[Capdist-auditions] RPI Players Call for Directors for its 82nd Season Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Drowsy Chaperone

[Tim McMullan]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CONTACT:
RPI Players
RPI Union
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: 518-276-6503
Fax: 518-276-6920
players at union.rpi.edu
http://players.union.rpi.edu



RPI Players Call for Directors for their 82nd Season!
Troy, NY - March 29th 2011 - The RPI Players are looking for directors
for their mainstage production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher
Hampton to be
performed November 11th, 12th, 13th, 18th and 19th of 2011 and our
Spring Musical The Drowsy Chaperone by Bob Martin and Don McKellar to be
performed
April 27th, 28th, 29th, May 4th, and 5th. Performances will be held in
the RPI Playhouse on 15th Street in Troy, NY.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses:
Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a play by Christopher Hampton adapted from the
1782 novel
of the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. The plot focuses on the
Marquise de Merteuil
and the Vicomte de Valmont, rivals who use sex as a weapon of humiliation
and degradation,
all the while enjoying their cruel games.  Their targets are the virtuous
(and married) Madame de Tourvel
and Cécile de Volanges, a young girl who has fallen in love with her music
tutor, the Chevalier Danceny.
In order to gain their trust, Merteuil and Valmont pretend to help the
secret lovers so they can use
them later in their own treacherous schemes.

The Drowsy Chaperone:
The show revolves around one musical theatre fan’s obsession with a
fictional show from the 1920s -
'The Drowsy Chaperone’. As he listens to the recording, the characters come
to life in his apartment.
This is the story of a Broadway actress, Janet Van De Graaaff, who wants to
marry the debonair
Robert Martin and give up her stage career. Janet’s producer, Mr. Feldzie,
must stop the wedding
because if she quits show business, he'll lose his job! Further, gangsters
threaten Mr. Feldzie
since if Janet quits, they lose their investment.

Any persons interested in directing these shows, or would like more
information should contact the RPI Players Executive Committee via
email at players at union.rpi.edu players at union.rpi.edu or via phone at
518-276-6503 no later than April 23rd. Please submit a theater resume,
three references, and availability during the week for an interview.
The RPI Players Executive Committee will contact you about an interview
time. At the interview, please come prepared to discuss your vision for the
show.

The RPI Players is a student run community theatre on the campus of
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. While RPI students are the primary
participants in the organization, auditions and production roles are
open to all community members.

For more information visit http://players.union.rpi.edu
Phone: 518-276-6503
Contact: players at union.rpi.edu
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