The Chatham Community Players will hold open auditions for its 19th annual Jersey Voices One-Act Festival. Auditions will be held on Monday, June 3 and Tuesday, June 4 at 7:00PM. Both auditions will be held at the Chatham Playhouse, 23 North Passaic Ave., Chatham. Performances on July 26, 27 and August 2 & 3. Jersey Voices has provided a venue for New Jersey playwrights to showcase their work since 1995.
They are looking for men and women, ages 20 to 80, to fill roles for six one-act plays. Actors may read from sides available at the auditions or they may present a monologue. For those who are interested, full scripts will be available for reading at the Library of the Chathams - across the street from the Playhouse.
Presented Pieces are:
Most Beautiful Rock by Eric Alter
The Story of War told and heard by people who aren't quite ready to hear it and are surprised by how it ultimately resolves.
Needed:
* One male (mid 20's)
* One male (30’s-40’s)
* One female (20’s-30’s)
Directed by Joann Scanlon
One Woman's Onions by Mark McCarthy
Two modern suburban sisters with separate lives dance around their differences, but finally come to the fact that they love and care for each other and will find a place of common thought.
Needed:
* Two women (20's-40's)
Directed by Arnold Buchiane
Fool Me Twice by Jerrod Bogard
Being Royalty is really just a business...
Needed:
* Beautiful Queen Helena - One Woman
* Advisor to the Queen - One Man
* Court Jester - One Man
Directed by Paul Bettys
Aquasize by Loretta Napolitano
A group of Senior Citizens adjust to their ages and the reality while trying to get their exercise in.
Needed:
* One female (80's)
* Three females (70's)
* Two males (70's)
Directed by Stephen Catron
The 5564 to Toronto by Karen Howes
The impossible to believe happens in a near empty bus terminal at 4:00 in the morning.
Needed:
* One male (20’s or 30’s any race)
* One female (20’s or 30’s any race)
Directed by Ron Mulligan
Keli Richards by Omar Kozarsky
Love is blind and love endures. Unrequited love, though, is still tough to live with.
Needed:
* One female (early 20’s-mid 30’s, beautiful movie actress)
* One male (early 20’s-mid 30’s, clean cut, good looking)
* One male (30’s-40’s, bodyguard, imposing figure)
Directed By Megan Ferentinos
The Chatham Players have an open call casting policy. ALL roles are open, none are precast, and everyone is encouraged to audition. Any questions, please call Bob Lukasik, Artistic Director at 201-412-4039. For directions or additional information about each of the one-acts being produced, stay tuned to our website!
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By Stephen Dietz
A thrilling adventure of the greatest detective of all time. Join Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they face off against arch-enemy, Professor Moriarty, in the Stephen Dietz story inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by Cy Coleman.
The “Greatest Show on Earth” is the setting for this riveting musical, which traces the life and loves of colorful impresario Phineas Taylor Barnum. The production combines elements of traditional musical theater with the spectacle of the circus. The characters include jugglers, trapeze artists and clowns, as well as such real-life personalities as Jenny Lind and General Tom Thumb. The score is a pastiche of toe-tapping marches, ballads and ragtime tunes, including “There’s a Sucker Born Ev’ry Minute” and “Come Follow the Band.”