Auditions for "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"

Out of Pocket is excited to announce auditions for "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune", the second show of its 2025-2026 season. Directed by Trish Annese, this remarkable play by the Tony-award-winning playwright Terrence McNally is about a lonely waitress and a short-order cook who, after a one-night stand, grapple with the possibility of love and a deeper human connection beyond their initial desire.

Auditions will be held at St. Marks and St. John’s Episcopal Church (1245 Culver Road) on Wednesday, September 24th. If needed, callbacks will be held on Thursday, September 25th. All auditions are by appointment only. Please email b3V0b2Zwb2NrZXR0aGVhdHJlIHwgZ21haWwgISBjb20= to reserve an audition slot. If you are unable to attend auditions, email b3V0b2Zwb2NrZXR0aGVhdHJlIHwgZ21haWwgISBjb20= about submitting a video audition.

The role of Frankie has been pre-cast.

Those auditioning for the role of Johnny are asked to provide an acting resume, schedule of conflicts between December 8, 2025 and February 5, 2026, and a headshot, if available. Please note: additional conflicts following the audition process may result in the recasting of the role. Auditionees will be asked to read monologues and sides from the play.

Those auditioning should be familiar with the play if possible - a copy of the script is available here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L9vZnwTl4sn0jJF_Z_qsDkqux3KVI-ii/view?usp=sharing


Rehearsal Period: Rehearsals begin early December, typically rehearsing Sunday through Thursday evenings. Friday and Saturday rehearsals may be scheduled based on rehearsal progress and cast availability.

Tech Schedule: Sunday, February 1st through Thursday, February 5th

Production Dates: 2/6 (7:30), 2/7 (7:30), 2/8 (2:00), 2/12 (7:30), 2/13 (7:30), 2/14 (7:30) Strike: Sunday, 2/15

Please note - actors can have no conflicts during tech week and strike.

Production will be staged at the Multi-Use Community Cultural Center.

Synopsis:

THE STORY: The setting is a walk-up apartment on Manhattan's West Side where, as the curtain rises, Frankie (a waitress) and Johnny (a short-order cook who works in the same restaurant) are discovered in bed. It is their first encounter, after having met several weeks ago on the job, and Frankie is hopeful that Johnny will now put on his clothes and depart, so she can return to her usual routine of watching TV and eating ice cream. But Johnny, a compulsive talker (and romantic), has other ideas. He is convinced that he loves Frankie, a notion that she, at first, considers to be ridiculous. She has had more disappointments than delights in life, and he is the veteran of one broken marriage already. And neither of them is in the bloom of youth. Yet out of their sometimes touching, sometimes hilarious interplay the promise of a relationship beyond a "one-night stand" does begin to emerge and, as the lights dim, the two are back in bed again, but this time side-by-side, holding hands before the glowing television screen

Available Roles:

Johnny: a short-order cook, he is optimistic, persistent, and charming (late 30s-40s)

Notes on Casting: Ages listed are the ages of the characters during the course of the play. Out of Pocket practices color-conscious and body-positive casting.

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