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STC to hold auditions for two productions of Season Nine
The following was submitted by the Salem Theatre Company:
The Salem Theatre Company announces open auditions for its first two shows of Season Nine: The Woman in Black by Stephen Mallatratt and An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf by Michael Hollinger.
Woman in Black, based on Susan Hill’s thriller novel will be produced at the STC Theater September 29 to October 15, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Rehearsals for The Woman in Black will begin at the end of August and be held three evenings each week, approximately 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and possibly on Saturday or Sunday afternoons. The production will be directed by Catherine M. Bertrand.
An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf will be produced in the STC Theatre December 1 to17 Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Rehearsals for An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf will begin mid-October and be held three evenings each week, approximately 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and on Saturday or Sunday afternoons. The production will be directed by Gary LaParl.
Auditions will be held on Wednesday, July 20 and Thursday, July 21 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the STC Theater, 90 Lafayette Street in downtown Salem. Actors are asked to prepare a one-minute comic monologue and a one-minute dramatic monologue and may be asked to read from the script. Call back dates are still to be determined.
To register your audition, please e-mail info@salemtheatre.com and state your preferred audition group time: Group One: Wednesday, July 20 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Group Two: Wednesday, July 20 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Group Three: Thursday, July 21 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Group Four: Thursday, Thursday, July 21 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
About The Woman in Black: The framework of this spine-tingling play is unusual: a lawyer hires an actor to tutor him in recounting to family and friends a story that has long troubled him concerning events that transpired when he attended the funeral of an elderly recluse. There he caught sight of the woman in black, the mere mention of whom terrifies the locals, for she is a specter who haunts the neighborhood where her illegitimate child was accidentally killed. According to legend, anyone who sees her suffers dire consequences. The lawyer has invited some friends to watch as he and the actor recreate the events of that dark and stormy night. A classic of the genre. Roles to be filled from A Woman in Black include 2 Males and 1 Female.
The Lawyer – Young man. 20’s to 30’s. Charming. A storyteller.
The Actor – Older 50’s to 60’s. Plays several roles. Versatile.
The Extra – Female 20’s to 30’s. Non-speaking role.
About An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf: No menu necessary at the world's greatest restaurant, the Café du Grand Boeuf in Paris. Why? Because they have everything. On this hot July night in 1961, the staff awaits the imminent arrival of Victor, the Café's owner and sole patron. But when "Monsieur" returns disheveled and morose, his wish is simple: to die of starvation at his own table. The frantic staff, whose very lives depend on Victor's appetite, try all means to change his mind, but to no avail. Finally, they make a last-ditch plea: Out of respect for their life's work, will he let them prepare one final meal — provided they leave it in the kitchen? Instead they will describe it, course by course, over a series of empty platters. Victor reluctantly consents, and the "feast of adjectives and adverbs" begins… A "comic tragedy in seven courses" celebrating the joys of cooking, sex, bullfighting and the collected works of Ernest Hemingway.
Roles to be filled from An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf:
Victor – 40’s to 50’s. Powerful, pragmatic and wounded.
Claude – 30’s to 40’s. The Headwaiter. Type A, Straight-Man to everyone around him. Unsatisfactorily married to Mimi.
Mimi – 30’s to 40’s. Waitress. Unsatisfactorily married to Claude. Trapped. A dreamer.
Gaston – 30’s to 50’s. Chef. Think a male version of Julia Child who grew up in Southie.
Antoine – 20’s. Busboy/Waiter Trainee. Stutters. Must be able play a hand-held musical instrument, albeit badly. Is the “outsider” of the café crew that gives perspective.
Miss Berger – 40’s to 50’s. Beautiful. Pragmatic. Wounded.
All actors interested in “An Empty Plate….” require strong comic timing.
About the STC
The Salem Theatre Company - a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization – was founded in 2002 and enriches the artistic, cultural, and economic life of the Greater Salem region through the performance of classic, contemporary, and new works of exceptional theater. The STC hopes to move and inspire, and to build connections with new, diverse audiences and theatre artists through the performing arts and arts education outreach.
Now preparing for its Ninth Season “Grand Delusions”, it is led by Artistic Director John Fogle, Executive Director Gary LaParl, and Board President Peg Howard. Details are available at www.salemtheatre.com.
The Salem Theatre Company is a non-equity, semi-professional company.
The Salem Theatre Company announces open auditions for its first two shows of Season Nine: The Woman in Black by Stephen Mallatratt and An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf by Michael Hollinger.
Woman in Black, based on Susan Hill’s thriller novel will be produced at the STC Theater September 29 to October 15, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Rehearsals for The Woman in Black will begin at the end of August and be held three evenings each week, approximately 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and possibly on Saturday or Sunday afternoons. The production will be directed by Catherine M. Bertrand.
An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf will be produced in the STC Theatre December 1 to17 Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Rehearsals for An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf will begin mid-October and be held three evenings each week, approximately 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and on Saturday or Sunday afternoons. The production will be directed by Gary LaParl.
Auditions will be held on Wednesday, July 20 and Thursday, July 21 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the STC Theater, 90 Lafayette Street in downtown Salem. Actors are asked to prepare a one-minute comic monologue and a one-minute dramatic monologue and may be asked to read from the script. Call back dates are still to be determined.
To register your audition, please e-mail info@salemtheatre.com and state your preferred audition group time: Group One: Wednesday, July 20 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Group Two: Wednesday, July 20 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Group Three: Thursday, July 21 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Group Four: Thursday, Thursday, July 21 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
About The Woman in Black: The framework of this spine-tingling play is unusual: a lawyer hires an actor to tutor him in recounting to family and friends a story that has long troubled him concerning events that transpired when he attended the funeral of an elderly recluse. There he caught sight of the woman in black, the mere mention of whom terrifies the locals, for she is a specter who haunts the neighborhood where her illegitimate child was accidentally killed. According to legend, anyone who sees her suffers dire consequences. The lawyer has invited some friends to watch as he and the actor recreate the events of that dark and stormy night. A classic of the genre. Roles to be filled from A Woman in Black include 2 Males and 1 Female.
The Lawyer – Young man. 20’s to 30’s. Charming. A storyteller.
The Actor – Older 50’s to 60’s. Plays several roles. Versatile.
The Extra – Female 20’s to 30’s. Non-speaking role.
About An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf: No menu necessary at the world's greatest restaurant, the Café du Grand Boeuf in Paris. Why? Because they have everything. On this hot July night in 1961, the staff awaits the imminent arrival of Victor, the Café's owner and sole patron. But when "Monsieur" returns disheveled and morose, his wish is simple: to die of starvation at his own table. The frantic staff, whose very lives depend on Victor's appetite, try all means to change his mind, but to no avail. Finally, they make a last-ditch plea: Out of respect for their life's work, will he let them prepare one final meal — provided they leave it in the kitchen? Instead they will describe it, course by course, over a series of empty platters. Victor reluctantly consents, and the "feast of adjectives and adverbs" begins… A "comic tragedy in seven courses" celebrating the joys of cooking, sex, bullfighting and the collected works of Ernest Hemingway.
Roles to be filled from An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf:
Victor – 40’s to 50’s. Powerful, pragmatic and wounded.
Claude – 30’s to 40’s. The Headwaiter. Type A, Straight-Man to everyone around him. Unsatisfactorily married to Mimi.
Mimi – 30’s to 40’s. Waitress. Unsatisfactorily married to Claude. Trapped. A dreamer.
Gaston – 30’s to 50’s. Chef. Think a male version of Julia Child who grew up in Southie.
Antoine – 20’s. Busboy/Waiter Trainee. Stutters. Must be able play a hand-held musical instrument, albeit badly. Is the “outsider” of the café crew that gives perspective.
Miss Berger – 40’s to 50’s. Beautiful. Pragmatic. Wounded.
All actors interested in “An Empty Plate….” require strong comic timing.
About the STC
The Salem Theatre Company - a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization – was founded in 2002 and enriches the artistic, cultural, and economic life of the Greater Salem region through the performance of classic, contemporary, and new works of exceptional theater. The STC hopes to move and inspire, and to build connections with new, diverse audiences and theatre artists through the performing arts and arts education outreach.
Now preparing for its Ninth Season “Grand Delusions”, it is led by Artistic Director John Fogle, Executive Director Gary LaParl, and Board President Peg Howard. Details are available at www.salemtheatre.com.
The Salem Theatre Company is a non-equity, semi-professional company.
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