The Cassidy Theatre Inc. announces Auditions for:

Neil Simons - Barefoot in the Park


Directed by: Dan Sekanic


Audition Dates:


OPEN CALL- No Appointment necessary

- Non-Equity performers / All Roles Available

- Community Theater production. Actors receive no monetary compensation.


Location: The Cassidy Theatre, 6200 Pearl Road, Parma Hts, OH 44130

(In the Greenbrier Commons, behind the Police Station)


Please be prepared for the following:

- Cold reading from sides will take place

- Bring a headshot and resume if available.

- Please bring a list of conflicts you may have during the rehearsal period.


At Call Backs (If needed):

- Cold reading from sides


Show Dates February 2nd – February 18th, 2017

​Fridays and Saturdays @ 8:00 PM and Sundays @ 3:00 PM


Show Information:

Author. Neil Simon


Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He’s a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she’s a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. Their new apartment is her most recent find – too expensive with bad plumbing and in need of a paint job. After a six-day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie’s loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor-in-the-attic, Velasco, where everything that can go wrong, does. Paul just doesn’t understand Corie, as she sees it. He’s too staid, too boring, and she just wants him to be a little more spontaneous. Running “barefoot in the park” would be a start…


Character Breakdown:

Corie Bratter

Corie Bratter, a newlywed, married only six days at the beginning of the play. She is young, pretty, and full of enthusiasm for the future. Impulsive and fun-loving, she considers herself a doer, not a watcher. Her impetuosity is not shared, at first, by her mother or husband, and they are aghast when she cheers the crazy antics of Victor, a neighbor. Corie eventually learns to appreciate dependability and quiet strength.

Paul Bratter

Paul Bratter, Corie’s husband, a twenty-six-year-old attorney in his first job. Both his dress and his outlook are very conservative. Extremely proper and dignified, he always knows the right thing to say. He is levelheaded and practical, and he keeps his emotions in check, perhaps too much so. After Corie accuses him of lacking playfulness, he shows her that he, too, is capable of walking barefoot in the park.

Ethel Banks

Ethel Banks, Corie’s mother. She is in her late forties. Although she is still pretty, she has fallen out of step with the fashions. She lives alone in West Orange, New Jersey. Consciously or unconsciously, she has adopted a narrow image of herself as someone with a sensitive stomach, a bad back, and no need for romance. It takes a wild evening out with Victor for Ethel to rediscover her carefree and spontaneous self.

Victor Velasco

Victor Velasco, the Bratters’ upstairs neighbor. Fifty-eight years old, he is a colorful character. Although capable of looking positively natty in a double-breasted pinstriped suit, he also wears Japanese kimonos and berets. He is vain, flamboyant, and without shame when it comes to letting someone else pick up a tab. Married three times, he is a terrific flirt. He is also a gourmet cook; Paul refers to him as the “Hungarian Duncan Hines.” There are signs that Victor is beginning to slow down. After an exhilarating evening of his own creation, he suffers a broken toe and an upset stomach.

Harry Pepper

Harry Pepper, a telephone repairman. He witnesses, to his mortification, a fight between Corie and Paul.


If you have any questions, or concerns please contact the Cassidy Theatre Box Office at #440-842-4600. The Cassidy Theatre Box Office is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays 9:30- 3:30.


The Cassidy Theatre is supported in part by the residents of

Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.