

AND

 

The Boys Next Door by Tom Griffin (performance dates September 9 – October
8).

 

Both plays will be directed by Cindy Brizzell-Bates.

 

Auditions Dates/Time: Monday, April 25th and Tuesday, April 26th at 7pm at
Curtain Call Theatre, 210 Old Loudon Road, Latham, NY 12110 (
<http://www.curtaincalltheatre.com> http://www.curtaincalltheatre.com).
Auditions will be conducted with excerpts from the scripts. For more
information, please call Curtain Call Theatre at 877-7529 or contact the
director at  <mailto:cindy at batesny.com> cindy at batesny.com. 

 

37 Postcards:

 

Plot: Avery Sutton, a kind hearted and surprisingly humble young man,
returns home after years of traveling abroad. He has brought his fiancé,
Gillian, home to meet his family but his family has changed quite a bit
while he has been gone. The house is falling into a sinkhole so everything
is tilted at a distinct angle but no one living in this house seems to
notice. Other oddities come to life as Avery tries to adjust to who his
family has become over the years. This craziness – which leads to many comic
moments for the audience – seems overwhelming to Avery until he begins to
realize that his family’s behavior is their way of coping with sadness and
loss. Can this family be whole again?

 

Characters: 2 Males, 4 Females (Please note the part of Gillian Moore has
already been cast.)

 

MALE ROLES:

·         Avery Sutton, 31 years old, bright, likable, perhaps a little on
the nerdy side

·         Stanford Sutton, 50s, married to Evelyn Sutton, exudes great
warmth and dignity but is somewhat oblivious to the world around him

 

FEMALE ROLES:

·         Evelyn Sutton, 50s, married to Stanford Sutton, she is lovely and
gracious but also somewhat oblivious to everything around her

·         Aunt Ester, 40s, the ultimate homemaker, sweet, daft and
surprisingly insightful

·         Gillian Moore, 20s, Avery’s fiancé, beautiful and gracious but
with an edge [ALREADY CAST]

·         Nana, 97 years old, half deaf, half blind and foul mouthed but
very wise

 

Production Dates and Times:  Friday, July 8th to Saturday, August 13th
(performances on Thurs at 7:30pm, Fri & Sat at 8pm, Sat & Sun at 3pm)

 

Rehearsals: Begin late-May (dates and times to be arranged with actors;
rehearsals are typically held Sun-Wed 6:30-10pm and occasional Saturday
daytimes)




 

The Boys Next Door:

 

Plot: The play focuses on the lives of four mentally disabled men who live
in a group home in a city in New England. They are supervised by Jack, a
young social worker who is dedicated to these men but is also feeling an
increasing sense of “burn out.”  Each of the men who live in this group home
brings different kinds of mental disability to life as they share their
idiosyncrasies along with their hearts. The play follows these men through
their daily lives of sometimes seemingly simple acts like shopping and
visiting the library to momentous and difficult moments that change these
men, and those around them, forever. Throughout it all, Boys Next Door
teaches us that these mentally challenged men and women are human beings who
want to love and be loved as they strive to find happiness and fulfillment
in their lives. 

 

Characters: 7 Males, 2 Females [Please note that all mentally handicapped
roles must be played with the utmost respect and precision.]

 

MALE ROLES:

·         Arnold Wiggins, 40s-50s, mildly mentally disabled man who works at
a movie theater. He is hyperactive and talks constantly. 

·         Norman Bulansky, 30s-40s, middle-aged mentally disabled man who
works at a doughnut shop. He has a girlfriend, Sheila, a woman from another
group home. He is very proud and possessive of a large ring of keys.

·         Lucien P. Smith, 40s-50s, African-American man who is mentally
disabled. He checks out armloads of books from the library, despite the fact
he cannot read. 

·         Barry Klemper, 30s-40s, schizophrenic man who believes he is a
golf pro. He gets highly agitated over small things. Barry has had a
traumatic life due to his family situation.

·         Jack, 30s, the social worker for the four men. He’s a caring,
gentle man with infinite patience but he is also getting burned out and is
thinking about a new line of work. 

·         Mr. Klemper, 50s-60s, Barry’s father; he is a coarse man who has
mentally and physically abused Barry throughout his life.

·         Mr. Hedges/Mr. Corbin/Senator Clarke – various ages and roles

 

FEMALE ROLES:

 

·         Sheila, 30s, a sweet woman who lives in a nearby group home. She
is dating Norman with complete innocence and she loves his large ring of
keys.

·         Mrs. Fremus/Mrs. Warren/Clara – various ages and roles

 

Production Dates and Times:  Friday, September 9th to Saturday, October 8th
(performances on Thurs at 7:30pm, Fri & Sat at 8pm, Sat & Sun at 3pm)

 

Rehearsals: Begin mid-July (dates and times to be arranged with actors;
rehearsals are typically held Sun-Wed 6:30-10pm and occasional Saturday
daytimes)

 

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