Category Archives: Auditions

Auditions for Equivocation by the Hard Bargain Players, May 8-13

Auditions for Equivocation by the Hard Bargain Players, May 8-13

Auditions for EQUIVOCATION
By Bill Cain
Directed by Craig Hower

Location: Hard Bargain Players

A Shakespeare-style play about telling the truth in difficult times. William Shakespeare finds himself between a powder keg and the crown in this brilliant new play by Bill Cain that premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2009.

The Hard Bargain Players in Accokeek, Maryland and Director Craig Hower are looking for five men and one woman to accomplish this dynamic cast.

Auditions will be held May 8, 10 at 7 pm and May 13 at 10 am at the Hard Bargain Amphitheater, 2001 Bryan Point Rd.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. If you would like to prepare a monologue, that will be welcome. Come dressed to move.

Performances: August 4-19, 2017, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm.

For more information, click here.

Auditions for The Nerd by the Prince George’s Little Theatre, May 8-9

Auditions for The Nerd by the Prince George’s Little Theatre, May 8-9

The Nerd Auditions

The Nerd by Larry Shue will be our first production of the 2017-18 season. It will be directed by John Degnan.

Auditions for”The Nerd” will be held Monday, May 8th and Tuesday, May 9th 7:30 pm at The Bowie Playhouse (16500 Whitemarsh Park Drive Bowie, MD 20715) with call backs and rehearsals to follow at the New Carrollton Municipal Center (6016 Princess Garden Parkway New Carrollton, MD 20784). Please try to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to start time to sign in and fill out paperwork. No appointment needed. Auditions to consist of cold readings from the script.

Questions? Contact Director John Degnan, at john.degnan@sigmaspace.com.

Tech week and performance dates are August 2017.

Synopsis: Now an aspiring young architect in Terre Haute, Indiana, Willum Cubbert has often told his friends about the debt he owes to Rick Steadman, a fellow ex-GI whom he has never met but who saved his life after he was seriously wounded in Vietnam. He has written to Rick to say that, as long as he is alive, “you will have somebody on Earth who will do anything for you”—so Willum is delighted when Rick shows up unexpectedly at his apartment on the night of his thirty-fourth birthday party. But his delight soon fades as it becomes apparent that Rick is a hopeless “nerd”—a bumbling oaf with no social sense, little intelligence and less tact. And Rick stays on and on, his continued presence among Willum and his friends leading to one uproarious incident after another, until the normally placid Willum finds himself contemplating violence — a dire development which, happily, is staved off by the surprising “twist” ending of the play.

Performance Location: Prince George’s Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

For more information including parts to be cast, click here.

Auditions for Nana’s Naughty Knickers by the Bowie Community Theatre, Apr 23-24

Auditions for Nana’s Naughty Knickers by the Bowie Community Theatre, Apr 23-24

Auditions for Nana’s Naughty Knickers
By Katherine DiSavino
Directed by: Jennifer Franklin

Audition Location:
Cresthill Baptist Church
6510 Laurel Bowie Road (Route 197)
Bowie, MD 20715
(Entrance in rear of building through double doors under awning)

Audition Dates/Times:
Sunday, April 23 – Fellowship Hall – 3PM-6PM
Monday, April 24 – Room 11 – 7PM-9PM
Callbacks (if needed) Tuesday, April 25 – Room 11 – 7PM-9PM

Auditions will include cold readings from the script.

Bridget and her Grandmother are about to become roommates. However, what Bridget saw as a unique opportunity to stay with her favorite Nana in New York for the summer quickly turns into an experience she’ll never forget. It seems her sweet Grandma is running an illegal boutique from her apartment, selling hand-made naughty knickers to every senior citizen in the five borough area! Will Bridget be able to handle all the excitement? Will her Nana get arrested – or worse! – evicted?

Performances: July 14-30, 2017

Performance Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

For information, please contact Jennifer Franklin, Director, at jlharvey@gmail.com, or click here.

Auditions for Teen Performance Ensemble and Prince George’s Children’s Theater, Apr 10 & 11

Auditions for Teen Performance Ensemble and Prince George’s Children’s Theater, Apr 10 & 11

Teen Performance Ensemble and Prince George’s Children’s Theater

Summer Job Opportunity: Auditions for Summer Teen Actors

Are you a teen, age 16 or older who loves to act, sing, and dance? Come out and audition for the Teen Performance Ensemble or the Prince George’s Children’s Theater.

Selected artists will be hired to perform in one-act, live musical theater productions for children enrolled in M-NCPPC Summer Playgrounds and camps during June and July 2017.

All performers must come to auditions prepared with a one-minute monologue and an up-tempo song or dance. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to showcase your talent to children audiences throughout Prince George’s County!
Auditions

Teen Performance Ensemble
Monday, April 10, 7 – 9 pm
Arts/Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744

Prince George’s Children’s Theater
Tuesday, April 11, 7 – 9 pm
North Brentwood Community Center, 4012 Webster Road, North Brentwood, MD 20722

For more information see: http://arts.pgparks.com/Community_Arts_Services/About_Us/Teen_Auditions.htm

Auditions for Arden Now (As You Like It) by the Rude Mechanicals, by arrangement

Auditions for Arden Now (As You Like It) by the Rude Mechanicals, by arrangement

Arden Now (As You Like It)
Directed by Melissa Schick

This collaborative adaptation sets Shakespeare’s As You Like It in a world where ideals of beauty and desirability are more celebratory of people’s unique individuality and where mainstream society does not attempt to impose a restrictive binary concept of gender to categorize people. We strive to tell this classic story in ways that are fully inclusive, body-positive, and sex-positive. We have cut the original text down, made some creative edits, and have added music, movement, and poetry that express love and exuberance through a variety of times, cultures, and genres. Because if all the world’s a stage, everyone should be represented.

Auditions for Arden Now will take place in April. We are particularly seeking:
Performers of color
Bilingual/polyglot performers
Musically inclined performers who play portable instruments and/or sing
Performers who are trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, genderfluid, or otherwise not identifying as cisgender
Performers with unique dance or movement skills, such as flow arts or martial arts
Deaf performers, autistic performers, performers with disabilities / disabled performers
Performers of all sizes and shapes
Performers of any experience level (including no experience) who enjoy working in a collaborative atmosphere and have a strong desire to learn and experiment
Performers with a strong interest in social justice who are accepting and respectful of others

All roles are open to all performers regardless of gender, age, race, ability or “type.” Performers who wish to participate in movement or music only roles without speaking parts will be happily considered. Techies interested in running sound, lights, and/or live captioning are also needed!

Auditions will begin with one-on-one interviews with the directors in person or via video call or telephone call where you will express your preferences of how to showcase your talent, which can be done via a video submission or in person audition where you may perform a solo monologue/song/dance piece and/or cold or prepared reading(s) with other performers. We will also talk about the script development process and our plan for our style of working. We will begin accepting appointment requests in March. Please email Melissa@rudemechanicals.com for more information. Accommodations such as large print scripts, braille scripts, etc. are available on request, please notify us of your needs. Service animals welcome.

Performances will take place at the Capital Fringe Festival between July 6th – 31st (venue assignment and exact dates TBD) with a secondary run at Greenbelt Arts Center on August 24th through Sept. 2nd. Rehearsals will be in Northern Virginia, with some tech rehearsals in Washington DC and Greenbelt MD. We hope that all rehearsal and performance venues will be ADA accessible and metro accessible. Where venues are not metro accessible, we will strive to provide transportation assistance through carpooling or shuttling from nearest metro stations. We have requested ADA accessible performance spaces from Fringe and are optimistic that our request will be honored. We hope to provide captioning and/or sign language interpretation for at least some performances. If you know of any interested interpreters, please connect us with them!

The Rude Mechanicals are an all-volunteer company, all roles are unpaid.

Performance Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

For more information, see: http://www.rudemechanicals.com/

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