E-Auditions
Friday ~ June 26, 2009 ~ Issue #474
San Antonio area Auditions. Updated every Friday. Delivered via E-mail to Members only. Listings are restricted to member theatres and the occasional film or special event. Click here for membership info.
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Auditions
Arsenic and Old LaceNew Braunfels Theatre Company
Brauntex Performing Arts Theater, 290 West San Antonio Street, New Braunfels
Audition Dates: Saturday, June 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
All roles are open, there is NO pre-casting. 1 minute monologue and cold reading from script Dress to move, there will be a dance audition. Arsenic and Old Lace: Two sweet old ladies keep a very interesting secret in this classic play that is a dark comedy staple.
Location: Brauntex Performing Arts Theater, 290 West San Antonio Street, New Braunfels
Characters: 3 female and 7 male roles: ages 20 – 70
Cast: Casting Directors: Sara Brookes, Angela Flournoy, Kent Hofstad, Julie Estes
Performances: August 6th through 16th (Thursday through Sunday)
Contact: For other information, please call the New Braunfels Theatre Company at (830) 620-9655 or email newbraunfelstheatreco@gmail.com
Run For Your Wife by Ray Cooney
Sheldon Vexler Theatre and Sheldon Vexler Children's Theatre
The Vexler Theatre, Weinberg Campus JCC, 12500 N.W. Military Highway
Audition Dates: Sunday, June 28th & Monday, June 29th @ 7pm
Please prepare a 1-minute comedic monologue. There will also be readings from the script. The story of London cab driver John Smith, with two wives, two lives and a very precise schedule for juggling them both. Trouble brews when Smith is mugged and ends up in a hospital, where both of his addresses surface, causing both the Streatham and Wimbledon police to investigate. Smith becomes hopelessly entangled in his attempts with his lazy lay about neighbor, to explain himself to his wives and two suspicious police officers.
Performances: 12 performances August 20th through September 13th; Thursdays @ 7:30pm, Saturdays @ 8pm and Sundays @ 2:30pm
Location: The Vexler Theatre, Weinberg Campus JCC, 12500 N.W. Military Highway
Characters: 2 or 3 females, approximate ages 30-40 years old
5 or 6 males, approximate ages 30-60 years old
Cast: Directed by Matthew Byron Cassi
Contact: Allison Newsom @ 302-6828 or newsoma@jcc-sa.org. Please note that Allison will be out-of-the-office until Wednesday, June 17th!
Touring Company
Magik Theatre
420 S. Alamo
Audition Dates: Monday, July 6th, from 6:30-7:30
Auditions for the The Magik Theatre touring company (must be available days) and Beauty and the Beast (to run August 21 - Sept. 26) will be held Monday, July 6th, from 6:30-7:30 (or until everyone has been seen.) Arrive by 6:30 to sign up for a spot. For both auditions actors should provide a resume and head shot, prepare 32 bars of music showing vocal range, prepare 1 min comic monologue, and be prepared to move and cold read.
Psycho Beach Party by Charles Busch
Cameo Center, The Cameo Theatre
1123 East Commerce
Audition Dates: Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12, 2009 - beginning at 2:00 both days or by appointment
Summer, 1962. Malibu Beach. Imagine ‘Gidget’ crossed with ‘The Three Faces of Eve’ and ‘Mommie Dearest’. Sun, surf, sand, and ‘Chicklet’ Forrest wants nothing more than to learn to ‘shoot the curl’. Ride the waves. And who better to study under than the Great Kanaka? The macho king of the surfers, who rode the killer wave off the coast of Bali... handcuffed....But something isn't right...People are turning up shaved from head to toe by a mysterious assailant. The star of “Sex-Kittens Go To Outer Space” has disappeared from the set of her latest film. Surfers are coming out of the closet. And who, exactly, is Ann Bowman, the dominatrix who has risen to claim her birthright: World Domination? The big luau is only days away. Will our heroes thwart her evil scheme in time? Will Chicklet learn to surf? Will they still have time to prepare the finger foods? Will any of these questions be answered? Come see this bizarre hybrid of the best the Sixties had to offer: beach movies, bikinis, psychological melodramas, bikinis, surf guitar, bikinis, laughter, and... surfing. Not to mention the bikinis!
Location: Cameo Center, The Zumbro Room , 1127 East Commerce
Characters: Casting note: Some females roles are traditionally performed in drag (Chicklet, Marvel Ann, and Mrs. Forrest.). No monologue is necessary for auditions, please bring a resume and a headshot. Auditions will consist of cold-readings from the script.
The Great Kanaka: (mid 20s- mid 30s) The macho king of the surfers. a living legend, practically as famous as the President of the United States. the epitome of cool. The living end. The absolute most, to say the least... you get the picture.
Starcat: (early 20s) Full time surf bum, sometime psychology student. Tall, dark and brooding. the most handsome of the group.
Provoloney: (late teens- early 20s) Scrappy little surfer. The joker of the group who is strangely attracted to his best buddy.
Yo-Yo: (late teens- early 20s) A handsome young beach bum who does wonderful things with hibicus. Provoloney's best buddy.
Nicky: (late teens- early 20s) A cavorting beach bum.
Chicklet: (late teens- mid twenties) suffers from a multiple personality disorder. Seeing red causes her to transform into various other selves, including a sinister vamp out to conquer the world.This role is usually performed by a man in drag
Berdine: (late teens- early 20s) A hopeless nerd with spunk. Well versed in existentialism and reads Dostoyevsky for fun.
Marvel Ann: (late teens- early 20s) A gorgeous, blonde high school vamp. (possible drag role)
Bettina Barnes: (mid 20s- mid 30s) A glamorous, sex-kitten movie star on the run from the studio in an effort to be taken seriously as an actress.
Mrs Forrest: (late 30s onwards) A 1950s housewife with delusions of Joan Crawford.(possible drag role)
Dee Dee: (late teens- mid 20s) A sexy chick in a bikini.
Cast: Director: Rick Sanchez. Producer: Dave Cortez
Performances: Aug 14- Sep 19 Fridays and Saturdays at 10:15 pm in The Zumbro Lounge
Contact: For more information call the Cameo Theatre at (210) 325-8702.
The Brain That Wouldn't Die - A New Musical
The Overtime Theater
1216 West Ave
Audition Dates: Monday, July 20, 7-10 pm
The Overtime presents a new musical, adapted from the cult classic horror movie. It’s 1959, and a brilliant young surgeon, Dr. Bill Cortner, is convinced that he can save his bride-to-be, Jan, who has been decapitated in a fiery car wreck. The good doctor uses his experimental serum to keep Jan’s head alive while he looks for a suitable replacement body as a transplant. The Brain That Wouldn’t Die is brought to you by the same team that foisted Sheer Bloody Lunacy! onto an unsuspecting world. It will contain all of the overcooked dialogue, melodrama, and cheesy special effects of the movie, plus original songs, choreography, and much more!
Audition Requirements: For the singing audition, prepare 32 bars of a 1950’s or 1970's pop song or stage musical song, and bring a CD for accompaniment. Be prepared to dance and to do a cold reading as well. Auditioners must be 17 years or older.
Rehearsals: Due to begin the week of August 9; generally Sunday-Thursday evenings as scheduled by the director or music director.
The auditions will be on a first-come, first-served basis, but please send an email at theovertimetheater@gmail.com to let us know if you're planning to audition. Thanks!
Location: 1216 West Ave
Characters: All must be able to sing well.
2 women in their 20's or 30's
2 Men in their 20's or 30's
1 man in his 30's or 40's
Ensemble of approximately 8 men and women
Performances: October 2 - 31, 2009
Contact: 210-380-0326 or theovertimetheater@gmail.com ~ More information
Out Of Order by Ray Cooney
Circle Arts Theatre in New Braunfels
In Landa Park at 124 Elizabeth Avenue, New Braunfels, Texas
Audition Dates: Monday, July 20 at 7pm
Out Of Order is a fast paced comedy taking place in London. It is written by the playwright that also wrote Run For Your Wife. This script will be great fun! There are roles for six men ages 20 - 60 and four women ages 25 - 45. If you have never graced our stage, this is a great time to come see what we are about. There is no need to prepare monologues, auditions will be cold readings. Circle Arts Theatre is located in beautiful Landa Park in New Braunfels about 20 minutes from Universal City. We look forward to seeing your shining faces!
Lend Me A Tenor by
Ken Ludwig
Boerne Community Theatre
907 E. Blanco Rd., Boerne, TX
Audition Dates: Sunday, July 26 & Monday, July 27, 2009 - 7pm both nights
This night in September of 1934 is the biggest in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. World famous tenor, Tito Morelli, is to perform Otello, his greatest role, at the gala season opener. Saunders, the General Manager, hopes this will put Cleveland on the operatic map. Morelli is late; when he finally sweeps in it is too late to rehearse with the company. Through a hilarious series of mishaps, Il Stupendo is given a double dose of tranquilizers which mix with the booze he has consumed and he passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he is dead. What to do? Max is an aspiring singer and Saunders persuades him to get into Morelli's Otello costume and try to fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli comes to and gets into his other costume. Now two Otellos are running around in costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo! Actors will do cold readings from the script. Actors auditioning for the roles of Tito, Max and the Bellhop must be reasonably good singers and will need to bring CD accompaniment or sing a capella about one minute of an Italian tenor aria. However, this is a farce, and all actors auditioning must show a high degree of comic ability.
Characters: Max (mid 30s). Assistant to Saunders and boyfriend of Maggie; an "average guy" who finds his courage and his voice.
Maggie: (late 20s-early 30s). Pretty and quirky girlfriend of Max; willing to fall under the spell of who she thinks is Il Stupendo.
Saunders: (50s-60s). General Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company; authoritarian.
Tito Morelli: (50s). Imposing world-famous tenor, know also to his fans as Il Stupendo; speaks with an Italian accent.
Maria: (40s). Wife of Tito, Sophia Loren type: busty, proud and excitable; also speaks with an Italian accent.
Bellhop: (20s). Ambitious; keeps trying to audition for Saunders by bursting out in an Italian aria
Boerne Community Theatre
907 E. Blanco Rd., Boerne, TX
Audition Dates: Sunday, July 26 & Monday, July 27, 2009 - 7pm both nights
This night in September of 1934 is the biggest in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. World famous tenor, Tito Morelli, is to perform Otello, his greatest role, at the gala season opener. Saunders, the General Manager, hopes this will put Cleveland on the operatic map. Morelli is late; when he finally sweeps in it is too late to rehearse with the company. Through a hilarious series of mishaps, Il Stupendo is given a double dose of tranquilizers which mix with the booze he has consumed and he passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he is dead. What to do? Max is an aspiring singer and Saunders persuades him to get into Morelli's Otello costume and try to fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli comes to and gets into his other costume. Now two Otellos are running around in costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo! Actors will do cold readings from the script. Actors auditioning for the roles of Tito, Max and the Bellhop must be reasonably good singers and will need to bring CD accompaniment or sing a capella about one minute of an Italian tenor aria. However, this is a farce, and all actors auditioning must show a high degree of comic ability.
Characters: Max (mid 30s). Assistant to Saunders and boyfriend of Maggie; an "average guy" who finds his courage and his voice.
Maggie: (late 20s-early 30s). Pretty and quirky girlfriend of Max; willing to fall under the spell of who she thinks is Il Stupendo.
Saunders: (50s-60s). General Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company; authoritarian.
Tito Morelli: (50s). Imposing world-famous tenor, know also to his fans as Il Stupendo; speaks with an Italian accent.
Maria: (40s). Wife of Tito, Sophia Loren type: busty, proud and excitable; also speaks with an Italian accent.
Bellhop: (20s). Ambitious; keeps trying to audition for Saunders by bursting out in an Italian aria
Diana: (30s). Beautiful, very sexy soprano; in
the opera company (non-singing role)
Julia: (50s-60s). Chairman of the Opera Guild;
behaves seductively and is intent on seducing Tito.
Cast: Directed by Patty Loftis
Performances: September 11-26, 2009
Contact: For more information email the director at plilllnd@gvtc.com or call her at 210-378-4562. If necessary, it is possible to pre-audition for the roles of Tito, Max and the Bellhop.
Cast: Directed by Patty Loftis
Performances: September 11-26, 2009
Contact: For more information email the director at plilllnd@gvtc.com or call her at 210-378-4562. If necessary, it is possible to pre-audition for the roles of Tito, Max and the Bellhop.
Fashionably Late A Comedy By Gary Ray Stapp
Spotlight Theatre & Arts Group Etc, Inc. (S.T.A.G.E., Inc.)
1300 Bulverde Road
Audition Dates: Sunday August 23rd, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Characters: (5 M / 8-10 F)
WADE HAYWOOD – A fashion designer and business entrepreneur who has a secret he’s not quite ready to share.
MEREDITH – Wade’s business associate/Co-designer. She’s intelligent and professional.
CHARMAINE – The office receptionist. She’s blonde, but don’t let the hair color fool you.
HARRY – The epitome of the womanizer. He knows he’s not God’s gift to women, but would never admit to it. He has a desk, but no one seems to know what he does.
IRIS – Resident seamstress/ A grouch. Intimidates her co-workers.
ROXANNE – Iris’s assistant. (Can double as either Mrs. Haywood or Myrtle.)
MIKE – The building maintenance engineer. Gruff, loner type.
JOE – Chinese restaurant owner/delivery man. A little high-strung.
FLORIDA – The new girl in the office. As sharp as a bowling ball.
EUGENIA Van EDDERHORN – An IRS auditor.
EDWARD EIRESS – A fashion show coordinator. Considered to be among the top in his profession.
NATALIE HAWT – An artist/fabric designer. (Can double as either Mrs. Haywood or Myrtle.)
JAY RON BODEEN – A Texas oil tycoon.
MRS. HAYWOOD – Wade’s wife. A dignified classy lady.
MYRTLE – Wade’s mother-in-law.
Cast: Director Lou Garza
Performances: October 8 - 25, 2009
Contact: Zada Jahnsen or Charlane Meyer (830) 438-2339
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
Classic Theatre of San Antonio
Celebrating Classic Plays of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Audition Dates: August 23-24, 2009
Location: Blue Star Arts Complex at 108 Blue Star, South Alamo and Probandt (Map)
Cast: directed by Allan S. Ross
Performances: Oct- TBD, 2009
YOUNG ACTORS NEEDED
CAST ANNOUNCED
Cameo Center, The Cameo Theatre
Felicia Dantine - Ayn Phillips ~ Andrew Rally - Chris Berry ~ Deirdra MacDavey - Hailey Burnside ~ Lillian Troy - Johanne Cabrera ~ John Barrymore - Byrd Bonner ~ Gary Peter Lefkowitz - Dave Navarro ~ Director: Don Frame
CLASSES / WORKSHOPS
High
School Musical Junior - Youth Summer Camp
PG Entertainment/Triuno
Productions
7172 Oaklawn
ONE WEEK only. Camp Dates: June 29 - July 3, 10am-4pm, Mon-Fri. Open
to youth, ages 7-18. This week long Triple Threat camp will prepare
your child for two showcases of acting, singing and dancing. Camp
fee includes t-shirt, group photo, cast party and snacks. In order
to provide your child with better instruction, this camp is limited
to 15 students. First come basis; only 7 more spaces available.
Cost: $99. Camp Instructors: Pat Paccione, Eric Garcia, Angelique
Paccione. Showcases: July 11 @3pm and July 12 @7pm. Tickets $7.
Location:
7172 Oaklawn
Contact: Visit
triunoproductions.com for more information, call Maria
210-382-3819 or Pat 210-669-1113; or email
pgentertainment2@gmail.com
Summer Acting Camps
The Rose Theatre Co.
11838 Wurzbach at Lockhill Selma
For Kids Of All Ages and Skill levels. Our theatre camps are for every kid or teen who has an imagination or longs to be on stage. Join the staff of The Rose Theatre for a fun-filled week of theatre games, teamwork, acting skills and much more. Each day your child will learn acting skills that not only help them become great actors but help them in front of their classroom, or in any social situation. The theatre is a great non-threatening way to express your hidden talents and let out the star you want to be. We will not only learn we will cast, rehearse, choose costumes and perform a play. Plus…each child gets a free t-shirt, snacks, and a pizza party. All camps are instructed by Rose Theatre Co. owner/director Mrs. Jessie Rose.
Basic Theatre Camp for 7-13 yr olds
Dates: June 8-12 / June 22-26 / July 6-10 / August 3-7 ~ Price: $275.00
TWEEN SCENE ONE-ACT
Dates: July 6-July 10 ~ Price: $275.00
MUSICAL THEATRE CAMP
Dates: July 13-July 17 / August 10-August 14 ~ Price: $275.00
TEEN SCENE ONE-ACT
Dates: July 27-July 31 / August 17-August 21 ~ Price: $275.00
SHOWTIME (ALUMNI CLASS)
Dates: Thursdays May 4-July 27 ~ Price: $290.00
Contact: Call Us Today! (210) 360-0004
Stone Oak Youth Theatre Summer Camps
Stone Oak Youth Theatre / Lighthouse Entertainment
21518 Blanco Road
Stone Oak Youth Theatre announces its first season of Summer Camps and classes! From Acting Camps to Summer Musical Theatre Intensives to our special toddler programs, SOYT has the fun summer schedule you've been looking for! Affordable pricing ($90-$160 per student) and a wholesome, family-friendly environment for your young actors. http://www.soyt.org/summer.html
ComedySportz Improv 101
The Overtime Theater
1216 West Ave
Audition Dates: Saturday 2-5pm, May 30-July 11
ComedySportz Improv 101 is a fun and engaging beginner’s course that introduces the student to the basics of improvisation. Students will learn how to create characters, build scenes, pantomime and let go of their inhibitions. Throughout this six week course students will develop their skills as individuals and as a team, leading up to a final showcase at the end of the series to share their work with friends and family.
For only $199, you get six three-hour classes, two free passes to go to any ComedySportz San Antonio or Austin shows in the months of May, June, or July, and the free workshop show for your friends and family.
Contact: visit our Workshops page! And for more information, email workshops@cszsa.com ~ More information
Summer Camp at San Pedro Playhouse
San Pedro Playhouse, Russell Hill Rogers Theaters
800 W. Ashby Pl., San Pedro Park at Ashby
Sign up early for San Pedro Playhouse's Summer Camps, exciting alternatives to traditional summer camps. This year a variety of different camp sessions will provide opportunities for students of all ages and skill levels who are looking for an exciting alternative to tradition summer camp.
"Camp Broadway" will give students from ages seven through high school an opportunity to explore, develop and refine skills in acting, singing, dancing and overall stagecraft. The three-week session covers material that explores every aspect of performance including auditioning, scene work, blocking, and establishing a professional demeanor. Classes are small and teachers have years of professional experience. Younger students through age 12 will meet weekdays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM for three weeks. Older students 13 years of age and up will meet from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The session begins July 6. Tuition is $250.00 per student.
"Creativity Camp" will unleash imagination and creativity during a three-week session as students produce their own show from start to finish. Campers will write the script, make costumes, build the set and star in their own show. The three-week session begins July 27. Students ages seven to 12 will meet from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Students ages 13 through high school will meet from 1:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Tuition is $250.00 per student.
"Broadway Headliners" will be open to a limited number of students, "Triple Threats," who are skilled dancers, singers and actors and would like to audition to become members of a group of young Playhouse ambassadors who perform on behalf of San Pedro Playhouse throughout the year at community events and festivals. Sessions begin June 15. Auditions to join "Broadway Headliners" will be held June 6 at 1:00 PM in the San Pedro Playhouse Russell Hill Rogers Theater. Students should prepare a song and bring sheet music. Students who are accepted are required to attend the three week camp session beginning June 15 and meeting weekdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Tuition is $300.00.
Need based scholarships are available for all camp session. Visit our website or call (210) 733-7258 for more information.
DVC Comedy Classes for Adults
The Rose Theatre Co.
11838 Wurzbach at Lockhill Selma
Audition Dates: July 7-August 25, 2009
This class covers all forms of comedy. Sketch, Improv, Stand Up and much more Our Instructor, Dawnview Crew Sketch Comedy Show Writer/Producer, Chris Manley will bring the funny out of any performer.
Classes are Tuesdays at 7-8:30 p.m. Cost: $ 200.00. *Ages 18 and up *No experience necessary, this class is for all adults!
*8 Weeks, with 1 extra rehearsal day
*1 Showcase Performance open to the public! (Artistic Director and Producers of the Rose Theatre, as well as other directors will attend!)
*At the end of performances you will be given the chance to audition for the hit comedy sketch show "Dawnview Crew" and other Rose Theatre productions!
Contact: For more information or to reserve your spot in class, Call NOW! 210-360-0004
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS / REQUESTS
WANTED: African American Dancers, Actors, and Drummers!The Temple Beth-El Players
Temple Beth-El: 211 Belknap Street
National award winning, locally written play, Darfur Calls, is going to be produced once again in San Antonio, and we are looking for several African American dancers, drummers, and actors. All proceeds from every production of Darfur Calls go directly to the relief effort in the Displaced Persons' Camps where thousands of Darfurians have been forced to flee from a government sponsored genocide in Sudan, Africa. Through sharing a little of your time, your gift to those who are suffering will be huge. There will be a very limited number of rehearsals, and the play, directed by Michael Hardy, will be performed Sunday morning, July 19. If you are moved by the plight of the Darfur people and want to help, please email Kathi Kardon at kathkard@satx.rr.com or call her at 849-6082.
Wanted: Short Scripts
Audition Dates: Deadline: July 2, 2009
Aquila Review (TAMU-T's literary journal) needs short scripts (ten to thirty pages) for its fall issue. There are no content restrictions. Excerpts from longer works are welcome. Send submissions to Brian Billings (brian.billings@tamut.edu) using the following file types: .doc or .pdf. Attach a brief autobiography (three to five sentences) to each submission. Sample copies serve as payment. Please visit the journal's Web site www.tamut.edu/aquila to read excerpts from previous volumes.
Community Theatre Reality Show
Top tier Production Company with many hit network shows is searching for dynamic local theater group to work with award winning filmmaker as the focus of a verite style docu-series. Were interested in people from small and not so small town America who play BIG characters on stage and off. Looking for real people who's universe orbits around their regional theater troupe and would not be afraid to grant all access passes into your lives for this character driven insiders guide into the drama, comedy, tragedy and intrigue of the American thespian.
Contact: Please e-mail Manny at BosgangCasting@gmail.com or call (212) 920-3607 for more information.
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