Box Office: 413-747-7797
131 Elm Street • West Springfield, MA 01089
       
   

Majestic Theater Auditions
2008 - 2009 Season
Call for Non-Equity / Equity Actors, Musicians


All Auditions are by appointment only.

Audition Dates:
Required Equity Principal Auditions
Saturday - 6/14 - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday - 6/15 - 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Non equity and Equity invited auditions

Monday - 6/16 - 6:00 - 10:30 pm
Tuesday - 6/17 - 6:00 - 10:30 pm
Wednesday - 6/18 - 6:00 - 10:30 pm
Thursday - 6/19 - 6:00 - 10:30 pm


Please call the Majestic Theater (413) 747-7797
to schedule an appointment.


2008/2009 SEASON
The Theater Project, Inc. at the Majestic Theater

Current Contract: SPT5

Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15, 2008. Auditions to be held at our rehearsal studio: 168 Baldwin Street, West Springfield, MA 01089 Appointments may be scheduled by calling (413) 747-7797 during normal business hours.

Producing Artistic Director Danny Eaton will be present for all auditions as will a musical accompanist. Actors auditioning should prepare a brief song of their choice, a brief monologue of their choice, or 32 bars of a song and a one-minute monologue. Time permitting, every effort will be made to see Equity performers who have not scheduled appointments.


“ROUNDING THIRD” by Richard Dresser

1st Rehearsal 6/30

Performs 7/9 – 8/2

Director – Danny Eaton

Characters

Don, late 30’s, win-at-all-costs Little League coach Michael, early 30’s, volunteers to be assistant coach, corporate executive, looking for a special activity with his son who has never played baseball before.


“THE MIRACLE WORKER” by William Gibson

1st Rehearsal 8/10

Performs 9/4 – 10/12

Director (Not yet assigned)

Characters

The Doctor, late 50’s

Kate Keller, late 20’s, Southern gentlewoman, Helen Keller’s mother.

Captain Arthur Keller, mid 40’s, hearty Southern gentleman, Kate is his second wife.

Helen Keller, seven years old, blind and deaf

Martha, 8-10 years old, African-American

Percy, 8-10 years old, African-American

Aunt Ev, mid-40’s, Captain Keller’s sister

James, 20’s, Captain Keller’s son from his first marriage

Anagnos, late 40’s, Greek accent, director of the Perkins Institute

Annie Sullivan, mid-20’s, determined, becomes Helen’s teacher

Viney, late-30’s, Keller family servant, African-American


“JERRY & ED” by Steve Henderson

1st Rehearsal 10/5

Performs 10/23 – 11/30

Director – Jack Neary

Characters

Jerry Atric, 80’s, now living in a retirement community

Ed Hascomb, 80’s, Jerry’s best friend, also living in the same retirement community.

THIS PLAY IS CAST AND RETURNS FOR A FULL RUN AFTER A WORKSHOP PRODUCTION LAST SUMMER.


“IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – A RADIO PLAY" by Joe Landry

1st Rehearsal – 11/24

Performs 12/4 – 12/21

Director – Cate Damon

Characters

Freddie Filmore, late-40’s, radio announcer & host

Jake Laurents, late-20’s, leading man type

Sally Applewhite, late 20’s, leading lady, film actress

Lana Sherwood, late-30’s, used to be a Broadway leading actress

Harry “Jazzbo” Heywood, 40’s, well known character actor and

bon vivant, a little bit of a tippler

Foley Artist – 20’s, creates the live sound effects

THIS PLAY IS CAST AND IS A RETURN PRODUCTION FROM LAST SEASON.


#5. “LUMBERJACKS IN LOVE” by Fred Alley & James Kaplan

1st Rehearsal – 12/14

Performs 1/8 – 2/15/2009

Director – Danny Eaton

Characters

Minnesota Slim, late 30’s, boss of the shanty

Dirty Bob, late 20’s, hasn’t bathed in 22 years

Muskrat, 40, philosophical & angst ridden

Moonlight, late 20’s, strong back, soft heart

The Kid, beautiful and earnest girl masquerading as a boy

Rose, late 30’s, a romance novelist posing as a mail order bride


#6. “BUS STOP” by William Inge

1st Rehearsal – 2/2/2009

Performs 2/26 – 4/5/2009

Director – (Not yet assigned)

Characters

Elma Duckworth, high school girl working as a waitress

Grace Hoyland, early 40’s, owner of the restaurant

Will Masters, the local sheriff, friendly but also big and imposing

Cherie, 20’s, a would be club singer originally from the Ozarks

Dr. Gerald Lyman, 50’s, a former college professor, down & out

Carl, late-30’s, the bus driver, loud & hearty

Virgil Blessing, 40’s, a ranch hand, tries to keep tabs on Bo

Bo Decker, 20’s, a cowboy, stubborn and headstrong


#7. “JOHN & PAUL – The Musical Biography Of A Friendship That Changed The World” by Danny Eaton & Steve Schecter

1st Rehearsal – 3/23/2009

Performs 4/16 – 5/24/2009

Director – (Not yet assigned)

Characters

Charles Dallas, 40’s, media type prominent journalist

THIS PRODUCTION IS CAST AND COMES AFTER AN EQUITY APPROVED STAGED READING LAST DECEMBER.

NOTE: PERFORMERS WILL BE CONSIDERED AS POSSIBLE REPLACEMENTS, SHOULD ANY BECOME NECESSARY, FOR THOSE SHOWS ALREADY CAST.

NOTE: SATURDAY, 6/14 SCHEDULE 10:00 – 6:00 P.M.

SUNDAY, 6/15 SCHEDULE 12:00 – 8:00 P.M.