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Auntie Mame based on the bestselling novel by Patrick Dennis
| Cast: 25 men, 12 women, 3 boys | Auditions: March 11 & 12, 2013 |
| Directed By: Jon Weiss | Performances: May 3-5; 9-11, 2013 |
This fabulously successful hit hardly needs introduction. Besides being the source for one of America's most popular musicals, AUNTIE MAME set a standard for Broadway comedy that's been sought after ever since. "Auntie Mame was a handsome, sparkling, scatterbrained and warm-hearted lady who brightened the American landscape from 1928 to the immediate past by her whimsical gaiety, her slightly madcap adventures and her devotion to her young nephew, who grew up to be Patrick Dennis. Through fortunes that rose and fell and a pleasant but brief marriage to a likable Southerner, who had the bad luck to tumble down from the Matterhorn, Auntie Mame's chief concern was that nephew, whom she raised, be anything but ordinary. Mame, the central figure, is a woman of spirit, innate kindness and undefeatable courage…" —NY Post.
White Christmas
| Cast: 6m, 5w, 1 girl, large ensemble | Auditions: tbd |
| Directed By: | Performances: Dec. 13-15 & 19-21, 2013 |
Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation features seventeen Irving Berlin songs and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake. Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil's former army commander. The dazzling score features well known standards including Blue Skies, I Love A Piano, How Deep Is the Ocean and the perennial favorite, White Christmas
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
| Cast: Flexible cast of both adult and youth actors | Auditions: tbd |
| Directed By: Ruth Novak | Performances: Feb. 14-16 & 29-22, 2014 |
This new dramatization of C.S. Lewis' classic, set in the land of Narnia, faithfully recreates the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventures of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-to-be-forgotten Narnia. The intense action features chases, duels and escapes as the witch is determined to keep Narnia in her possession and to end the reign of Aslan. All the memorable episodes from the story are represented in this exciting dramatization: the temptation of Edmund by the witch, the slaying of the evil wolf by Peter, the witnessing of Aslan's resurrection by Susan and Lucy, the crowning of the four rulers of Narnia and more. The supporting characters are also here: the unicorn, the centaur and other forest animals, along with Father Christmas, Mr. & Mrs. Beaver andTumnus the faun. This story of love, faith, courage and giving, with its triumph of good over evil, is a true celebration of life.
Sylvia
| Cast: 2m, 2w (flexible) | Auditions: tbd |
| Directed By: Dave Zochert | Performances: May 2-4 & 8-10, 2014 |
Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after twenty-two years of child-raising in the suburbs. Greg's career as a financial trader is winding down, while Kate's career, as a public-school English teacher, is beginning to offer her more opportunities. Greg brings home a dog he found in the park—or that has found him—bearing only the name "Sylvia" on her name tag. A street-smart mixture of Lab and Poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job and the unknowns of middle age. To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affection. And Sylvia thinks Kate just doesn't understand the relationship between man and dog. The marriage is put in serious jeopardy until, after a series of hilarious and touching complications, Greg and Kate learn to compromise, and Sylvia becomes a valued part of their lives.
The Mousetrap
| Cast: 5m, 3f | Auditions: tbd |
| Directed By: Craig Berken | Performances: Sept. 13-15, 19-21, 2013 |
A group of strangers is stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm, one of whom is a murderer. The suspects include the newly married couple who run the house, and the suspicions that are in their minds nearly wreck their perfect marriage. Others are a spinster with a curious background, an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef, a retired Army major, a strange little man who claims his car has overturned in a drift, and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. Into their midst comes a policeman, traveling on skis. He no sooner arrives, than the jurist is killed. Two down, and one to go. To get to the rationale of the murderer's pattern, the policeman probes the background of everyone present, and rattles a lot of skeletons. Another famous Agatha Christie switch finish! Chalk up another superb intrigue for the foremost mystery writer of her time.
