Nine shows. Eight directors. 80 roles.
Vintage Theater is thrilled to announce auditions for its 2010 season!
All auditions will take place at the Vintage Theatre: 2119 E. 17th Ave., Denver 80206.
Auditions for all shows (except the musical) will consist of cold readings only. Initial auditions will take place over two weekends (September 5-7 and September 19-21).
Callbacks will take place based on the schedule below. You will be contacted individually if the director(s) would like to see you at callbacks.
If you would like to audition for the 2010 season, please make an appointment for one of the two-hour timeslots below.
Auditions will consist of cold readings only.
You will want to bring a headshot and resume for each show you would like to be considered for.
To make an appointment and to get an electronic audition form to fill out in advance, please email Vintage Executive Producer Debbie Laureta at dlaureta@comcast.net.
All actors are paid a stipend.
Website: www.vintagetheatre.com
AUDITION TIMESLOTS
Saturday, September 5, 2009
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 20, 2009 – Musical Auditions
If you would like to audition for Vintage Theater’s first musical ever A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – please email Vintage Executive Producer Debbie Laureta at dlaureta@comcast.net for an appointment.
Audition appointments will be taken from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Please prepare an audition piece of 16 – 32 bars from a classic musical comedy and be prepared for a dance audition.
Vintage Theatre 2010 Season Auditions – Callback Schedule
Saturday, October 3
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Sunday, October 4
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Hospitality Suite
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Leading Ladies
Saturday, October 10
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Books on Tape
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – On Golden Pond
Sunday, October 11
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – You Can’t Take it With You
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Angels in America, Parts 1 and 2
THE SHOWS
March 5 – April 3, 2010 (5 Weeks)
The Goodbye People
By Herb Gardner
Directed by Jesse Larner
SYNOPSIS: In this endearing comedy, we meet 70-year old Max Silverman who, after a near-fatal heart attack, wants to achieve the impossible: the re-opening of his Coney Island beachfront bar now closed for the past 22 years. Along the way, Max enlists the help of his daughter Nancy who has a new nose but no identity, and Arthur who has no job but watches sunrises. When these three misfits band together, anything is possible!
Cast Breakdown:
Max – male – 70+
Shirley/Nancy – female – 30-40
Arthur – male – mid 30s – early 40s
Eddie (Husband) – male – mid 30s – early 40s
Michael (Son) – male – late 30s – mid 40s
Marcus (Business Partner) – male – 70+
March 12– April 3, 2010 (4 Weeks) – extension possible
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You
by Christopher Durang
Directed by Brandi Glass
(to play Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 after GOODBYE PEOPLE and LEADING LADIES)
SYNOPSIS: Sister Mary Ignatius, a teaching nun who is much concerned with sin in all of its various forms, delivers a cautionary lecture to her charges. But when several of her former students turn up the picture darkens, along with Sister Mary’s indignation. In the end there is mayhem and bloodshed but, with this, the unsettling feeling that, amid the laughter, some devastating truths have been told.
Cast Breakdown:
Sister Mary Ignatius – Female – 40’s – 60’s
Thomas – Male – 10
Gary – Male – 20’s
Diane – Female – 20’s
Philomena – Female – 20’s
Aloysisus – Male – 20’s
April 16 – May 16, 2010 (5 Weeks)
Leading Ladies
by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Pat Payne
SYNOPSIS: What can possibly go wrong when two out-of-work actors decide to pass themselves off as the long-lost nephews of a very old, very sick, and very rich old lady? Only one thing – on their arrival, Jack and Leo find out the relatives aren’t nephews, but nieces! Cross dressing, mistaken identities, and romantic entanglements abound in this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me a Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo.
Cast Breakdown:
Jack – Male – Mid 30’s – Mid 40’s
Leo – Male – Mid 30’s – Mid 40’s
Meg – Female – 30’s
Audrey – Female – 20’s – 30’s
Butch – Male – 20’s – 30’s
Florence – Female – 60’s
Doc – Male – 40’s – 50’s
Duncan – Male – 40’s – 50’s
May 28 – June 20, 2010 (4 Weeks)
Hospitality Suite
by Roger Rueff
Directed by Jason Maxwell
SYNOPSIS: In a small hotel room, three representatives of an industrial lubricants firm, prepare to host a convention hospitality suite, desperate to make the acquaintance of the one man who can save their ailing company. HOSPITALITY SUITE was made into the movie THE BIG KAHUNA starring Kevin Spacey and Danny DeVito.
Cast Breakdown:
Phil- Male – early 50’s
Bob- Male – early 20’s
Larry- Male – 30’s
Man- Male – 30’s
June 4 – August 28, 2010 (13 Weeks)
Books on Tape
by William Missouri Downs
A Comedy in the Present Tense
Directed by Kellie Rae Rockey
[To run at 10:30 on Fridays and Saturdays after HOSPITALITY, FORUM, and POND]
SYNOPSIS: Jeffrey records books on tape. Adriane listens to them. Father Larry creates new religions. Donna writes self-help books. The one thing these strangers have in common is that they’re all looking for love in the modern world, and the search for love has never been funnier!
Cast Breakdown:
Adriane/Donna (Swing ) – Female – Late 20’s-40’s
Jeffrey-Male – Late 20’s to 40’s
Fr. Larry-Male – Late 20’s to 40’s
Jeffrey/Fr. Larry (Swing)— Late 20’s to 40’s
Special note: because the run is over the entire summer, the Swings will have an entire weekend of performance of each character AT LEAST. They will attend and participate in all rehearsals in which their scenes are called, including ALL technical and dress rehearsals.
July 2 – August 8, 2010 (6 Weeks)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
by Sondheim, Shevelove, Gelbart
Directed by Linda Suttle
SYNOPSIS: “Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!” Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining time-tested, 2000 year old comedies with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. The result is a non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty slave struggles to win his freedom.
Cast Breakdown:
Pseudolus – Male – 30’s – 40’s (Baritone)
Hero – Male – 20’s (Tenor)
Philia – Female – 20’s (Soprano)
Senex – Male – 40’s – 50’s (Baritone)
Domina – Female – 40’s (Soprano)
Hysterium – Male – 30’s – 40’s (Baritone)
Lycus – Male – 30’s – 50’s (Baritone)
Miles Gloriosus – Male – 30’s – 50’s (Baritone)
Erronius – Male – 60’s-70’s
Courtesans – Female – age open
3 Proteans – Male or Female – age open
August 20 – September 19, 2010 (5 Weeks)
On Golden Pond
By Ernest Thompson
Directed by Peter Hughes
SYNOPSIS: This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer. He is a retired professor, nearing eighty. Ethel, ten years younger, delights in all the small things that continue to enrich their long life together. Time, they know, is against them, but the years have been good and, perhaps, another summer on Golden Pond still awaits.
Cast Breakdown:
Norman – Male – 70’s – 80’s
Ethel – Female – 70’s – 80’s
Charlie – Male – 30’s – 40’s
Chelsea – Female – 30’s – 40’s
Bill – Male – 30’s – 40’s
Billy – Male – 12 – 16
October 1 – November 7, 2010 (6 Weeks)
Angels in America, Part 1 & 2
by Tony Kushner
Directed by Bernie Cardell
SYNOPSIS: Angels in America is at once a love story, a comedy, and a sweeping epic of a play that follows two couples. Louis Ironson is a homosexual living with his AIDS-stricken lover, Prior Walter. Joe Pitt is a Republican law clerk living with his Valium-addicted, agoraphobic wife, Harper. Sexuality, politics, and religion are all explored as we follow our characters through ten years of living in America.
Cast Breakdown:
Prior Walter – Male 30’s
Louis Ironson – Male – 30’s
Joe Pitt – Male – 30’s
Harper Pitt – Female – 30’s
Hannah Pitt – Female – 50’s-60’s
Roy Cohn – Male – 50’s – 60’s
Belize – African American Male – 30’s – 40’s
The Angel – female – timeless
November 19 – December 19, 2010 (5 Weeks)
You Can’t Take it With You
by George Kaufman and Moss Hart
Directed by Bernie Cardell
SYNOPSIS: Between the printing press in the parlor, the fireworks in the basement, the ballet in the living room, and the snake in the dining room, the Sycamore family may seem just a little crazy. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, masters of the screwball comedy Kaufman and Hart give us a warm, nostalgic, and hysterical play about everybody’s favorite family.
Cast Breakdown:
Grandpa Vanderhoff – Male – 60’s-70’s
Penny Sycamore – Female – 40’s-50’s
Alice Sycamore – Female – 20’s – 30’s
Paul Sycamore – Male – 40’s – 50’s
Essie Carmichael – Female – 20’s – 30’s
Ed Carmichael – Male – 20’s – 30’s
Mr. DePinna – Male – 40’s – 50’s
Donald – Male – 20’s – 40’s
Rheba – Female – 20’s – 40’s
Henderson – Male – 30’s – 50’s
Tony Kirby – Male – 20’s – 30’s
Boris Kolenkhov – Male – 30’s – 50’s
Gay Wellington – Female – 30’s – 60’s
Mr. Kirby – Male – 40’s – 50’s
Mrs. Kirby – Female – 40’s – 50’s
The Grand Duchess Olga Katrina – Female – 40’s-50’s
Three G-Men – Male – 20’s – 50’s
