• Eleanor Vance - plain-looking girl in her late twenties to early thirties. She has a sense that there is something very strange about the house and is the one most directly affected by all that goes on. She was asked to come to Hill House because of a previous psychic experience.

• Mrs. Dudley - she is the housekeeper who is a stern, uncommunicative woman of sixty or so who moves about without making any sound and can best be described by these words she uses throughout: “ I don’t stay after I set out dinner. Not after it begins to get dark. I leave before dark comes.”

• Theodora - She is approximately the same age or slightly older than Eleanor but very exotic looking; A creature of mood and sudden impulses. She also is at HH because of a psychic experience.

• Dr. Montague - The script says he is roly-poly, and bearded, but this is not a specific requirement for the character. He does wear steel-rimmed glasses and has a distinctly professional air. He is in his late 50's to early 60's.

• Luke Sanderson - He is good looking in his early 30's and has a disturbing charm with a well-educated but usually empty mind.

• Mrs. Montague - A large, formidable woman, quite dominant and overpowering; she is in charge of the household. She should be a few years younger than professor Montague.

• Arthur Parker - is a meek but intense-looking man of an indeterminate age. He comes to help Mrs. Montague, and he thinks he knows it all.

Scripts will be in the play and casting box from Monday June 14th on. If you need to keep a script longer than 3 to 4 days please make a copy for yourself and return the script so that others have access to it.

Please read carefully the script before coming. All of the actresses will be asked to audition for the laughter and related sounds, whether or not you are cast as one of the characters.

All descriptions are being kept somewhat general so that each actor can create his/her own interpretation of the part. Especially for the parts of Mrs. Dudley, Mrs. Montague and Arthur, stay away from any stereotype of characterization.

Read over these pages for the audition:
Eleanor-Theodora-Mrs. Dudley pages 6-10
Mrs. Dudley p-11 to top of 12
Luke-Dr. Montague pp 23-25 bottom and page 28-31 add Theo and Eleanor.
Mrs. Montague - Mr. M -Theo-Arthur-Eleanor-Luke pp 45 to bottom of 48
Mrs. Montague-Arthur - p - 53 to middle of 54

All roles require singing and some dance movement. (No flip-flops at audition!)  

Most actors will have dual roles except for:
Ida - Ugly’s mother
Ugly - male
Cat - male (cunning, suave) or female (sly, sexy)  

Other roles include: 
Maureen , Henrietta, Grace ( Ida's friends)
Dot & Greylag (female & male geese)
Turkey, Barnacles, Father Swan
Penny, Mazie Magpie (or Jay Bird)
Snowy, Pinkfoot, Mother Swan
Drake - married to Ida-  has some good solos
Bullfrog - male, big production number

Prepare a song that shows some personality, such as funny, sly, proud, gawky, confident, loveable or shy.  

Children---Approximately 6 children will be cast.  Personality and projection is most important.  Prepare a SHORT song and come prepared to learn a few EASY dance steps.

 Questions?:  Call Dottie at 201-871-4536 or email Dancerdottie@gmail.com

SCREEN TO STAGE

SECOND STAGE PRODUCTION
Directed by Jacqueline McElroy-Poquette
Show dates: November 6 - 7, 2010

Auditions:
Monday, September 13th at 7:30pm
Tuesday, September 14th at 7:30pm

Callbacks (by invitation only):
Sunday, September 19th at 7:00pm

Watch some of your favorite movie scenes from our American cinematic history come to life on the BCP stage as they are reenacted in front of you. Don’t miss classic moments from films such as Adam’s Rib, When Harry Met Sally, Born Yesterday, All About Eve, The Maltese Falcon, The Turning Point, Saturday Night Fever and Double Indemnity. A very different type of show that will be sure to bring back fond memories!

AUDITION DETAIL

When Harry Met Sally (2 men, 2 women)
Characters:
Harry:  Self-possessed, 30’s – 40’s, thinks he knows women – (Billy Crystal)
Sally:  Confident, 30ish -  smart  (Meg Ryan)
Waiter: Any age
Mrs.Barnum:    Older, 60’s-70’s

Adam’s Rib (3 women)
Characters:
Amanda: Defense attorney, confident, liberated 40-50 – (Kathryn Hepburn)
Doris: Ditzy, common, open  30-40 – (Judy Holiday)
Grace: Secretary – 20-50

On the Waterfront (2 men)
Characters:      
Terry: Tough, Irish roughneck, ex-boxer, late 20’s  - (Marlon Brando)
Charley: Older brother, mobster, 40’s – (Rod Steiger)

The Turning Point (2 women)
Characters:
Emma: Prima ballerina near end of career, late 40’s – (Anne Bancroft)
Deedee: Ex-dancer, mother of Emilia, late 40’s – (Shirley MacLaine)

 Double Indemnity 1 (1 man, 2 women)
Characters:
Walter Neff:     Slick salesman, ladykiller – 40ish – (Fred MacMurray)
Phyllis Dietrichson:  Femme fatale – 30-40 – (Barbara Stanwyck)
Nettie: Housekeeper – middle aged 

All About Eve 2 (1 man, 1 woman)
Characters:
Eve Harrington: talented, devious, actress – 20ish – (Anne Baxter)
Addison DeWitt: Drama critic, manipulative, powerful – 40-50 – (George Sanders)

Born Yesterday 1 (2 men, 1 woman)
Characters:
Harry Brock: Uncouth tycoon  - 40ish – (Broderick Crawford)
Paul Verrall: Journalist, mild mannered – 30-40 – (William Holden)
Billie Dawn: Brock’s mistress, uneducated, pretty – 30 (Judy Holliday)

The Graduate (1 man, 1 woman)
Characters:
Mrs. Robinson – attractive – mid 50’s – (Anne Bancroft)
Benjamin – 21ish, new college graduate, naïve – (Dustin Hoffman)

Baseball Skit (Who’s on First?) (2 men)
Characters:
Straight man – fast talker – (Bud Abbott)
Goofy, comic relief – (Lou Costello)

Moonstruck (4 men, 2 women)
Characters:
Cosmo Castorini – 60’s, successful plumbing contractor – (Vincent Gardenia)
Rose Castorini – Cosmo’s wife – 60’s  - (Olympia Dukakis)
Loretta Castorini – late 30’s, widowed, recently engaged – (Cher)
Johnny Cammareri – 40’s Loretta’s fiancé – (Danny Aiello)
Ronny Cammareri – 40’s Johnny’s brother – (Nicholas Cage)
Old Man – Cosmo’s father – 80’s

If you are interested, I recommend that you see the original films, call me and I will get a copy of the scene script to you.

Jackie McElroy-Poquette

THE COCKTAIL HOUR

Written by A.R. Gurney
Directed by Iris Weinhouse
Show dates: January 15 - February 5, 2011

Auditions:
Monday, September 20th at 7:30pm
Wednesday, September 22nd at 7:30pm

Callbacks (by invitation only):
Monday, September 27th at 7:30pm

At a time when many families rarely even have dinner together, the significance of the daily cocktail hour may be difficult to understand. Still, everything surrounding Gurney’s typical WASP family is on the “up and up”...as in “upper crust”, “upper class” and “stiff-upper-lip”. Or is it? Gurney’s crisis-in-family comic plot is all about the family’s tics, as well as what makes them tick.

AUDITION DETAIL

Roles - 4 characters: 2 Men, 2 Women   

Bradley - early 70s - wealthy - WASP - wants everything to stay the same, especially in his family   

Ann - late 60's-early 70s - his wife - agrees with her husband (naturally) but more sympathic to her children - hiding a sceret   

John - 40-45 - their oldest child - a publisher during the day and a budding playwright at night -looking for parental approval

Ann- 40ish their middle child and only daughter - Living the typical life of a suburban wife and mother with stomach ailments because she can't follow her dream    

Check with AD Karen Hermey (khermey@njrealestate.com or 973-472-2801) for script availability   

More info? Call Iris (after 7/23) at 201-664-5195