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<span style="font-weight:bold">ON GOLDEN POND</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>Auditions</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>WHEN:</span><span style="padding-left:36px"></span><span>Sunday, April 21 – 2:00</span><span>pm</span><span>-</span><span>4</span><span>:00pm</span><span> + </span><span>Monday, April 22 – 7:00</span><span>pm</span><span>-9:00pm</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>CALLBACKS: </span><span>If necessary, </span><span>on Wednesday, April 24 – 7:00pm-9:00pm.</span><span> (Actors called back will be so notified by e-mail or phone </span><span>no later than </span><span>6:00pm Tuesday, April 23.)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>WHERE: Workshop Players</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
<span>WHAT TO PREPARE: Two (2) </span><span style="text-decoration:underline">contrasting</span><span> monologues that </span><span>can be presented in no more </span><span>than five (5) minutes</span><span> total</span><span>.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>WHAT TO BRING: An acting resume and a semi-recent headshot, if you have them</span><span>, </span><span style="text-decoration:underline">PLUS</span><span> a list of any and all conflicts to the tentative rehearsal schedule below</span><span>. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>WHAT WILL HAPPEN: </span><span>Upon arrival, auditioners will complete an audition form and, if necessary, have their picture taken. </span><span>Auditioners will present their audition monologues and then we will read from sides from the play. If more </span><span>auditioners</span><span> come, we’ll see </span><span>more monologues and then do some more reading from sides.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>SCRIPTS: </span><span></span><span>Most
libraries have multiple copies of this script. It can also be easily
purchased from Amazon or any other online bookseller. Local
bricks-and-mortar bookstores, however, will not likely stock this title.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>NOTE: </span><a name="13dc7f73959c3229_13dc70a717acad8b__GoBack"></a><span>You are urged to NOT NOT NOT view the motion picture. Seriously. Once you get th</span><span>o</span><span>se actors</span><span>(and their line readings) </span><span>inside of your head, you </span><span>may</span><span> find yourself, consciously or un-, imitating their performances. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>QUESTIONS: Email to </span><span style="font-style:italic">wsp</span><span style="font-style:italic">auditions@</span><span style="font-style:italic">gmail</span><span style="font-style:italic">.com</span><span>.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>*****</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> Director Kevin Kruse is looking for the following </p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>The following </span><span>character
descriptions are meant to serve as a starting point for the actors’ own
analysis and interpretation. They should not be construed as what the
director is necessarily </span><span>"looking for</span><span>.</span><span>"</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span> </span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-weight:bold">Norman Thayer</span><span style="font-weight:bold">, Jr.</span><span> (80ish)</span><span> --
Norman is a retired college professor who describes himself as
being "older than dirt." He has a dry wit and enjoys having fun at
others' expense. </span><span>Norman is flirting with senility and is aware of it enough to use it to his advantage, usually in a humorous way</span><span>, while using </span><span>his intellect to mask his growing infirmities. He is a curmudgeon, as he feels his age entitles him to be. </span><span></span><span>He is very muc</span><span>h in love with Ethel, </span><span>but </span><span>he </span><span>doesn’t quite know what to do about their daughter, Chelsea.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span> </span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-weight:bold">Ethel Thayer</span><span> (70ish)</span><span> -- Norman's wife</span><span>. </span><span>Ethel is a spritely, active woman who loves her husband completely and who is in love with simply being alive. </span><span> </span><span>She fills the empty spaces when Norman grows quiet.</span><span> </span><span>Since </span><span>they met, </span><span>Ethel</span><span> has </span><span>rounded</span><span> the
rough edges of Norman's personality. Intelligent and well grounded,
she has been content to defer to Norman on many issues </span><span>yet still maintain </span><span>her own identity.</span><span> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span> </span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-weight:bold">Chelsea Thayer</span><span> (40-50ish)</span><span> </span><span>–</span><span> </span><span>Attractive, divorced, </span><span>and</span><span> living in California, Chelsea is t</span><span>he only daughter of Norman and Ethel</span><span>. </span><span>The nervous type, s</span><span>he has a difficult relationship with her parents. </span><span> </span><span>She has never gotten along with Norman, </span><span>although as a child she went to great lengths to win his approval, </span><span>and she feels that Ethel always takes Norman's side of things.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span> </span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-weight:bold">Charlie Martin</span><span> </span><span>(40-50ish) </span><span>-- </span><span>A</span><span> native of Golden Pond, </span><span>he</span><span>’</span><span>s the Thayers’ mailman. </span><span>Growing up, </span><span>Charlie was fascinated by </span><span>Chelsea</span><span>, the </span><span>pretty</span><span> and </span><span>mysterious city girl, </span><span>as he continues to be in adulthood. </span><span>Charlie is helpful, </span><span>sincere, and sociable, </span><span>although</span><span> he has never married. </span><span></span><span>Charlie
laughs a little too often and does not understand the subtlety of
Norman's sarcasm, although he is drawn to Ethel's hospitality</span><span>.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span> </span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-weight:bold">Bill Ray</span><span> (40-50</span><span>ish</span><span>) – Attractive</span><span>,</span><span> with a good smile. He tends to be on the serious side, but </span><span>he </span><span>does
have a good sense of humor when he remembers to use it. Bill is an
intelligent and honest person who confronts issues in a straightforward
way. When Norman tries to intimidate him, Bill stands up t</span><span>o him </span><span>and wins Norman's respect. The California dentist to whom Chelsea is engaged, father of Billy.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span> </span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-weight:bold">Billy Ray</span><span> (13)</span><span> -- </span><span>P</span><span>recocious
and worldly for his age. Billy is intelligent, but suspicious and
guarded. At this point in his life, he has not spent a lot of time with
his father, or any male role model. Billy recognizes that he has been
passed back and forth between his parents out of necessity, but has not
really been "raised" by either of them.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>*****</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
<span style="font-weight:bold">Tentative Rehearsal Schedule</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>April 20 (Sat) 12-2: production meeting</span><span> </span><span>(NO actors)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>**</span><span>May </span><span>4</span><span> (S</span><span>at</span><span>) 1</span><span>2-4</span><span>: read-through</span><span> + table work</span><span> (</span><span>cast measured for </span><span>costumes?)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>May 11 (Sat) 12-</span><span>5</span><span>: </span><span>block I</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>May 12 (Sun) 1-5</span><span>: </span><span></span><span>block II</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>May 15 (Wed) 7-9:30: run blocking I</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>May 16 (Thurs) </span><span>7-9</span><span>:30</span><span>: </span><span>run blocking II</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>**</span><span>May 18 (Sat) 12-</span><span>5</span><span>: </span><span>table work</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
<span>May 22 (Wed) 7-9</span><span>:30</span><span>: </span><span>blocking clean-up I</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>May 23 (Thurs) 7-9</span><span>:30</span><span>: </span><span>blocking clean-up II</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>**</span><span>May 25 (Sat) 12-</span><span>5</span><span>: </span><span>character work</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>May 28 (Tues) 7-9:30: run I (off-book – SM prompting)</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>May 29 (Wed) 7-9</span><span>:30</span><span>: </span><span>run II </span><span>(off book – SM prompting)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>June 1 (Sat) 12-</span><span>5</span><span>: </span><span>run show </span><span>(off book – SM prompting)</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>June 5 (Wed) 7-9</span><span>:30</span><span>: </span><span>run I </span><span>(off book </span><span>from </span><span>here </span><span>on</span><span> – NO prompting)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>June 6 (Thurs) 7-9</span><span>:30</span><span>: </span><span>run II</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>**</span><span>June 8 (Sat) 12-</span><span>5</span><span>:</span><span> run show</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
<span>June 12 (Wed) 7-9</span><span>:30</span><span>: </span><span>run show</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>June 13 (Thurs) 7-9</span><span>:30</span><span>: </span><span>run show</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>**</span><span>June 15 (Sat) 12-</span><span>??</span><span>: </span><span>run show (twice)</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>June 19 (Wed) 7-9:</span><span>30: run show</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>June 20 (Thurs) 7-9:</span><span>30: run show</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>June 21 (Fri) 7-9:</span><span>30: </span><span>run show</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
<span>June 22 (Sat) 12-??: </span><span>d</span><span>ry tech</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>June 23 (Sun) 1-??: </span><span>w</span><span>et tech</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>June 24 (Mon) 7-</span><span>??</span><span>: </span><span>d</span><span>ress rehearsal</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>June 25 (Tues) 7-</span><span>??</span><span>: </span><span>d</span><span>ress rehearsal</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
<span>June 26 (Wed) 7-</span><span>??</span><span>: </span><span>p</span><span>review</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>June 27 (Thurs): Opening</span><span> @ 8</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>June 28 (Fri): </span><span>s</span><span>how @ 8</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
<span>June 29 (Sat): </span><span>s</span><span>how @ 8</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>June 30 (Sun): </span><span>s</span><span>how @ 3</span><span> </span><span>ß</span><span> added performance</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>July 5 (Fri): </span><span>s</span><span>how @ 8</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
<span>July 6 (Sat): </span><span>s</span><span>how @ 8</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>July 7 (Sun): </span><span>s</span><span>how @ 3</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>July 11 (Thurs): </span><span>s</span><span>how @ 8 </span><span>ß</span><span> added performance</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>July 12 (Fri): </span><span>s</span><span>how @ 8</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>July 13 (Sat): </span><span>s</span><span>how @ 8</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>July 14 (Sun): </span><span>s</span><span>how @ 3</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>** Production meeting </span><span>(no actors) </span><span>immediately prior to rehearsal @ </span><span>11</span><span>:30</span><span>am</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>Note that o</span><span>n-stage tech work </span><span>will occur on </span><span style="text-decoration:underline">Sundays</span><span>, not Saturdays.</span></p>
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