Audition Notices for:

The Owl and the Pussycat

Written by Bill Manhoff

Directed by Al Tye

Production Dates

July 12 to 21, 2013

Audition Dates

Tuesday, May 14 starting at 7:00 pm.

As there will be only one audition night, if you can't make it on the Tuesday, call Al Tye (705 745-6910) to arrange an appointment (before the 14th).

Readings will be provided or you can use a prepared comedic monologue.

Rehearsal Dates

To be arranged with the cast.

Audition Location

At the Guild Hall (come to the stage door)

Scenario

In early 60's San Francisco, late one night, a Pussycat (actress - hooker) meets an Owl (author - book store clerk). Yes, in hilarious circumstances they fall in love. But, will their love survive the next day - and the next.

Cast

A (Pussycat) Woman aged about 26
An (Owl) Man aged about 30

If you have any questions you may contact the director, Al Tye, by e-mail.




A Night at the Movies - a musical review

Audition Dates: Friday May 3rd at 7pm and Saturday May 4th at 2pm
Performance Dates: August 9-11th (fri sat sun matinee) and August 15-17 (thurs fri sat)
Directed by: Natalie Dorset
Coreographed by: Melissa Beeby

Looking for singers and dancers age 16+. Must come prepared to sing a song from a movie. Please bring sheet music or a recorded accompaniment. Also comfortable clothes to dance in.

For more information email Natalie Butler.




DEAD TOGETHER - a murder-mystery, thriller

Written by George Rideout

Directed by David Russell

Production Dates

September, 2013

Audition Dates

Sunday, May 12 between 1pm - 4pm or 7pm -9pm

Audition Location

In Studio A at the Peterborough Theatre Guild

Scenario

"Dead Together" is set in 1993 in Rossport, Ontario. The 25 year reunion of five former university radicals at an isolated cottage reveals dark truths about their extraordinary first meeting.

Cast

1 Female (18-22) ; 2 Females & 3 Males (mid-Forties)
All parts are great parts.

Audition Preparation

Auditions will be cold readings from the script. (Scenes will be available at the audition)
Please be able to list availability through September & previous acting experience (or bring a resume if you have one!).
For more information contact David Russell by phone (705) 755-0087 or by e-mail




The Three Sisters

Written by Anton Chekhov

Adapted by David Mamet

Directed by Jane Werger


Production Dates

January, 2014

Audition Dates

Sunday, June 9th, from 1:00-3:00 pm and from 7:00-9:00 pm

Audition Location

In Studio A at the Peterborough Theatre Guild

Rehearsals

Begin in September for production in January, 2014

Scenario

The play takes place in a Russian provincial town, at the end of the last century and centers on the hopes, frustrations, and emotional life of the Prozoroff family and the military officers that are welcomed into the household. It is both tragic and comic and requires an ensemble of actors who relish a challenge.

Cast

Please note that the suggested ages of the characters are negotiable.

Female roles:

Olga (28+) - eldest sister, has sense of duty, longs for meaning in her life, teaches school
Masha (24+) - middle sister, passionate (but stifled in her marriage), shows wit, sarcasm
Irina (20+) - youngest sister, beautiful, idealistic, and naïve, imagines work as salvation
Natalya (24+) - sister-in-law, insecure but ambitious, gains power and position
Anfisa (60-80) - aging servant/nanny, devoted to family, fearful of Natalya

Male Roles:

Andrei (26+) - weak-willed brother, marries Natalya, sisters place misguided hopes in him
Chebutykin (60+) - cynically comic, military doctor, rents flat in the sisters’ home
Kulygin (30-50) - Masha’s husband, pedantic, conservative, good-hearted, a bit of a clown
Vershinin (40-45) - military commander, troubled family life, philosopher, Masha’s lover
Tuzenbach (30-40) - lieutenant, philosopher, loves Irina (ideal if actor can play piano)
Solyony (30-40) - staff captain, “loose cannon”, social misfit, desires Irina
Fedotik (25-35) - second lieutenant, nice guy, sociable (ideal if actor can play guitar)
Rode (25-35) - second lieutenant, nice guy, sociable (ideal if actor can play guitar)
-depending on casting, Fedotik and Rode may have double roles as musicians-
Ferapont (50-70) - comic “go for” townsperson, partially deaf

For more information, please contact Jane Werger




A Candle on the Table

By Patricia Clapp

Directed by Beth McMaster

Production Dates

October 17-20, 2013

Audition Dates

Thursday, May 30, 7:00 pm

Audition Location

In Studio A at the Peterborough Theatre Guild

Scenario

Three elderly women, each from different backgrounds, meet at the lunch table on their first day in a home for senior citizens. A candle placed on the table by the home’s matron awakens different memories in each. The play has sensitively drawn characters, gentle humour and a generous dash of truth.

Cast

3 women 60 or over
1 woman 30 or over


A Candle on the Table is the PTG entry into the Eastern Ontario Drama League’s One Act Festival in Merrickville. Festival dates are November 8-10.

For more information contact Beth McMaster by phone, 705 745 8937, or by e-mail.





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