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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

AUDITION NOTICE: “I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY” AND “CALIFORNIA SUITE”

AUDITIONS:

Center Players Dessert Theater will hold auditions for upcoming productions of

I Never Saw Another Butterfly & “California Suite

WHEN: I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Sun. March 1st and Mon. March 2nd from 6-9pm. (performance dates: April 18th and 19th). California Suite: Sun. March 8th and Tues. March 10th from 7-9pm (performance dates: May 15-June 14 – no performances Memorial Day weekend)
WHERE: Center Playhouse, 35 South St, in downtown Freehold, NJ

Synopsis:

I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Directed by Jack Rosmarin; seeking six teenagers ages 12-18. This one-act musical piece centers on the children who survived the Terezin concentration camp and share their stories of living in the camp while retaining a world filled with butterflies and flowers. This will be a staged reading with added poems and music.

California Suite: Directed by Dave McGrath; seeking 6 women and 5 men. In this 1976 Neil Simon play, four couples arrive, in turn, from London, Philadelphia, Chicago and New York and separately inhabit a Beverly Hills hotel suite, bringing along their problems, anxieties and comical marital dilemmas. Beverly Hills will never be the same.

Complete details/character list is available at https://centerplayers.org/auditions/.

AUDITION MATERIAL: Sides from the plays will be provided. Those auditioning for I Never Saw Another Butterfly must also prepare 16 bars of a song.

PLEASE BRING Resume and headshot if available

NON-UNION, NO PAY

Celebrating its 18th season at Center Playhouse, Center Players is a respected, award-winning 501(c) 3 organization, presenting high quality, engaging productions featuring local talent in downtown Freehold. In addition to their signature plays, the group also sponsors free play reading events and offers dinner and theater packages with several local restaurants.