[NEohioPAL] Announcing Auditions for RUMORS by Neil Simon

[Braelin Andrzejewski]

THE WESTERN RESERVE PLAYHOUSE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AUDITIONS FOR…


Rumors

A Play by Neil Simon

Full-Length Play, Comedy

Ken and Chris Gorman arrive at a fancy dinner party celebrating the
anniversary of their friends, Charley and Myra Brock. They discover
Charley, the deputy mayor of New York, unconscious with a shotgun and an
injury to his earlobe, and Myra nowhere to be found. As the rest of their
friends begin to arrive, the couple’s attempts to cover up the incident
leads to a web of rumors, twists and hilarity.


Directed by Abbey Marshall


Audition Dates:

Wednesday, November 6th - 7pm-10pm

Saturday, November 9th - 12pm-2pm

Audition Location:

The Western Reserve Playhouse

3326 Everett Road

Bath, Ohio 44286

Callbacks:

Sunday, November 10, 2024 - 11am-2pm



Performances: February 2-February 22, 2025 (Fridays and Saturdays @ 8pm,
Sunday 02/16/25 @ 2pm)

Rehearsals: Will begin the week of December 15, 2024.  Rehearsals will
typically run Sunday-Thursday based on cast availability. There will be no
rehearsals on Monday evenings.

What to prepare:

   -

   1-2 minute speech that you find might be thematically related.
   Preference for comedy.
   -

   You may be asked to cold read from the script
   -

   Please bring all conflicts for the rehearsal and performance process




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How to sign up:



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   You may sign up here (
   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4BA5AB2FABF8C52-51562075-auditions
   ) for a 10-minute audition slot. Please bring a headshot and resume if you
   have one. We also are asking for all conflicts at this time.  Please note
   tech week will be February 2-6 , 2025.
   -

   Video submissions are also accepted, they are due by NOON on Friday,
   November 8,, 2024 and the auditioner must be available for a callback.
   Contact the director, Abbey Marshall, at abbeymichelemarshall at gmail.com
   ahead of time for instructions.
   -

   Any questions or concerns may be directed to
   abbeymichelemarshall at gmail.com. We welcome actors of all backgrounds and
   encourage everyone to audition.


No equity contracts available at this time. All positions are volunteer.

Roles are open to all races, ethnicities, gender/gender identities, ages,
and abilities, unless directly specified by the playwright as integral to
their storytelling.  None of these parts are precast.  All levels of actors
wanted!


Roles Available:

KEN GORMAN: A well-spoken, albeit high strung, attorney. A bit high strung.

CHRIS GORMAN: Ken’s elegant and attractive wife

LENNY GANZ: A sarcastic, yet likable, accountant who has just wrecked his
brand new BMW.

CHRIS GANZ: Lenny’s gossipy housewife.

ERNIE CUSACK: A smug psychiatrist

COOKIE CUSACK: Ernie’s wife. A dramatic cooking show host with a bad back.

GLENN COOPER: An ambitious, polished man preparing for a run for the state
senate.

CASSIE COOPER:  Glenn’s jealous trophy wife who believes in the healing
power of crystals

OFFICERS WELCH AND PUDNEY


-- 
Braelin Andrzejewski
Content/Marketing Coordinator
Western Reserve Playhouse
3326 Everett Road, Bath, Ohio 44286
330-203-1007
www.thewrp.org

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