Auburn Players Community Theatre

Romero and Miss Julie Auditions

***AUDITIONS***

Monday, November 16 and Tuesday, November 17 from 7pm to 9pm are the auditions for Ted Davenports original play "Romero and Miss Julie"  The show is produced by Lindsay Day and Directed by Tom Hoey. Asst. Director is Carole Estabrook.

Mondays Audition will be held in the Stage Right area at Auburn Public Theater, 108 Genesee St. Auburn, NY. Tuesdays will be in The Cinema, same location.

Further details are available on the events section of the social network but...

Available Parts for Romero and Miss Julie
5 Female, 6 male, 3 any gender plus up to 8 more non speaking roles of any gender = total up to 22 roles. Some can be doubled.

Miss Julie (well mannered, moneyed with some dancing-fifties)

Tyrome Casper (blustering southern governor type-thirties)

Julieanne Casper (teenager-15 to 18)

Pete (grandfather type-sixties and up)

Sanders (stutterer, lacky-eighteen and up)

Romero (ceasar romero type and some dancing-fifties)

Maria (lawyer-strong good looking woman-twenties)

Mabel (authoratative twenties to fifties)

Narrator (male or female-any age)

Gabby (male or female-any age-non speaking role-physical comedy)

Deputy Frank Jones (good looking 18 to mid twenties)

Nurse Ellen Bethel (authoratative nurse ratched type-thirty to mid fifties)

Nurse Hopkins (strong male or female-twenties to fifties)

Karl (comedy and some dancing-twenties to fifties)

Crap shooters, patients, juggler, magician, competative dancers  (any age 15 and up)

Those auditioning should either bring an audition monologue or be prepared to read cold from the script. Some characters require a small amount of dancing.

Information can also be found at the production site located at www.romeroandmissjulie.com

Memberships

Membership Drive.
Beginning this year, all memberships are due and payable on June First, however you may join at any time of the year with memberships expiring on May 31, annually. Individual memberships are $15 and Families are $25. If you have not received information on renewing your membership please call 315-258-8275 and leave a number where you can be reached by a member of our board of directors. You may renew your membership or begin a new one by sending your name, address and a check for the amount of the membership to Auburn Players, PO Box 543 , Auburn, NY 13021. Please make any checks payable to "The Auburn Players."

Youth theatre auditions for 2009 Musical

YOUTH THEATRE AUDITIONS
Ages 8 to 18
Elementary, Middle, and High School students

Beauty & the Beast, Jr

Directed by Elisa Carabajal Hunt
Vocal Direction by Sara Fraher

Audition Dates
Ages 8 – 12: Sunday, June 28th
Ages 13 – 18: Monday, June 29th
Both days, 6PM at The Willard Chapel, 17 Nelson St., Auburn
Please bring a prepared song and a poem or reading.

AuburnPub.com - ‘Oliver!' stylishly ends Players' season

AuburnPub.com - ‘Oliver!' stylishly ends Players' season.

‘Oliver!' stylishly ends Players' season

By David Wilcox / The Citizen

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 11:44 PM EDT

Grade: A

The Auburn Players Community Theatre concludes its 2008-2009 season with a true pick of a show: Lionel Bart's “Oliver!”, the musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel. Under the direction of Dia M. Carabajal, the cast of 60-plus skillfully tackles the musical's catchiest, quirkiest and most moving songs, such as “Oom Pah Pah,” “That's Your Funeral” and “It's a Fine Life.” Between numbers, the cast delicately balances the show's haunting conflicts with its naughty humor.

Zachary Driscoll plays Oliver, a 9-year-old orphan who dares to ask for more gruel of his workhouse caretaker, Mr. Bumble (Michael R. Nye). Driscoll spiritedly inhabits Dickens' iconic character and Nye plays Bumble with amusing vigor.

Appalled by the child's audacious request, Bumble arranges for Oliver to serve an undertaker, Mr. Sowerberry (a hysterically creepy Ed Beck). But when bully Noah Claypole (Paul Noga) besmirches Oliver's late mother, the young boy beats him down and escapes his enslavement to the Sowerberries in the ensuing ruckus.

On the run, Oliver meets the Artful Dodger (Joseph C. Townsend), who introduces the poor boy to a circle of pickpockets ordered about by the greedy Fagin (Thames Nolan). Townsend and Nolan each turn in charismatic performances that make their well-worn characters no less interesting than they originally were on Dickens' pages.

Oliver's odyssey into - and out of - Fagin's criminal enterprise also introduces the audience to Nancy, played by Krystal M. Scott, who propels numbers like “It's a Fine Life” and “As Long as He Needs Me” with soaring vocals. The dramatic weight of the second half of the show is tied to Nancy's relationship with her burglar boyfriend, the misogynous Bill Sykes (a superbly menacing Simon Moody).

The Players' stellar production of “Oliver” shines most in its costumes, especially the raggedy but refined garb of the Artful Dodger and Sykes. The detailed London backdrops and lighting design also set the mid-19th century street scene convincingly. Aside from a few rough patches in choreography, this season-ending show offers audiences more than enough satisfaction on the first helping.

David Wilcox

253-5311 ext. 245

david.wilcox@lee.net

If you go

What: “Oliver!”

When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 12 and 13; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 14

Where: Irene Bisgrove Theater, Cayuga Community College, 197 Franklin St., Auburn

Cost: $14 adults, $12 seniors/students, $7 children 12 and younger

Info: Call 258-8275

Membership Drive

It’s time for the Auburn Players Membership drive.  The board of directors has decided to move to an annual renewal in June to align with our production season and the election of new officers later in the month of June.  All membership dues should be sent in by June 1, 2009.  The membership form is included below. 

With your Auburn Players membership, you will be invited to the annual Auburn Players Board election dinner at the end of June which is not only an enjoyable time but an opportunity to express your interest in becoming a board member.  More details to follow….. 

The Auburn Players History

In 1961, the Auburn Players Community Theatre of Auburn, New York, was formed when a group of seven people came together in response to an ad in the local newspaper, “The Citizen Advertiser.”  In the early days, the group didn’t have a dedicated “home” theatre, instead choosing to perform in just about any venue they could find.  From taverns & restaurants, park & campground, schools & stadiums, the Auburn Players performed all around the Auburn area to appreciative crowds. 

As the years grew, so did the size of the group, and the need to find a permanent “home” for the players to perform their ever-more professional approach to community theatre.  In 1978, the Auburn Players found a home at the theatre space at Cayuga Community College in Auburn, New York.  Since then the college has hosted some 150 Auburn Players shows, translating into over 700 performances at that venue.   

Over these 40+ years, the Auburn Players have welcomed literally thousands of fresh faces onto our stage.  The “Auburn” Players have drawn, not just Auburn residents to the stage, but actors and actresses from Rochester, Syracuse, Ithaca, Oswego, and every village in between.  From ages 3 to 73, one-time talents to career bound theatre experts, classically trained thespians to stand-up side-kicks, the Players have been a shining beacon of opportunity for people who dream of that euphoric energy that can only be gained by the applause of a crowd.  We’re proud of our tradition of offering that magical experience.  That’s why we’re also proud to say that the Auburn Players Community Theatre is “Home of your neighborhood stars!”

Membership Form

What does membership in the Auburn Players include? Participation in all Auburn Players productions and social events, the Auburn Players Newsletter, and voting rights at Auburn Players meetings.  Membership Costs are as follows:

Family $25

Individual $15

Student $10

Name:______________________________

Address:____________________________

Phone:______________________________

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Please send your membership dues and the above sign up sheet to:

APCT PO Box (#543)

Auburn, NY 13021

Make checks payable to the Auburn Players.

Donations in October 2008

The Auburn Players thank The Stanley W. Metcalf Foundation, Inc. for a generous contribution of $1000 in support of the youth theater production of "Willy Wonka, Jr."

The Auburn Players thank ITT/Goulds Pumps Corporation for a $100 donation for theater production in Cayuga County.

Press Release - The New 2008-2009 Season

The Auburn Players Community Theatre will present seven diverse productions for its 2008-2009 season in Auburn.
In early September, the Auburn Players' Youth Theatre opens the 48th season with the wacky, fun-filled musical "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Jr." at Cayuga Community College and under the direction of Eliza Hunt of Weedsport.
Later that month, the Auburn Players' Second Stage will again produce original plays for the Original Short Play Festival at the Auburn Public Theatre. As a community theatre the Auburn Players have felt an obligation to partner with area citizens in programs and workshops. For the festival we welcome first-time playwrights and veteran writers alike.
The original Christmas play "Carry on Santa" is about Santa's upcoming retirement and answers the question of who will carry on the gift giving and spreading of good will each year. This family play was written by and will be directed by Barbara Murphy of Auburn.  It is available for early December bookings to groups and businesses.
In January of 2009 the powerful award-winning drama "Our Country's Good", set in a penal colony in 18th century Australia, will be brought to life by first-time director Jason Manning of Auburn. This adult play touches on the themes of justice and redemption.
A Valentine's treat is in store February at the Auburn Public Theatre when award winning Auburn director, Bourke Kennedy, brings the cabaret-style musical "Closer Than Ever" to Auburn. The Auburn Players will pair with local restaurants to offer dinner and theatre for a memorable evening of love.
The Auburn Players brings Shakespeare back to Auburn in April with "Much Ado About Nothing", the comedy about mixed matched lovers. Jamie Bruno of Auburn, an avid Shakespeare enthusiast and director of the much acclaimed "The Tempest" at Auburn Public Theatre two years ago, will direct. He continues to be active with the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival.
Dia Carabajal of Auburn will direct "Oliver" in June. This musical is based on the Charles Dickens' novel, "Oliver Twist". Dia directed this musical for the Players eighteen years ago and is looking forward to working with a whole new generation of children when this season's final show opens at Cayuga Community College.
For more information contact Bourke Kennedy at bourke@kenlark.com. Call 315-253-4315

Theatrical News of our Area - Tom Woods

Local Theatre news for the week of March 2009

http://showpeople.typepad.com/theaternews4-33.PDF

2nd Stage Playwright seminar was a success!

Saturday, May 17th witnessed another major step forward to the 2nd Stage development of their one act play festival. A very informative and helpful seminar was held in Auburn to help new playwrights with their structure of the one act play. Attending were eight hopeful authors who would like to see their work produced on a local stage. All of the attendees were involved in a spirited conversation about their and other works. Excerpts from plays were read and dialog was encouraged regarding the content and structure of them. Attendees were also asked to write a one act play and were given an hour to come up with a play that contained information about their most favorite person and their least favorite. The results were more than gratifying as plays were submitted ranging from high comedy to drama to political farce. From talking lizards to memories of a grandfather, the participants managed to cover a gamut of emotions. Bourke Kennedy organized the event and managed to keep the long afternoon interesting and challenging. We are all looking forward to the next event that the ever inventive 2nd State participants, come up with.

2nd Stage requests sumbmissions for Short Play Festival

The Auburn Players Second Stage is pleased to announce that they will begin reviewing short plays for thier annual Short Play Festival 2008. Deadline for submissions is July 10th. Playrights will need to provide their submissions in legible form with a $5 readers fee payable to The Auburn Players. A separate application must be completed for each script submitted. For more information, or if you are unable to print out the form below, please contact Bourke at 315-253-4315 or bourke@kenlark.com

Laughter on the 23rd Floor Citizen Review

Fall on the ‘Floor' laughing (REVIEW)

By Tom Woods / Special to The Citizen Friday, April 18, 2008

Grade: B+

Almost anything Neil Simon writes is funny. Even when his “memory plays” sink into a melodramatic and maudlin mire, they are still funny. With a decent cast and competent direction, Neil Simon is going to be funny.

But with a cast of veterans and a director who knows how to keep the play brisk and spontaneous, Simon is out-loud, bust-a-gut hysterically funny. With its current production of “Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” the Auburn Players have the right cast and director with the right play, and if you like your laughs in nearly continuous waves, this is the show for you.

Brian Allen Jones does fine work, ensuring that the pace is brisk and the staging is crisp. He moves his cast about the stage surely and, while there are no lapses in the action, he manages to avoid letting things get manic.

Bob Frame turns in some terrific work, particularly in the first act, with his portrayal of comic genius and lousy businessman, Max Prince (based on Sid Caesar). In fact, this is some of the best work I have seen from Frame in several years, with good, sharp movements and an immediacy to his delivery that makes the characterization crackle.

Ted Davenport and Tom Hoey are superb as senior writers for Prince's TV show. Davenport is absolutely marvelous as a Russian who has trouble cursing in English (when he gets it right, by the way, it's the highlight of the show.) Hoey is a wonder as a hypochondriac who is constantly late and on an eternal deathbed.

These three performances are more than enough to recommend this show, but the cast just keeps on coming. Joel Weirick, Simon Moody and Sam Tamburro are all excellent as a trio of caustic writers for the TV show, and Michaela Oney turns in a stellar performance as the group's female voice (her own explanation of cursing is another of the show's high points.) Jamie Bruno is very good as Simon's alter ego, and the play's commentator and Carole Estabrook hands in her usual flawless work as a harried secretary who wants to write comedy but lacks a sense of humor.

Each of the supporting actors gets a chance to shine, and each takes full advantage with clear, well-drawn characterizations and pinpoint delivery. There isn't a weak link in the bunch.

Navroz Dabu has designed a wonderful set. Everything fits and the floor plan allows for freedom of movement on an often crowded stage. Rob Fragoman does fine work with the lighting, and Barbara Toman has done an outstanding job with the costumes, although it would be nice to see at least one writer with a necktie instead of a bow.