[NEohioPAL] Coach House 2016-17 Auditions

Wed Apr 20 09:29:37 PDT 2016

Auditions for the Coach House Theatre 2016-2017 Subscription Season

Coach House Theatre

732 W. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44302

 <http://www.coachousetheatre.com> www.coachousetheatre.com

Saturday, May 14, starting at 11am, and

Monday, May 16, starting at 7pm

Callbacks (by invitation) Saturday, May 21, starting at 11am

To make an audition appointment, please send an email, with date and time
window preference, to directors at coachhousetheatre.com.

For your audition:  Please prepare two contrasting monologues, no more than
three minutes in total length, OR, read a scene (or monologue) of your
choosing from one of the shows in the season.  (Reader provided, if needed.)
(Please note: you pick the scene/monologue.)

The Plays, Dates, and Roles:

A Thousand Clowns, by Herb Gardner

September 22 - October 16

Directed by Terry Burgler

Free-spirit Murray is an unconventional, unemployed television comedy writer
who is raising his precocious nephew, Nick.  When social workers come to
check their situation, Murray unwittingly stumbles upon love, and a new
course in life.

(4) men, 30's to 50's, (1) woman, 20's, (1) 13-year-old boy

(Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, playing in November/December, was postponed
from a previous season, and is already cast.)

The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie

January 26 - February 19

Directed by Tess Burgler

A group of strangers is stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm,
and one of them (of course) is a murderer.

(5) men, (3) women, 20's-60's

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck

March 16 - April 9

Directed by Fred Sternfeld

This outstanding classic drama is a tremendously moving character study of
two roving farmhands, one of whom - "with the strength of a gorilla and the
mind of an untutored child" - unwittingly murders a woman, and is killed by
his friend to prevent his falling into the hands of the law.

(8) men, 20's to 70's

The Game's Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays, by Ken Ludwig* (*pending
rights)

May 11 - June 4

Directed by Nancy Cates

When someone tries to murder an actor currently playing Sherlock Holmes, the
whole theatrical company assembles at his unusual estate to try to solve the
crime. 

(3) men, 20's - 50's, (5) women, 20's - 70's

Alternate:

Moon Over Buffalo, by Ken Ludwig

An eccentric theatrical family tours the not-so-big-time with their
bedraggled versions of Private Lives and Cyrano de Bergerac.

(4) men, 20's to 50's, (4) women, 20's to 70's

Rehearsal Dates and Times:

Coach House's plays generally rehearse for five weeks prior to the opening
date, Sunday through Thursday evenings, from 7 to 10pm.  Some flexibility is
available, but significant numbers of rehearsal conflicts may affect casting
options.

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