Auditions for the Coach House Theatre 2016-2017 Subscription Season Coach House Theatre 732 W. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44302 <http://www.coachousetheatre.com> www.coachousetheatre.com Saturday, May 14, starting at 11am, and Monday, May 16, starting at 7pm Callbacks (by invitation) Saturday, May 21, starting at 11am To make an audition appointment, please send an email, with date and time window preference, to directors@coachhousetheatre.com. For your audition: Please prepare two contrasting monologues, no more than three minutes in total length, OR, read a scene (or monologue) of your choosing from one of the shows in the season. (Reader provided, if needed.) (Please note: you pick the scene/monologue.) The Plays, Dates, and Roles: A Thousand Clowns, by Herb Gardner September 22 - October 16 Directed by Terry Burgler Free-spirit Murray is an unconventional, unemployed television comedy writer who is raising his precocious nephew, Nick. When social workers come to check their situation, Murray unwittingly stumbles upon love, and a new course in life. (4) men, 30's to 50's, (1) woman, 20's, (1) 13-year-old boy (Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, playing in November/December, was postponed from a previous season, and is already cast.) The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie January 26 - February 19 Directed by Tess Burgler A group of strangers is stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm, and one of them (of course) is a murderer. (5) men, (3) women, 20's-60's Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck March 16 - April 9 Directed by Fred Sternfeld This outstanding classic drama is a tremendously moving character study of two roving farmhands, one of whom - "with the strength of a gorilla and the mind of an untutored child" - unwittingly murders a woman, and is killed by his friend to prevent his falling into the hands of the law. (8) men, 20's to 70's The Game's Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays, by Ken Ludwig* (*pending rights) May 11 - June 4 Directed by Nancy Cates When someone tries to murder an actor currently playing Sherlock Holmes, the whole theatrical company assembles at his unusual estate to try to solve the crime. (3) men, 20's - 50's, (5) women, 20's - 70's Alternate: Moon Over Buffalo, by Ken Ludwig An eccentric theatrical family tours the not-so-big-time with their bedraggled versions of Private Lives and Cyrano de Bergerac. (4) men, 20's to 50's, (4) women, 20's to 70's Rehearsal Dates and Times: Coach House's plays generally rehearse for five weeks prior to the opening date, Sunday through Thursday evenings, from 7 to 10pm. Some flexibility is available, but significant numbers of rehearsal conflicts may affect casting options.