CP2 Readers Theatre Auditions – 10/2

MINI FESTIVAL 2 AUDITIONS

GEORGE WASHINGTON’S TEETH
By MARK ST. GERMAIN
Directed by MICHAEL J. FROHNHOEFER
SUN OCT 2 | 1pm

Performances: DECEMBER 2 & 3

The women of the beleaguered New Bunion Historical Society must find creative ways to lure visitors to their sleepy New England town. When a set of George Washington’s dentures turns up in the hands of an unexpected rival, they brace themselves for all-out war.

CASTING:

HESTER BUNION – President of the New Bunion Historical Society and its oldest member. Descendant of New Bunion’s 1705 founder, Sampson Bunion. Authoritative, proud. White.

ANN MATHER – Wife of Jayden Mather, wealthy partner in the Mather and Mather investment firm. Stylish, attractive, composed. One-time trophy wife. White.

EDIE PLOTZ – Florist. Narcoleptic. Knows every birth, death, and affair in town. Middle-aged. High spirited, eccentric, nervous, eager to please. White.

JESS WILDER – College-aged. Real-world smart. Swagger, bubbly, sparkles. White.

LOUISA TYE – Descendant of one of New Bunion’s first settlers. Scholar. Scholarly, witty, wise. Black.

NARRATOR, MAYOR RONALD RICE, BIG JIM, ANNOUNCER – Voice-overs. Male

GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM
By MARTIN SHERMAN
Directed by ANDREW KARL
SUN OCT 2 | 3pm

Performances: DECEMBER 3 & 4

Beau has spent his life trying to blend into a world that told him to be invisible. Rufus lives his life openly and becomes fascinated with the much older Beau. Falling into a whirlwind affair, over a decade, they navigate a relationship neither expect, but on which both depend. This is a bittersweet, funny romance about being a gay man in the 21st century, and finding love along the way.

Beau: An older gay man (plays 61 to 75). A gentle but hardened musician. Cultured and traveled. From everywhere and nowhere. New Orleans accent.

Rufus: A young gay man (plays 28 to 42). A passionate, manic lawyer. An old soul. Suffers from bipolar depression. Posh English accent.

AUDITION INFORMATION

THE BOOK OF WILL – FINAL WEEKEND 9/23 & 9/24

SEPTEMBER 2022
9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24
By LAUREN GUNDERSON

Directed by ANDREW KARL

William Shakespeare’s been dead for three years. His friends and fellow actors miss him and his beautiful plays. When a pirated, badly botched Hamlet (“To be or not to be, there’s the point…”) plays on a nearby stage, they realize Shakespeare’s lines are disappearing into the forgetful memory of time. They need a book—a definitive copy of his original plays, but to make one, they have to battle an unscrupulous publisher, a boozy poet, and their own mortality. Lauren Gunderson’s look at Shakespeare’s First Folio is a lively, funny, poignant love letter to theatre and the printed word.

TICKETS

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Bronze Show Sponsor
Facilities Maintenance Corporation

Season 65 is sponsored by Hudson Valley Credit Union

THE BOOK OF WILL – Returns This Weekend – 9/16, 9/17 & 9/18

SEPTEMBER 2022
9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24
By LAUREN GUNDERSON

Directed by ANDREW KARL

William Shakespeare’s been dead for three years. His friends and fellow actors miss him and his beautiful plays. When a pirated, badly botched Hamlet (“To be or not to be, there’s the point…”) plays on a nearby stage, they realize Shakespeare’s lines are disappearing into the forgetful memory of time. They need a book—a definitive copy of his original plays, but to make one, they have to battle an unscrupulous publisher, a boozy poet, and their own mortality. Lauren Gunderson’s look at Shakespeare’s First Folio is a lively, funny, poignant love letter to theatre and the printed word.

TICKETS

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Bronze Show Sponsor
Facilities Maintenance Corporation

Season 65 is sponsored by Hudson Valley Credit Union