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ROCKAWAY THEATRE COMPANY (RTC) 2012
The Post Theatre (Building T4), Fort Tilden, NY, Gateway National Recreation Area - 718-374-6400
AUDITIONS FOR BLYTHE SPIRIT Announced
ROCKAWAY THEATRE CO. Auditions on JUNE 3 & 7
Blythe Spirit
Director: Michael Wotypka | Asst. directors: Leslie Ross & Alan Rosenberg
The Rockaway Theatre Company will be holding auditions for our late summer production of Noel Coward’s Blythe Spirit. at the Post Theater, Bldg T4, in Fort Tilden on the following dates & times:
Sunday, June 3, 4PM-7PM and Thursday, June 7, 7PM-9M
These are the only audition dates for this production.
There will be no individual appointments or alternate audition dates.
(Visit our website at www.rockawaytheatrecompany.org for travel directions)
Performance Dates: August 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31 and September 1, 2012
Please do not audition if you are not available on all the dates above
Character Descriptions
Males:
CHARLES CONDOMINE 30 – 50: bright, sophisticated, successful writer who is comfortably married for the second time. Physical humor required
DR BRADMAN 50ish: good-natured, skeptical friend of Charles who has a somewhat inflated opinion of his own sense of humor.
Females:
RUTH CONDOMINE 25-35: Charles’ intelligent, reserved, second wife who is high-strung and periodically prone to jealousy.
ELVIRA 35 to 50: Charles’ first wife who possesses a wickedly sharp sense of humor. She is also sexy, beautiful, spoiled and deceased.
EDITH: Young(ish), energetic cockney maid who is not very bright.
MRS BRADMAN 40+: staid, simple, somewhat gullible wife of Dr Bradman.
MADAM ARCATI 40 +: colorful, eccentric, self proclaimed gypsy medium. The role can be played by any race/nationality but calls for fundamental belief in the occult.
DIRECTOR’S NOTE: This is a classic comedy set in the 1940s, featuring ghostly goings-on with various onstage effects. All parts require good comic timing.
AGE NOTE: The age range is a general guide to the approximate age of each character. Some characters can be played older or younger depending on whether the actor conforms to the director’s vision. Your actual age is less important than your ability to portray a character of the stipulated age.
PREPARATIONS:Sides will be provided for all roles at the audition.
Please bring headshots and resumes if you have not previously auditioned for the RTC.
(Do not email this material in advance)
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COMING JUNE 29th, 2012 to Rockaway
Bye, Bye BIRDIE
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Book by Michael Stewart | Music by Charles Strouse | Lyrics by Lee Adams
Directed by John Gilleece
Musical Direction by Richard Louis-Pierre
June 29th and 30th and July 6th, 7th, 12th, 13th, 14th at 8:00 PM
Matinees: July 1st, 8th, and 15th at 2:00 P.M
FOLLOW REHEARSALS AND BACKSTAGE VIDEOS HERE
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PAST 2012 SEASON PRODUCTIONS
Rockaway Theatre Company in Fort Tilden (Breezy Point) kicked off 2012 with it's full production Jr. version of the hit Broadway Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.
Book by Richard Henry Morris and Dick Scanlan
New Music by Jeanine Tesori
New Lyrics by Dick Scanlan
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE JR. is a high-spirited musical romp that has all of New York dancing the Charleston. It’s the zany new 1920’s musical that has taken Broadway by storm!
Taking place in New York City in 1922, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE JR. tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It’s a New York full of intrigue and jazz - a time when
women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever. Based on the popular movie, the stage version of includes a full score of new songs and bright dance numbers.
Directed By Frank Caiati
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This Musical Production was presented by the
RTC Young People's Theatre Workshop
The Young People’s Theatre Workshop give youngsters of all ages the opportunity to truly experience the “Magic of the Theatre”
Workshops culminate in two separate theatrical productions for public viewing on the main-stage of The Post Theater in February, 2012.
While only a few of the thousands of children who perform in children’s theater will ever find their way to the professional stage, all of them will find their way into the society which nurtured their development.
The RTC offers a strong base of theatrical expertise: Peggy Page, Frank Caiati, Jodee Timpone, Richard Louis-Pierre and Michelle Micale provide instruction in all areas of theatre arts, music, individual vocal and choral harmony, dance and technical theatrical production.
The youngsters become part of our “R.T.C. Theatre family”, forming lifetime friendships.
For further info: Contact Peggy P. (718) 640-7680 or email rockawaytheatreco@nyc.rr.com
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ABOUT RTC
The Rockaway Theatre Company was founded in 1997 and performed several plays at the Park Place Seaport Theatre on Beach 116th Street in Rockaway Beach, Queens. When that theatre closed suddenly in September, 1997, members of the group approached the administrators at Fort Tilden for use of a room with a stage. They agreed and we performed our first play at Fort Tilden on Halloween Day, 1997. At that time, we used Building T-149, a room rented for receptions and parties, which had a raised stage.
After that first play, we began work on cleaning up the Post Theatre (building T-4), once an Army movie theatre and long unused. We signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Gateway National Recreation Area, giving us permission to perform live theatre there in exchange for restoring and renovating the building. (To READ the Full Story CLICK HERE)
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