AUDITIONS FOR “ACTING UP! 2025”
presented by the Orange Players!
Open Auditions: June 24 & 25 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Performances: August 22, 7:30 PM & August 23, 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Register link is below.
We are seeking a diverse cast of actors, teens through seniors, of all genders and ethnicities for "Acting Up! 2025”, a production of unpublished ten-minute one act plays. We have 10 amazing plays with casts of 2 - 4 actors each. Great opportunity for both new and seasoned actors. Plays may contain adult language and themes. Please see play and character synopses at the bottom of this notice.
AUDITIONS AND SIGN-UP INFORMATION
Open auditions will be held June 24 & 25, 7 PM – 9 PM
High Plains Community Center (HPCC)
525 Orange Center Road
Orange, CT 06477
REGISTRATION IS PREFERRED Use our online sign-up sheet and upload your headshot (or favorite photo) by clicking here:
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WALK-INS ARE WELCOME, fill out the form at the time of your arrival. If you have a resume and headshot or favorite photo, please bring it with you.
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NO NEED TO PREPARE!
Actors will be asked to do a cold reading from one or more scripts.
Actors are encouraged to arrive at 7:00 PM and stay through 9:00 PM to allow for multiple play readings. However, you may arrive at any time prior to 8:30 PM and leave earlier if needed.
Actors will be called upon to read for a variety of roles.
REHEARSALS:
Rehearsals are at the discretion of the Director but are typically held once per week during Monday -Thursday evenings at HPCC or at another location, day, and time convenient to both the cast and Director and may begin as early as July 1.
TECH WEEK: August 18, 19, 20, dress rehearsal 21 all from 7 PM – 10 PM
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Friday, August 22 at 7:30 PM (call time 6:15 PM) & Saturday, August 23 at 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM (call time 1:45 PM)
THE PLAYWRIGHTS AND PLAYS
All roles are available, we encourage you to audition! Please note, genders, ethnicities, and ages may be flexible.
DECEMBER, 2001 by Keona Marie Gomes
A family processes the aftermath of a chaotic funeral.
Morgan- (/)- The second oldest. Calm, nurturing.
Lucie- (/)- The middle child. Conflict avoidant. Resigned.
Clarrisa- (/)- The youngest. Cynical.
Mother- (/)- Ridged.
FRESH HELL by Brian Cern
A true story about a marriage being put through the wringer as they
try to register their child for summer camp.
Mom A mother of a ten year old.
Dad A father of a ten year old.
SOMETHING IS ROTTING ON THE STAGE OF GLENMARK by Ken Preuss
When a director with artistic integrity meets an actor dying to get a part, an audition for Hamlet at Glenmark College goes comically awry, becoming a matter of life and death… and afterlife.
VINCENT: Male. College Student. A theatre novice who’s as clueless as he is
hopeful.
PROFESSOR: Any Gender. A teacher and director. A weary visionary ready to
wrap up auditions.
IN LIKE COMPANY by John Busser
A man picks up a hitchhiker on a quiet back road. Who may or may not be a problem.
HARRIS: M, 50’s – 60’s, any ethnicity, friendly, open
DEAN: M, 20’s – 40’s, any ethnicity, quiet, closed
DEATH, BE NOT PROUD by Brian C. Petti
An elderly woman in a nursing home meets the conduit to her final journey.
Elderly Woman (F, 65+)
Death (M, 40+
THE VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER by Les Abromovitz
On Mother’s Day, two women in adjoining cemetery plots voice their complaints about life, children and death as they anxiously await the next stop on their eternal journey.
Marjorie Hillman, 60s or 70s
Eleanor Rathburn, 60s or 70s
Oliver Hillman, 40s
FOR THE RECORD... by F. J. Hartland
When leaving the theatre one night after a performance, a young actor runs headlong into his past.
ARLO, 50’s or 60’s
SPENCER, an actor, 30’s
ACTING ON IMPULSE by Margie Semilof
In the final minutes of a flight, Amy's nervous chatter with her seat mates turns into a self analysis of her life, with no escape for those within earshot.
AMY 30 F, Effervescent hot mess who thinks out loud. You'll hear everything, like it or not.
MARGARET 45+ F, Maternal, over solicitous with a strong, regional accent. A little
loud and talks with her hands.
MAN IN MIDDLE SEAT 35+ M, Mild mannered scientist. Couldn't get a word in edgewise if he tried.
CAPTAIN Off stage voice, any
GIVEN: A WAY by Michael Towers
A man desperately seeks to reclaim something that he gave a way a long time ago.
BRIDE a young woman celebrating the most beautiful and anticipated day of her life; she is older than she appears.
MAN her biological father; he is younger than he appears
COOKIE MONSTER by Phil Darg
When a local female youth “scout” tries to sell some cookies to an unfriendly single mother, the mother erupts into a series of tirades against the sidewalk cookie selling trade.
DEENA (FEMALE, any age) – a typical tween “youth scout” – who wears a “scouting” uniform while selling cookies. The role may be played by an actor of any age or gender, but projects a female character of about 11-12 years of age.
BRENDA (FEMALE, 35-50) – a tired, somewhat harried single mother; she carries at least one shopping bag filled with some items, is dressed rather frumpily.
GROCER (MALE, 25-50) – an average “working Joe” wearing a green apron, etc.
THE DIRECTORS
Tina Manus
Barry Hatrick
Dawn Reiss-Melillo
Lynne Gannon
Janine Wolfe
Steve Olson
Hugh Tucker
Gina Russell Tracy
Noah Golden
Jackie Koral
THE PRODUCTION TEAM
Producers: Cyndi Consoli and Noah Golden
Stage Manager: Amy Craw
We look forward to working with you!
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This production is funded in part by a generous grant from The Orange Foundation.
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