Auditions for Chatham Playhouse’s 27th Annual Jersey Voices One-Act Festival
WHERE: Chatham Playhouse, 23 North Passaic Ave., Chatham
The Chatham Community Players are committed to diverse and inclusive casting, and performers of all races, ethnicities, and gender identities are encouraged to audition. The Board of Trustees requires all performers be fully vaccinated prior to the first performance date. Questions may be sent to jerseyvoicesnj@gmail.com.
Sides and audition forms will be available on Monday, May 10, on the CCP website. Performers are encouraged to print and bring their audition form and their own copies of sides of the pieces they are auditioning for, but auditions forms sides will also be available at the theater.
Presented One-Act Plays are:
Bernice’s Birthday
by Brigid Amos
Directed by Joann Lopresti
Scanlon
A cantankerous husband takes his wife of many years out for
birthday celebration. What to order? Outdoors? Indoors? The second he steps
away, a young attractive musician steps in to serenade her. Trouble brews.
• Lloyd (M, 70s +) Bossy to nasty
• Bernice (F, 70s+) Compliant, annoyed, disappointed,
strong
• Musician (M) Nonspeaking, plays guitar and sings (both are great, one or the other is acceptable)
The Villager Photo
by Charles Grayson
Directed by William
Michael Harper
In this absurdist comedy, a recent Pulitzer-prize winning
photographer battles his conscience during a clandestine rendezvous with a
high-level intelligence officer who demands the secret behind a viral photo.
• Reed (M or F, 20s-40s) A young, up-and-coming photographer who lets their conscience get in the way of success. Comedic chops a must.
• Gideon (M or F, 40s-70s) A mysterious character reminiscent of a film noir gumshoe. Think classic Humphrey Bogart.
My Dad is Bald
by Minjae Kim
Directed by John A.C.Kennedy
Two high
school friends grapple with each other’s preconceptions about family, image,
childhood loss, the evolution of relationships, the value of the present
moment, and the cultural implications of a really short haircut - all during a
half-court game of basketball.
• 2 Asian Males, (14-17), who can bounce a basketball
Cloud Illusions
by Amber Kusching
Directed by Arnold Buchiane
A chance
meeting between two people can have an effect on both of their lives.
• Joan (F, early 20s)
• Mitchel (M, late 30s-early 50s) Respectable
looking
A Dave with Destiny
by Ken Preuss
Directed by Elizabeth Rogers
Dave and Destiny meet on a street corner and struggle to discover why they both recognize each other. Are they crazy? Have they met before? Is there a deeper connection? Perhaps all three.
• Dave (M, 25-55) Somewhat straight-laced guy. The kind of guy you could meet at a party and easily forget.
• Destiny (F, 25-55) Free spirit with a bit of an edge
A Benevolent Alliance of Mourners
by Ken Preuss
Directed by
Lionel Ruland
Daniel, home from college for the funeral of a friend, and
Ellie, hired to sing at the service, meet by chance outside the church,
conversing, confessing, and connecting in unexpected ways.
• Ellie (Female presenting. Around 20 years old) Sarcastic but sincere. Disaffected by years of singing at funerals, and perhaps wise beyond her age.
• Daniel (Male presenting. Around 20 years old) Out of
sorts by the death of a friend. Uses humor to hide his pain.
Bigger Than Pretend
by Robin Rice
Directed by Jackie Jacobi
A homeless
couple uses their imagination to dream away their circumstances; but some
challenges are too great, even for make-believe.
• Wadsworth (F, 40s-60s) Imaginative. Chatty. Homeless. Remington's significant other.
• Remington (F, 40s-60s) Reserved. Depressed. Homeless.
Wadsworth's significant other.
