[Capdist-auditions] Auditions at Curtain Call Theatre (Latham, NY) for Family Furniture by AR Gurney 4/27 and 4/28 at 6:30pm

[NY Capital District Audition Notices]

Curtain Call Theatre (Latham, NY) is holding auditions for their

upcoming regional premiere production of

 Family Furniture by A. R. Gurney

 Directed by Cindy Brizzell-Bates

 

Location:             Curtain Call Theatre, 210 Old Loudon Rd, Latham, NY
12110

Date:                      Sunday, April 27th and Monday, April 28th 2014

Time:                    6:30pm                                           

Rehearsals:        Begin in early July on pre-arranged weekend day times and
Sun-Wed evenings

Performances:  September 12th - October 11th 2014 (Thu 7:30pm, Fri & Sat
8pm, Sun 3pm)

 

There is no need to make an appointment. Sides will be available at the
audition.

Please bring a picture and resume (attached), if you have them.

 

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About the Play:

A. R. Gurney's new play, Family Furniture, takes us on a meaningful path
through the lives of an early 1950s family of four; each of them are
determined to define what "love" means in their lives. The play takes place
at the family's summer home on the Canadian shore of Lake Erie where the
beauty of the ocean and joy of summer life allows the parents, Russell and
Claire, to guide their young adult children through their early romances;
meanwhile, we watch as Claire appears to be engaged in an affair as she
searches for more passionate kind of love in her own life. Siblings Nick and
Peggy are forced to confront the possibility of their mother's infidelity
while navigating their father's rigid but "loving" demands on them - all
this while they, too, are trying to discover what love means for each of
them.

Dramatists Play Services describes the play as follows: "Amid the gin and
tonics, vichyssoise, and tennis doubles of Buffalo's summer scene, siblings
Nick and Peggy must confront their mother's possible infidelity, their
father's apparent indifference, and their own increasingly complicated love
lives. Family Furniture is a coming-of-age-tale of one certain summer when
everything shifts."

There are roles available for:  2 Males, 3 Females

Russell, 50s (Father) - Russell is a fairly typical 1950s father enjoys
great respect from his children and wife, but who also tends to micromanage
their lives - and sometimes misses seeing the heart of his family
altogether.

Claire, 40s (Mother) - Claire is an industrious, light-hearted woman who is
generous with her time, helping out many volunteer organizations; such tasks
do not fulfill her heart nor does her marriage, so the audience wonders
through most of the play if she is engaging in an extramarital affair.

Peggy, mid 20s (Daughter) - Peggy is a passionate, friendly young woman who
is trying to find her place in society and to understand what she needs from
love in her life. She is heading into her senior year at Vassar College but
by the end of the play, she isn't sure that is the right place for her
anymore.

Nick, early 20s (Son) - Nick is a bright, practical, and compassionate young
man who works odd jobs throughout the summer in an attempt to buy his first
car. He attends Williams College and wants to be able to finally have a car
on campus - and so he can go see his girlfriend, Betsy, at the Bennington
College.

Betsy, early 20s (Nick's Girlfriend) - Betsy is a highly educated and
opinionated young woman who tends to see Nick as her "project" so she can
shape and mold his moral compass. She is a strong student at Bennington
College.

For more information about the theatre and the rest of our season, please
visit our website at www.curtaincalltheatre.com
<http://www.curtaincalltheatre.com/> .

Thank you!

Cindy Brizzell-Bates

cindy at batesny.com <mailto:cindy at batesny.com>  

 

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