BERGEN COUNTY PLAYERS ANNOUNCES OPEN AUDITIONS FOR NEIL SIMON’S 45 SECONDS FROM BROADWAY ON JULY 7 AND 8
Bergen County Players (BCP) of Oradell,
one of America's foremost theater groups, will hold open auditions for
Neil Simon’s 45 Seconds from Broadway, which will have performance
dates from October 25 to November 15. Auditions will take place at the
Little Firehouse Theatre, 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, NJ on July
7 and 8.
Directed by Iris Weinhouse, 45 Seconds from Broadway is Neil Simon’s
affectionate look at the “Polish Tea Room”, the nickname the Broadway
community has given to the thoroughly unpretentious coffee shop of the
Hotel Edison, with outlandish characters interacting throughout
numerous hilarious plotlines that are woven together with Borscht Belt
Humor.
When
Open Auditions (in order of arrival):
Monday, July 7 at 7:30pm
Tuesday, July 8 at 7:30pm
Callbacks (by invitation only):
Thursday, July 10 at 7:30pm
Performance Dates
October 25 thru November 15, 2014
Where
Bergen County Players
298 Kinderkamack Rd, Oradell, NJ 07649
Breakdown
Please note: The age ranges listed are the characters' ages, not
necessarily the ages of the actors.
Mickey Fox - 60ish, vigorous and alert - Jewish Comedian with strong
New York accent – always “on”
Andrew Duncan - 50-60 – British theatrical agent who adores Mickey –
British accent
Bernie – 70+ owner of the coffee shop – Polish/Yiddish accent - good
natured – schmoozer – but don”t fool with him
Zelda – 70 – his wife – Polish/Yiddish accent – big hearted - always
trying to help starving actors – loves to cook
Megan Woods – 20’s - fresh from the Midwest to make it big on
Broadway. Sweet and very naïve
Solomon Mantutu – 20-30 African American – South African accent – shy
and deferential – hoping to be a playwright
Rayleen – 50s+ - thinks of herself as the “Grand Dame” (think Norma
Desmond) – lives is in a different world
Charles – 60s her husband – very quiet – but understands his wife’s problems
Arleen and Cindy 40-50 – typical suburban housewives – come into the
city to enjoy the theatre but they are like a Greek chorus commenting
on the state of the theater. Need good comic timing
Bessie – 40+ - African American – warm - an old “friend “ of Mickey”s
– has been around the theater for a long time but is passionate about it
Harry Fox – 60s – Mickey’s older brother – New York accent - tired of
living in Mickey’s shadow
If you have any difficulties with these dates, want more information
about the roles or need a copy of the script, please contact the
producer, Paul Reitnauer III at
pjreitnauer@gmail.com
