[Capdist-auditions] Albany Theater announces auditions for Neil Simon's Proposals

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Albany Civic Theater (ACT) is holding open auditions for: 

PROPOSALS 

By Neil Simon 

Directed by Stephen Foust 

Show Dates: February 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, / 2015 

Preview: February 5, 2015 

Audition Dates: Monday and Tuesday, November 10, 11, 2014 

Time: Sign-ins begin at 7PM both nights at the theater, 235 Second Ave. Albany, NY.  

Phone: 462-1297. Check out "OUR SEASON" on our website: albanycivictheater.org 

We are looking for 4 females, and 5 males. Auditions will consist of reading scenes from the script provided for you at the audition. 

Character Descriptions: 

Clemma Diggins, F (40's - 50's). African-American and the family's housekeeper. Her husband deserted her years ago. She dreads reuniting with him.  

Burt Hines, M (50's - 60's). Father to Josie. A recovering "workaholic". Just had his second heart attack and is still very much in love with his ex-wife.  

Josie Hines, F (20's - 30's). Athletic, determined, and intelligent. Has just broken off her engagement with Ken and longs for Ray.  

Ken Norman, M (20's - 30"s). A good looking, intense Harvard Law Student. Is despaired over his fiancee' breaking up with him.  

Ray Dolenz, M (20's - 30's). Attractive, athletic, aspiring writer. Dates an unintelligent model. 

Annie Robbins, F (40's - 50's). Josie's mother and Burt's ex-wife 

Vinnie Bavasi, M (20's - 30's). A Miami gangster who speaks strangely. He doesn't fit in, but he doesn't know it. or does he? 

Sammii, F (20's - 30's). Beautiful, but dim-witted model. 

Lewis Barnett, M (40's - 50's) African-American. Clemma's husband who returns after 7 years.  

Synopsis: 

A nostalgic memory play, PROPOSALS recalls one idyllic afternoon in the summer of 1953: the last time the Hines family gathers at its retreat in the Poconos. Clemma, the family's housekeeper (and the story's narrator), dreads a visit form her husband who deserted her years before. Burt Hines, a recovering workaholic convalescing from a second heart attack, looks forward to the arrival of his ex-wife whom he still loves. Burt's daughter, Josie, has just broken her engagement to Ken, an intense Harvard law student, and she yearns for his buddy, Ray, with whom she had a brief affair. A note of hilarity is added to the gathering when Ray shows up with a striking but dim-witted model on his arm, and a young Miami gangster with a gift for malapropisms. 

Any questions, please contact director, Stephen Foust - sjfoust at yahoo.com. 


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