Auditions
New Century Players will be starting the 2019-2020 season with the comedy Suite Surrender written by Michael McKeever and directed by Kraig Williams.
Auditions will be held on June 20, 2019 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm and June 22, 2019 from 3:00pm - 6:00pm at the Rex Putnam Black Box Theater located at 4950 SE Roethe Road, Milwaukie, Oregon. Callbacks may take place if needed. There is no pre-registration for audition slots. The schedule for auditions will be made based on available time slots for the people who attend. All parts are open.
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More Information:
Rehearsals for Suite Surrender will start in July with the first read-through in June or early July (TBD).
Performances for Suite Surrender will be September 13-29, 2019.
Shows are presented on Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons.
Synopsis: It’s 1942 and two of Hollywood’s biggest divas have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel with assistants, luggage, and a legendary feud with one another in tow. Everything seems to be in order for their wartime performance until they are somehow assigned to the same suite. Mistaken identities, overblown egos, double entendres, and a lap dog named Mr. Boodles round out this hilarious riot of a love note to the classic farces of the 1930s and 40s.
The show is a fast–paced comedy/farce. The director is looking for 4 men and 5 women, ages 20 – 60+. No accents necessary. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Be prepared to list all conflicts between the dates of July 15 – September 29th
Headshots and resumes are nice, but not required.
Note: If auditioning for Claudia, Athena or Osgood, please be prepared to sing if asked. No need to prepare music.
Characters:
Bernard Dunlap – 35+ male, General Manager of the Palm Beach Royale Hotel & Spa. He JUST wants everything at his hotel to run smoothly and doesn’t handle it well when it doesn’t.
Claudia McFadden – 40+ female, America’s Beloved Matron of Song. Larger than life, she moves into every room like an elegantly dressed tornado, punctuated with an exclamation point.
Athena Sinclair – 40+ female, a great star of stage and screen. Beautiful, stylish, and every inch the diva. A former screen siren, she is Hollywood Royalty and everything that goes with it.
Murphy Stephens – 20s to early 30s female, Athena’s personal secretary and former fiancée of Francis. At one time, she, too, wanted to be a big star but settled for being secretary to a big star.
Mr. Pippit – 20-40 male, Claudia’s personal secretary. He’s pretty much resigned to the fact that his lot in life is to be yelled at.
Dora Del Rio – 20+ female, a gossip columnist. She’s the type who can SMELL a juicy story and will try just about anything to get it. Must be good at physical comedy.
Mrs. Everett P. Osgood – 30+ female, a society matron and President of the Palm Beach Ladies for Unity. A bit daft, she sees the War Effort as equivalent to one of her cotillions.
Francis – 20s to early 30s male, a bellhop and former fiancé of Murphy. He quit show business to join the army. They wouldn’t take him so he’s been hiding out in Palm Beach.
Otis – 30+, male, another bellhop. Otis tends to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. To that end, he must have excellent physical agility and comedic timing.
This is a volunteer, community theatre production.
The New Century Players is a not-for-profit community theater company. Our mission is to build community by providing opportunities for artistic expression through live performances.
New Century Players will be starting the 2019-2020 season with the comedy Suite Surrender written by Michael McKeever and directed by Kraig Williams.
Auditions will be held on June 20, 2019 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm and June 22, 2019 from 3:00pm - 6:00pm at the Rex Putnam Black Box Theater located at 4950 SE Roethe Road, Milwaukie, Oregon. Callbacks may take place if needed. There is no pre-registration for audition slots. The schedule for auditions will be made based on available time slots for the people who attend. All parts are open.
__________________________________________________________
More Information:
Rehearsals for Suite Surrender will start in July with the first read-through in June or early July (TBD).
Performances for Suite Surrender will be September 13-29, 2019.
Shows are presented on Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons.
Synopsis: It’s 1942 and two of Hollywood’s biggest divas have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel with assistants, luggage, and a legendary feud with one another in tow. Everything seems to be in order for their wartime performance until they are somehow assigned to the same suite. Mistaken identities, overblown egos, double entendres, and a lap dog named Mr. Boodles round out this hilarious riot of a love note to the classic farces of the 1930s and 40s.
The show is a fast–paced comedy/farce. The director is looking for 4 men and 5 women, ages 20 – 60+. No accents necessary. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Be prepared to list all conflicts between the dates of July 15 – September 29th
Headshots and resumes are nice, but not required.
Note: If auditioning for Claudia, Athena or Osgood, please be prepared to sing if asked. No need to prepare music.
Characters:
Bernard Dunlap – 35+ male, General Manager of the Palm Beach Royale Hotel & Spa. He JUST wants everything at his hotel to run smoothly and doesn’t handle it well when it doesn’t.
Claudia McFadden – 40+ female, America’s Beloved Matron of Song. Larger than life, she moves into every room like an elegantly dressed tornado, punctuated with an exclamation point.
Athena Sinclair – 40+ female, a great star of stage and screen. Beautiful, stylish, and every inch the diva. A former screen siren, she is Hollywood Royalty and everything that goes with it.
Murphy Stephens – 20s to early 30s female, Athena’s personal secretary and former fiancée of Francis. At one time, she, too, wanted to be a big star but settled for being secretary to a big star.
Mr. Pippit – 20-40 male, Claudia’s personal secretary. He’s pretty much resigned to the fact that his lot in life is to be yelled at.
Dora Del Rio – 20+ female, a gossip columnist. She’s the type who can SMELL a juicy story and will try just about anything to get it. Must be good at physical comedy.
Mrs. Everett P. Osgood – 30+ female, a society matron and President of the Palm Beach Ladies for Unity. A bit daft, she sees the War Effort as equivalent to one of her cotillions.
Francis – 20s to early 30s male, a bellhop and former fiancé of Murphy. He quit show business to join the army. They wouldn’t take him so he’s been hiding out in Palm Beach.
Otis – 30+, male, another bellhop. Otis tends to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. To that end, he must have excellent physical agility and comedic timing.
This is a volunteer, community theatre production.
The New Century Players is a not-for-profit community theater company. Our mission is to build community by providing opportunities for artistic expression through live performances.
New Century Players
Office: 11022 SE 37th Milwaukie, OR 97222
Ticket inquiries please contact our box office at (503) 367-2620
Office: 11022 SE 37th Milwaukie, OR 97222
Ticket inquiries please contact our box office at (503) 367-2620
