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CP2 Mini–Festival Auditions
CP2 Readers Theatre offers an exciting opportunity for actors, directors, and audience members to experience theater in a fresh way, with full dramatic readings of selected plays. No costumes, no sets, no props, and the actors perform with scripts in hand. These shows are an incredible opportunity to experience great theater stripped to its essence: the playwright’s words.
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AUDITIONS: OCT 13, 2024 | 1pm
BABEL
By Jacqueline Goldfinger
Directed by Michael J. Frohnhoefer
Dark Comedy | CP2 Mini Festival
A funny, and at times terrifying vision of a future.
Set in the near future, two couples are having trouble getting pregnant and the lengths they go to in order to have a baby raises the specter of eugenics, explores the societal value of a baby, and asks us what we are willing to risk for love.
Babel is presented through special arrangement with TRW Plays. trwplays.com
Cast Info:
ANN, a female in her 20s/30s, Jamie’s wife, high strung
JAMIE, a male in his 30s/40s, Ann’s husband, affable
RENEE, a female in her 30s/40s, Dani’s wife, nurturer
DANI, a female in her 40s, Renee’s wife, senior executive determination
THE STORK MASCOT (played by Jamie), has the voice of a young Harvey Fierstein
NARRATOR, a male or female
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AUDITIONS: OCT 13, 2024 | 3pm
MARJORIE PRIME
By Jordan Harrison
Directed by Cynthia Topps
A science fiction thriller | CP2 Mini Festival
Clever in concept, alive with humor, and terribly haunting.
It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie — a jumble of, fading memories — has a handsome new companion who’s programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. What would we remember, and what would we forget, if given the chance? In this richly spare play, Jordan Harrison explores the mysteries of human identity.
Casting:
Marjorie – (female) – age 70- 80s in mental declline
Tess – (female)- age 40-50s Marjorie’s daughter
Jon -(male) age 40-50s Tess’s Husband and Marjorie’s son-in-law
Walter – (male) early 30s
Narrator – (male/female) no specific age
Marjorie Prime is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.com
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OCTOBER 4 & 5, 2024
Fri 8pm & Sat 2pm
Eleanor
By Mark St. Germain
Directed by Jeffery Battersby
One-woman biographical drama | CP2 Mini Festival
An absorbing, thoughtful portrait.
This one-woman show brings to life Eleanor Roosevelt, the most influential First Lady the world has ever seen. From her “Ugly Duckling” upbringing to her unorthodox marriage to Franklin, Eleanor puts her controversial life, loves and passions on the stage.
Eleanor is presented through special arrangement with TRW Plays. trwplays.com
OCTOBER 5 & 6, 2024
Sat 8pm & Sun 2pm
Underneath the Lintel
By Glen Berger
Directed by Christine Crawfis
One-person mysterious adventure | CP2 Mini Festival
An impressive presentation of lovely evidences.
When a reclusive librarian discovers a 113-year overdue book in the night slot, curiosity compels him to pursue the borrower. His search for answers leads to a worldwide, whirlwind journey, where he discovers instead the great mysteries of humanity.
Underneath The Lintel is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc. broadwayplaypublishing.com
CP2 is SILVER sponsored by Powerhouse Theater and Stewarts Shops.
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September 2024
Fri & Sat 8pm | Sept 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21
Sun Matinee 2pm | Sept 15
Sat Matinee 2pm | Sept 21
Incorruptible
By Michael Hollinger
Directed by Kit Colbourn
DARK Comedy | Main Stage
A dark comedy about the dark ages.
Welcome to Priseaux, France, c. 1250 A.D.
The river flooded again. The chandler’s shop just burned to the ground. Nobody’s heard of the wheelbarrow yet. And St. Foy, the patron of the local monastery, hasn’t worked a miracle in thirteen years. In other words, the Dark Ages still look dark. All eyes turn to the Pope, whose promised visit will surely encourage other pilgrims to make the trek and restore the abbey to its former glory. That is, until a rival church claims to possess the relics of St. Foy—and their bones are working miracles. All seems lost until the destitute monks take a lesson from a larcenous one-eyed minstrel, who teaches them an outrageous new way to pay old debts.
PLEASE NOTE:
“Incorruptible was selected by CP summer of 2023, and is set in 1250 AD (the Dark Ages). Since it was selected, recent world events have transpired to make the play even more relevant. Incorruptible is a dark comedy; the playwright uses the power of humor to examine how frivolous and dangerous it is to amplify our external differences of faith. Underneath, our bones are all the same. There is much mention of the dead, of MANY faiths in this play. If this is of concern to you, this may not be the play for you.”
Incorruptible is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. dramatists.com
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Kathryn & Ralph Bowman
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