Casting Calls

Hartford Stage Seeks Talented Teens for Summer Performance Workshop 

What:    Hartford Stage Education is auditioning teenage actors, dancers, and break dancers for a six week paid rehearsal and performance program that will run June 23 - August 1 with two performances of Antony and Cleopatra on Monday, August 4.  The program incorporates breakdancing with the works of Shakespeare, offering students the opportunity to investigate and invigorate classic drama with new art forms. During the program, students will explore the dynamic characters in Shakespeare's plays and work toward a final performance. Throughout the rehearsal process students will be exposed to dance techniques and tools to unlock classical text. With professional supervision and the highest level of safety, actors will find how the language of breakdancing enhances a re-telling of a classic Shakespearean tale. Students will be paid $100 a week for each week of the program.  Hartford Stage's "Breakdancing Shakespeare" workshop is a partnership with the Greater Hartford Arts Council's Neighborhood Studios program.

When:   Auditions for the program will be held on Thursday, May 22 from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  Applications available on www.LetsGoArts.org/NS.  Completed applications should be sent to Hartford Stage as directed prior to the auditions.

Where:  Auditions will be held at the Hartford Stage rehearsal studios in the Richardson Building, 942 Main Street in Hartford.  The studios are on the 2nd floor; enter beneath the Residence Inn awning and follow signs to the studios.

How:     For additional information or requirements, contact the Hartford Stage Education Department at 860-520-7263.

Windham Theatre Guild Auditions

Auditions for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Sunday, May 18th at 5 PM & Thursday, May 22nd at 7:00 PM at the Burton Leavitt Theatre, 779 Main Street, Willimantic.

This Broadway farce is one of the funniest musicals ever written.  It’s a non-stop laugh-fest and offers opportunities for singers as well as comedic actors to shine.  The zany characters are unforgettable and who can forget the tune of “Comedy Tonight”.

The WTG is looking for 10+ men and up to 10 women of various ages to bring this fabulous musical comedy to life.  Although it is a musical, the show also offers non-singing comedic roles that will bring the house down.  So even if you aren’t a singer, you can join in the fun! If you are a singer, please prepare a song for the audition and bring sheet music with you.  Piano accompaniment will be provided.

Director: Laura DeBrincat
Musical Director: Ken Clark

Call 423-2245 or visit windhamtheatreguild.org for more information

Show Dates: July 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31 and August 1, & 2, 2008

URGENT RE-CAST
Great opportunity for female singer/actress age 50+

WHO: The Windham Theatre Guild needs to re-cast a part as quickly as possible for the upcoming Connecticut Premiere of “Hats!” the musical based on the Red Hat Society.

NEEDED: WTG is looking for a woman, age 50-60 to play the role of Dame, a character who was a great Mom and is now dealing with “empty nest” syndrome. This role demands some solo work and group harmony while performing joyful, raunchy, glitzy and heart-wrenching songs and lyrics.

The production demands ensemble playing as all characters are on stage for most of the 90 minute performance; they play is to be performed with no intermission.

WHEN: The show will run June 20th, 21st, 22nd, 26th, 27th and 28th. There will be one matinee performance on June 22nd. Most rehearsals are on Tuesday and Thursday evenings for the rest of April and throughout May. More rehearsal days will be added in June right before production.

Please contact Kristina Elias-Staron (director) at 860-423-4342, e-mail eliastar@charter.net or Linda Tracy (music director) at 429-7749, e-mail lindarondo@netscape.net with questions. WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US!

Little Theatre of Manchester at Cheney Hall
Camelot: Production Dates: October 31-November 16.
Director: Michael Forgetta
Auditions: May 19th and 20th @ 7 PM. Please be prompt. Location: Cheney Hall, 177
Hartford Road, Manchester

Looking for men and women, ages 18 to 60. Also looking for 2 young people (either male or
female) ages 12 to16 to play pages (knight's attendant). All must sing and move well. Please
come prepared with either a ballad or up-tempo from a similar musical. Please bring sheet
music in the proper key. Accompanist is provided. If you have any questions, please call
Cheney Hall at 647-9824.

Sing, Virgie, Sing: Production dates: August 8-24th.
Director: Sara Logan
Auditions: June 2 and 3 at 7 pm, place: Cheney Hall.

Sing, Virgie, Sing by Anne Pie' of Wethersfield,. This is the Connecticut premiere of the local
playwright's original romantic comedy. You'll laugh and then you'll laugh harder as we follow the
Bellacastelvetti family's consternation and bafflement after their son, Virgilio has been
electrocuted, thus confining him to a life of song! The long-suffering mother, her Americanized
daughter Ella, and the superstitious father Frank, are all part of this wonderful Italian family. The
play is set in 1945 and the family is directly impacted by World War II. Everyone associated
with the colorful Bellcastelvetti family faces endings and new beginnings.
Casting call: 2 women-late teens, twenties, 2 men-late teens, twenties, 1 man-25-40 years.

"The Miser" Casting Call
Town Players of Newtown
Orchard Hill Road
Newtown, CT
203-270-9144
Auditions: 7/14-15 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Performance dates: Weekends, 9/5-6 thru 9/19-20 at 8 p.m.; matinees 9/& and
9/14 at 2 p.m.

THE FANTASTICKS at The Town Players of New Canaan
Directed by Michael Day
Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones
Music by Harvey Schmidt
CASTING CALL: May 19 & 20, 2008 at 7:30PM
SYNOPSIS: A light romantic musical fable. Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with
girl. A simple tale of youthful illusions and romanticism moving into a season of
maturity and reality. This simple tale has taken on deeper meaning for audiences
throughout the world as the longest running musical in history.
CAST BREAKDOWN
6 men, 2 women
The narrator (El Gallo) 30-40 baritone
The boy (Matt) 18-25 tenor
The girl (Luisa) 18-25 soprano
The boy's father (Hucklebee) - singing role
The girl's father (Bellomy) - singing role
The old actor (Henry)
The man who dies (Mortimer)
The mute
Please come prepared with a song from the show. A pianist will be
provided. The Mute must be able to move well on stage. For any additional information, call the director at 914-953-2710.
Performance dates:
Fridays and Saturdays, July 25, 26, August 1, 2, 8 & 9 at 8:00pm
Sunday matinees July 27 & August 3 at 2:30pm.
Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park, 677 South Avenue, New Canaan CT.
Exit 37 off Merritt Parkway, turn left, entrance is 6/10 mile on the left.