<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">HUDSON PLAYERS - Auditions: November 13 & 14, 2022 7pm</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Performances: February 3,4, 10,11,12*, 17,18,19*, 24,25
*special 2pm matinees</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Directed by: Dave Stebbins</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">***We will be requiring proof of vaccination prior to
audition</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Laughter on the 23rd Floor is a 1993 play by Neil Simon. It
focuses on the star and writers of a TV comedy-variety show in the 1950s,
inspired by Simon's own early career experience as a junior writer for Your
Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour.</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Please come prepared to read from the script</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">7M 2F Character Breakdown:</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lucas- The new guy. Shy, yet ambitious, and wants to prove
himself to the other writers, whom he greatly admires.</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Milt – Considers himself to be “a wholesaler” while the
other comedy writers are “Tiffany’s”. Milt is a flashy dresser who is cheating
on his wife.</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Val – The head writer. He emigrated from Russia when he was
12. “He still carries his accent” and is “the most politically aware of all of
his writers.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Brian – “He is Irish – a heavy smoker, a heavy cougher, and
a heavy drinker, but with a biting sense of humor as caustic as his outlook on
life.” He just sold a screenplay to MGM, and will be leaving the Max Prince
Show to go to Hollywood.</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kenny – “Neatly dressed…He is surely the most sophisticated
of the writers.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Carol – Has “a strong and quick defense system that comes
with being the only female staff writer on the staff.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Ira – A hypochondriac, who is chronically late to work. “He
is all energy with a touch of brilliant madness.” Ira has a grudge against
fellow writer, Brian.</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Max Prince – “Exudes great strength. His strength comes more
from his anger than from his physique. He dominates a room with his
personality. You must watch him because he’s like a truck you can’t get out of
the way of. He is quixotic, changing quickly from warm, infectious laughter to
sullen anger. He is often monosyllabic, offering a word or two to convey his
thoughts.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp2ab55455MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Helen – Max's secretary who has aspirations to become a
comedy writer.</span></p>
<div style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hudson Players is a volunteer community theater. We do not
precast. All roles are available.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="http://www.hudsonplayers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">http://www.hudsonplayers.com</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div>questions: info@hudsonplayers.com</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div>
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