The final Studio Theater program for the current season will hold auditions Monday, February 13 and Tuesday, February 14 for 3 classic one-act plays by 3 famous playwrights of the 20th century.  SCENES OF AMERICAN LIFE,  They portray a sort of panorama of different locations and stories that represent the America of the twentieth century.

THE HAPPY JOURNEY MA KIRBY - Mollie Thompson PA KIRBY (ELMER) - Brandon Wood CAROLINE - Kelly Long ARTHUR - Tom Cilluffo BEULAH - Kimberlee Hodek  THE STAGE MANAGER - Tony Lezon. Assistant Director - Heather Lee Shaw **THE HAPPY JOURNEY by Thornton Wilder is directed by Karen Cross, who recently directed GUYS AND DOLLS and THE BOY FRIEND for the Northport Theater. Written seven years before OUR TOWN, it features elements developed more fully in that later play: a bare stage and an onstage character who represents the stage manager. Relying heavily on visual improvisation, the narrative follows a mother, father, and teenage son and daughter as they travel from Trenton, New Jersey to Camden to visit a married older daughter. Their typical family squabbles and relatively lighthearted trip conceal a tragedy in the older daughter’s recent experience. The stage manager portrays two minor female and one male role and could be cast with someone of either gender.

THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED  WILLIE - Tina O'Rourke TOM - Tom Cilluffo. Assistant Director - Margaret-Anne Slawson *** THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED by Tennessee Williams, directed by Hedges Macdonald, involves a chance meeting between a girl in her early teens and a slightly older boy on an unused stretch of railroad track in the rural south, circa 1945. The girl is living a fugitive existence, a home alone orphan who is hiding from the authorities as the last survivor of a family that once ran a boarding house for railroad men. Her highly imaginative tales of her life with her deceased party girl sister are both captivating and a little frightening.

GLORY IN THE FLOWER,  JACKIE - Kristin Walker and Susan Cockfield  BUS RILEY - Steve Stenman THE SALESMAN - Damiel Jablonski HOWIE - Daniel Mello JOKER - Tony Lezon BRONCO - Brandon Wood THE PATRONS OF THE PARADISE -Tina O'Rourke, Kelly Long, Kimberlee Hodek, Becca Walton, and Ashleigh Hanchett. Assistant Director - Becca Walton *** GLORY IN THE FLOWER by Tennessee Williams, directed by Chris Cooke, whose performances in 1776, CRAZY FOR YOU, PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE, and with his own band, EAST BAY BLUE are well remembered, is set in a Midwest road house circa the 1950's. There is a meeting there between a still attractive woman in her late 30's and the man with whom she had a love child two decades earlier. The man went on to a career in prizefighting and occasional movie appearances, but he hasn’t forgotten their former relationship. Onlookers to this reunion include a bartender, a disillusioned salesman (the town was once very prosperous, but then the mine closed), and a quartet of teens who have come to play the jukebox and dance.

Production Staff --

Producer - Hedges MacDonald
Assistant Producer - Margaret-anne Slawson
Stage Manager - Stephanie Young
Assistant Stage Manager- Heather Seidner
Costume Design - Kathy Verstreate
Lighting Design - Al Thompson
Sound Design - Gary Bolton
Sound Operators - M'lynn Hartwell, Abby Alexander
Poster Design - Stacey Griffith
Set Design/Construction - Al Lien. Chris Cooke, Ed Mulcahy, Karen R. Cross, Margaret-Anne Slawson, Steven Stenman, Wendy Roberts

SPECIAL ATTENTION: the show dates, April 7-8, 13-15, and 20-22 with a special Sunday performance planned for April 9 in the Northport auditorium It is anticipated that there will be some rehearsals during the week of Spring Break..

The age range of characters in these three dramas is from approximately 13 to late middle age, with roles evenly divided between the sexes. Some auditioners could be invited to participate in more than one play, including special introductions written by the directors. Parents of youngsters wishing to audition are encouraged to read the plays to determine their appropriateness for their children. Ages stated in the scripts are not absolutely set in stone, and persons of varying ages will be invited to read. Versatility is an essential.

For more audition information call the Old Town Playhouse: 231 947-2210.