[Capdist-auditions] Auditions for ROOM SERVICE at Schenectady Civic Players

[John Hickman]

Schenectady Civic Players

12 South Church Street, Schenectady, NY 12305

*  Open auditions for . . .*

*//*///ROOM SERVICE/

*//**the comedy by John Murray and Allen Boretz***

*directed by Chris Foster*

*/-- /*Tuesday, March 11, and Thursday, March 13 --**

-- Roles for 2 to 4 women and 9 to 11 men --

(Performance dates --- October 18 through 27, 2013.)

*At Schenectady Civic Playhouse, 12 South Church St., Schenectady *

**

·Show: /Room Service/, a Comedy by John Murray & Allen Boretz

·Performance Dates: May 2-4 and May 7-11

·Audition Dates: March 11 and 13, 2014 at 7:30 PM. Signup begins at 7:00.

·Cold reading from script. All roles require quick comic timing and 
physical agility.

·2-4 Female Roles, 9-11 Male Roles

An unscrupulous Broadway producer struggles to find a backer for his new 
show, */Godspeed,/* which he knows will be a smash hit. Holed up in a 
Times Square hotel with 19 hungry actors and a ballooning room service 
bill, he tries to forestall eviction by concocting a series of 
preposterous events.

_List of characters_

Sasha Smirnoff: (Male 40-60) a mild-mannered Russian man with a great 
deal of old-world charm and a slight accent. He is a waiter at the White 
Way Hotel who was an actor in his native Russia.

Gordon Miller: (Male 30-50) a fast-talking, quick-witted producer of 
*/Godspeed/*. A man with big ideas but a very small budget. He has a 
crafty and energetic with a keen, intelligent way about him.

Joseph Gribble: (Male 35-55) the excitable and put-upon manager of the 
White Way Hotel where Miller is unable to pay the bills for his indigent 
troupe. He is a company man and habitual rule-follower, conservative, 
but a little gullible. He is also Miller's brother-in-law.

Harry Binion: (Male 30-45) the director of Miller's production of 
*/Godspeed/.* He is a sluggish, sour looking man, with a biting sarcasm 
and a crafty energy to match Millers.

Faker Englund: (Male or Female 35-50) Miller's general assistant who has 
an earthy quality, youthful air, and boundless energy.

Christine Marlowe: (Female 25-40) a classically pretty and desirable 
actress hoping to become a Broadway star in Miller's production. She is 
also Gordon's girlfriend. She is smart, motivated and enterprising. She 
finds a backer for */Godspeed/.*

Leo Davis: (Male 20-30) a clean-cut, inexperienced young man from the 
small town of Oswego and the author of */Godspeed/*, Miller's intended 
production. He has an honest demeanor and stars in his eyes and is 
unsophisticated in the ways of the world.

Hilda Manney: (Female 20-30) the secretary of Joseph Gribble. Love 
interest for Leo Davis

Gregory Wagner: (Male 45-60) Mr. Gribble's Boss. He is an overbearing, 
hot-tempered, officious, blustering man who enjoys being a hotel executive.

Simon Jenkins: (Male 50-65) Miller's "angel" who is a representative of 
a wealthy man who wants to invest in a play. He is a dignified 
impressive-looking man.

Timothy Hogarth: (Male 30-60) A representative from the We Never Sleep 
Collection Agency whose job makes him responsible for repossessing 
Davis's typewriter. He is a blank-looking, slow-witted man who enjoys 
his work.

Dr. Glass: (Male 50-60) a harassed hotel doctor, wiry, with a nervous 
temperament.

Senator Blake: (Male or Female 60's) the top executive of the hotel 
chain which runs the White Way Hotel. A diginified, authoritative 
windbag, with a Southern accent.

For more information email director Chris Foster at 2cfoster2 at gmail.com

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