It Takes A Village A Night of One Acts 8 Directors • 10 Plays • A Wildly Fun Night ofTheater Gates Mills Players is pleased to announce auditions for ourupcoming One Acts festival. Auditionswill be held on Tuesday, March 31st at the Gates Mills CommunityHouse (1460 Chagrin River Road, Gates Mills, OH 44040). We are looking for 16+ actors to make up the company for thefestival. All plays will be performed each night as a single show. Actors willalso assist with moving sets and prop items between pieces. Come prepared to read from select scripts. Note – you maynot read from a play you are later offered. Bring all conflicts for April andMay. Rehearsals are typically Monday-Thursday in the evenings. Not all showswill rehearse every day. Show datesare May 22nd-30th (Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday). We cannot accept conflictsfrom May 17th (Tech Sunday) through opening or for any performancedate. SHOW LINEUP & CASTING BREAKDOWN “Hansel and Gretel: The Tables Turned” By JulieBrandon • Directed by Lucy Lytle Synopsis: Hansel and Gretelare headed deep into the woods in search of The Witch -- but when everyone hasa different agenda and fairy tale conventions are turned on their heads, whowill ultimately succeed in flipping the script. Casting: 2 women, 20s–30s; 1man, 20s–30s “Heartburn” Written by Daniel Prilliman, Directedby Lesley Geldart Synopsis: When a routinedoctor's visit takes a terrifying turn, one patient discovers sometimes it'sbetter not to know. Casting: 3 characters - anyage, ethnicity, and gender. “Heard Mentality” Written by Allison Fradkin,Directed by John Hickman Synopsis: She's going out ona date, and she's not going alone! Ada's all ears as her hearing aids are goingto help her through her insecurities. Casting: 1 woman, any age; 2any age/gender “Day Shift of the Dead” By Greg Mandryk • Directedby Stephanie Rogoff Synopsis: Bert's survivalistfantasies are crushed by the realization that, despite the zombie apocalypse,he is still expected to fulfill the mundane demands of day-to-day life. Casting: 2 Men, 20sto 30s & 40s+, 1 Woman, any age, 1, any gender “The Village Repairman” By Stephanie Rogoff •Directed by Stephanie Rogoff Synopsis: A homeownerdeliberately sabotages her appliances to lure a local repairman into a date,only to discover that her "break-it-to-fix-it" strategy is avillage-wide conspiracy to help her find love. Casting: 2 Men, 20s-40s, 1woman, 20s-40s “A Game for Knights” Written by Mattie Haag,Directed by Robert Haag Synopsis: In a dim,smoke-curled bar somewhere between the pages of a pulp magazine and a paperbackmystery, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Jessica Fletcher trade sharpquips and stiff drinks while mourning the demise of good writing - until theysuspect it may have been murdered. Casting: 2 Men, 40s-70s, 1Woman, 30s-60s, 1, any gender/age. “Love in the Village” Written by David Schoenfeld,Directed by Robert Haag Synopsis: An exploration oflove, aging, and intimacy set in a lively Florida retirement community, whereseniors navigate relationships, self-discovery, and the complexities ofromance. Casting: 2 woman, 60s+, 2men, 60s+ “The Sauna” Written and Directed by Chris Herak Synopsis: The cozy room isdimly lit, very warm, you could say hot, very quiet, it’s your spot to relaxand decompress, that is until five nimrods infiltrate your fortress ofsolitude. Casting: 6 men, any age “Outside the Box” Written by Emily Turner,Directed by Cameron Zona Synopsis: What does one dopost-break-up? Get a dog, of course! Casting: 1 person, anygender, 20s-30s “Reality Bites” Written by B.R. Johnson, Directedby Catherine Remick Synopsis: You can always counton your siblings to make you feel bad about your life choices, gaslight overchildhood memories, yet be irreplaceable. Casting: 2 men, 30s-40s, 2woman, 30s-40s If youhave questions or cannot make the audition date, please email Robert at rhaag026@gmail.com.