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Auditions for A Christmas Story, the Musical by the Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 23 & 26

Auditions for A Christmas Story, the Musical by the Laurel Mill Playhouse, Sep 23 & 26

Laurel Mill Playhouse announces auditions for:
A Christmas Story, the Musical
Directed by Michael Hartsfield
Musically Directed by Mimi McGinniss
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Audition Dates/Times:
Saturday, September 23, 2023 – 11am – 1pm
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 – 7pm – 9pm

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Performances: December 12th – December 21st, 2023
6 shows – Friday, Saturday, Sunday

This musical, which received rave reviews on its Broadway run, is based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Rebuffed at every turn with a similar echoing response, Ralphie plots numerous schemes to achieve his desperate desire for the coveted BB gun. All the iconic scenes from the movie are here: Ralphie’s friend, Flick, getting his tongue stuck to the flagpole; his brother, Randy, getting dressed in his snowsuit; the bullies, Farkus and Dill; the leg lamp award; the bunny suit; Christmas dinner; and many others. The delightfully versatile score ranges from gentle ballads to show-stopping full-ensemble numbers such as “Ralphie to the Rescue!”, “A Major Award,” “Sticky Situation,” “Up on Santa’s Lap,” “Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana” and the inevitable “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!” A Christmas Story, The Musical will bring an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the movie and will certainly stand on its own for those ~ Dramatic Publishing.

Auditions for The Old Settler by the Bowie Community Theatre, Aug 18 & 19

Auditions for The Old Settler by the Bowie Community Theatre, Aug 18 & 19

Bowie Community Theatre announces auditions for:
The Old Settler
by John Henry Redwoods
directed by Lorraine Brooks

Audition Dates/Times:
August 18, 2023 – 7 PM – 9 PM
August 19, 2023 – 1 PM – 3 PM
Callback (if needed) – August 31. 2023 – 7 PM

Audition location: Grace Lutheran Church, 2503 Belair Drive, Bowie, MD

Performance location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Performances: November 10 – December 10, 2023, excluding November 24-26
Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sunday matinees at 2PM

In World War II Harlem, New York, a fifty-five-year-old spinster (or as they were called in those days—an Old Settler), Elizabeth Borny, takes in a young male roomer, Husband Witherspoon, to help her with the rent. Husband has come to Harlem from South Carolina to search for his girlfriend, Lou Bessie Preston. Also living with Elizabeth is her sister, Quilly McGrath, fifty-three. There is an ominous cloud of tension that hangs over Elizabeth and Quilly’s relationship. This tension is further exacerbated when Elizabeth and Husband take to liking each other. Quilly, who doesn’t like Husband living with them in the first place, surely doesn’t approve of their “carrying on,” especially since Elizabeth is old enough to be Husband’s mother. It is this “carrying on” that exposes a thirty-year-old wound which, until now, only had a bandage—now the wound can heal for the sisters.

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

Auditions for A Little Night Music by MAD, Aug 7 & 9

Auditions for A Little Night Music by MAD, Aug 7 & 9

MAD Theater announce auditions for:
Goddard’s Music and Drama Club, MAD Theater announce auditions for:
A Little Night Music
by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler
based on Ingmar Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night
Directed by Randy Barth

Auditions: August 7 & 9, 2023
7pm each night. Callbacks will be August 12.

Performances: November 3 – 19, 2023; Friday and Saturday evenings; Sunday matinees

Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater.

Update: due to a rights issue, the show will be Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music.

The MAD Board has selected Stephen Sondheim’s Company as its 2023 Fall Show. We’ve applied for the rights and should hear soon. (On the off chance that it is denied, we will apply for A Little Night Music instead.) Auditions will be held August 7 and 9 from 7:00-9:00 and callbacks August 12 from 1:00-3:00 at the Goddard Visitor’s Center, so you will not need badges to attend. The Visitor’s Center is located just to the left of the Goddard Main Gate off ICESat Road. Audition materials are being made available in MAD’s member services area, https://madtheaterarchive.org/mem. Contact director Randy Barth (Randy.Barth@comcast.net) if you need the password. Eight performances are planned for the Rec Center Nov. 3-19 (Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees). Auditions favor members (employees, civil service retirees, and immediate families, plus those approved for non-voting member status), but guests may be selected if there are unfilled openings. Contact Randy if you have questions about your membership status or eligibility. All races, ethnicities, and orientations are welcome.

Tickets: TBD

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Auditions for The 39 Steps by Upstage Artists, Jun 30 & Jul 1

Auditions for The 39 Steps by Upstage Artists, Jun 30 & Jul 1

Upstage Artists announce auditions for:
The 39 Steps
Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan
Directed By Rick Bergmann

Auditions: June 30 and July 1, 2023

Performances: September 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 2023

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of four), an onstage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance!

For more information and to register for auditions, click here.

Auditions for Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Jun 19-20

Auditions for Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Jun 19-20

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse announces auditions for:
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
Book by Dennis Kelly
Songs by Tim Minchin
Director: Angela Germanos
Music Directors: Sarah Mitchell & Joseph Simon
Choreographer: Rosslyn Burrs
Producers: Katie Riegel & Laura Fisher

June 19 & 20, 2023

Location: 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher Miss Honey. During her first term at school, the two forge a bond as Miss Honey begins to recognize and appreciate Matilda’s extraordinary personality. Matilda’s school life isn’t completely smooth sailing, however – the school’s mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves to punish those who don’t abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils’ saving grace!

Performances: September 15 – October 14, 2023; Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm

For more information click here.