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Auditions for Eleemosynary by Lee Blessing

Gamut announces auditions for our next production, Eleemosynary by Lee Blessing.  Auditions will be held on Thursday, April 25^th from 6 – 9 pm and Saturday, April 27^th from 1 – 4 pm in the June M. McBroom Theatre at Community High School, 302 E. Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA.

Eleemosynary will be directed by Michael Mansfield and performances will be Thursday – Saturday June 20-22 and 27-29 at Community High School.

Eleemosynary is a beautifully written play that explores the relationships, through time, of three generations of women – daughter, mother and grandmother.  Echo is the daughter, in her teens and a competitor in the National Spelling Bee Championships.  The mother, Artie, is in her 30’s – 40’s and is an internationally known researcher who is comfortable with her intellect but not with her family. Dorothea, in her 50’s -   60’s, is the grandmother and is a self described eccentric whose interests include such things as teaching Artie to fly with just a pair of homemade wings.

For further information please contact Director Michael Mansfield at 540-293-5502, Gamut Theatre at 540-676-1415 or gamuttheatre@gmail.com.

Hat tip, Cathy Henderson. From my Inbox to you:

Attic Productions Audition Announcement!!!

Director Phil Boyd has announced auditions for Attic’s next show “Too Soon For Daisies” on Sunday, March 24^th from 2 – 4 PM and Monday, March 25^th from 6 – 8 PM.

“Too Soon For Daisies” is a delightful comedy set in England about three “mature” ladies that have accidentally escaped from a retirement home and aren’t quite sure that they want to go back.  Soon after they escape, they are faced with making that decision when they suddenly have a dead body to deal with and this is just the start of their problems!

Cast requirement for this show are 4 women and 4 men with ages ranging from 20 – 70!   Several different accents will also be used in the show including Australian, Cockney and an aristocratic British accent.

This is sure to be a fun show to be involved with!  Previous acting experience is not a requirement.  Performance dates are May 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18.  Rehearsals will begin early in April.

If you have questions, please feel welcome to call Phil at 540-397-4010.

From Sunday’s column:

Attic Productions will hold auditions for the comedy “Adam’s Eve” by Matthew Carlin from 3 to 5 p.m. Jan. 26 and Jan. 27 at D. Geraldine Lawson Performing Arts Center, 7490 Roanoke Road in Fincastle. The play has roles for three women and two men ages 20 to 30 and two women and two men ages 50 to 70.

Performances will take place March 21-23 and 28-30. For more information, call Ninette Cox at 567-2007 or 520-4701.

From my Inbox to you — Mill Mountain Theatre is looking for a few good women. Three, to be precise.

MILL MOUNTAIN THEATRE ANNOUNCES ROANOKE AUDITIONS—

Marvelous Wonderettes on the Trinkle Main Stage

WHO: Mill Mountain Theatre, Professional Regional Theatre

WHAT: First show back on Mill Mountain Theatre’s Trinkle Main Stage located in the newly renovated building, Center in the Square, in downtown Roanoke!

WHEN: Saturday, January 26 10AM-5PM. Call backs on Sunday January 27 if needed.

Where: Mill Mountain Theatre’s Waldron Stage, 20 Church Street East, Roanoke, VA 24011
NOTES/ WHAT TO BRING: Must bring sheet music in the correct key and music style of the show. No acapella. No tracks.

ALL AUDITIONING MUST BE ABLE TO PLAY 18-28

WE ARE LOOKING FOR EQUITY AND NON-EQUITY PERFORMERS Read more »

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Audition Announcement!  

Open auditions for Attic’s 2013 Youth Ensemble production “Archie and the Wallflower” will be held on Sunday, December 9^th at 3 PM at our theatre.

“Archie and the Wallflower” is a wonderful comedy with lots of interesting roles for 17 different actors.

Additionally, there are openings for young people interested in working with lights and sound for this show.  Performance dates for the show are February 7^th, 8^th and 9^th.

The audition will consist of cold readings from the script and prior acting experience is not required.  Auditioners should be of high school or middle school age.

If you have questions, contact the director, Cathy Henderson at 540-473-2282.

Click Here for Map of Attic Productions Location

From my Inbox to you:

“Restitution”

On December 7 and 8, 2012, Paddle Productions and The West Film Company will be holding an open casting call at the Blacksburg Community Center for their new film “Restitution.” Matthew Pickett [“The King’s River”], a native of Blacksburg Virginia and film student at Rochester Institute of Technology, will be shooting the film January 1-5, 2013 in the greater Blacksburg area.

The film is a story about a young man, Roy, and his destitute family who are living in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1890s. The eldest son in the family has recently been killed and Roy feels obligated to become the new up-and-coming man of the house. Fueled by his childish sense of revenge, Roy puts a plan of deception into place that sets off an uncontrollable chain of events leading to an eventual showdown that even Roy himself may not be able to stop.

Hat tip, Kathy Guy. From my Inbox to you:

Gamut auditions for Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot

Samuel Beckett

Gamut will hold auditions for the up-coming production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot on Saturday, December 15^th from 2 pm to 4 pm and on Monday, December 17^th from 7 pm to 9 pm.  Auditions will be held in the June M. McBroom Theatre at Community High School, 302 E. Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA.  Gamut is seeking actors to fill 5 roles.  Men and women of any age are encouraged to audition.  No monologues are necessary. Please dress comfortably.

Waiting for Godot is a “tragicomedy in two acts”.  This absurdist play by Samuel Beckett has been considered the most significant English language play of the 20^th century.   “Whether or not you will agree, is up in the air…which is entirely consistent with the status of the characters in Godot,” says Miriam Frazier, the production’s director.

Performance dates are February 28 through March 2 and March 7 through 9, 2013 at the June M. McBroom Theatre at Community High School, 302 E. Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA.

For further information, please contact Artistic Director Miriam Frazier at gamuttheatre@gmail.com or call 540-521-6049.

I’ve been contacted through blog comments and e-mail by a handful of teenagers about auditioning for theater productions. At present I don’t know of any plays holding auditions, but I thought it might be handy to post a guide showing these young ladies and gentlemen where to look.

I’m not going to include college theaters. Here are theater companies whose websites and/or Facebook pages you should watch for audition notices.

Any theater group that spots this and wants to be added, please let me know.

From my Inbox to you:

Feature Film – starring an Academy Award Winning actress – is searching locally for two LEAD roles!

Wish You Well, the motion picture based on David Baldacci’s novel, to be filmed in Giles County, VA in October 2012, is searching for Caucasian boys (7-13 years old) with or without acting experience to portray the  lead characters “Diamond” & “Oz” in the film.

“Diamond” is a mountain boy.  He is unique, confident, strong-willed, opinionated and charming.  Diamond marches to the beat of his own drummer…fishing, exploring, and sometimes getting into trouble. 10-13 yrs old.  Caucasian.  Diamond has a pet dog (If any “Diamond” candidates have their own dog, please bring a photo of the dog to the open call.)

“Oz” is a quiet boy who takes his stuffed bear with him everywhere.  He looks up to his big sister, and remains hopeful even when things seem impossible.  7-9 yrs old.  Caucasian.

Please attend the OPEN CALL (with a guardian) to be considered for this film.  No appointments are needed.

“DIAMOND”/”OZ” OPEN CALL:
Saturday, September 15^th
11am – 3pm
The Inn at Virginia Tech
901 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA  24061
http://www.innatvirginiatech.com

All principal (speaking) roles are being cast by Erica Arvold Casting. Submission instructions can be found at www.ericaarvoldcasting.com. Read more »

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Roanoke Children’s Theatre: Professional Theatre for Kids

Announces 2012-2013 Season.  Roanoke Children’s Theatre will host auditions for the 2012-2013 season on Saturday, August 25^th. RCT is seeking equity and non-equity adult actors and youth aged 8 and up to audition at Roanoke Children’s Theatre, located inside the Taubman Museum of Art at 110 Salem Avenue. All adult actors are paid. Sign-ups begin at 10:00 am. Call backs will be August 25^th from 5-8 pm and August 26^th from 1-4 pm.  Auditioners are asked to prepare 16 bars from a song (if a singer) and a one minute memorized monologue, poem or speech from a play. Please bring a non-returnable headshot. Audition information forms may be obtained from the website and filled out ahead of time or filled out on the day of the audition.

PINKALICIOUS
A Musical Play for the Whole Family
By Elizabeth Kahn & Victoria Kahn
Music & Lyrics by John Gregor
Public Performances: October 18-28, 2012
Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite her parent’s warnings.

Her pink indulgence lands her with Pinkitis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe! But when her pink goes too far-only Pinkalicious can figure out a way to get out of this rosy mess. Read more »