AUDITIONS
Monday, Sept 8th at 7pm-10pm
Tuesday, Sept 9th at 7pm-10pm
Callbacks: Wednesday, Sept 10th 7pm-10pm
Sign ups will begin at 6:15pm, you do not need to attend both nights of auditions.
Rehearsal Dates*
First rehearsal will be Tuesday, Sept 16th
Sundays from 6:00-9:00pm
Monday-Thursday from 7:00-10:00pm
*Please note, you may not be called to all rehearsals.
Performance Dates
November 7th-16th
Friday & Saturday shows start at 8pm
Sunday shows start at 2pm.
Additionally, there will be a 2pm matinee on Saturday, November 16th.
Audition Requirements:
Please bring a headshot and resume and prepare sides for whichever character you are interested in. Sides can be found at this link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wmP7PIBdKX1Dfut7tBQOcO0zYLsfAsp6
Please make sure you’re available for in person call backs. If you are an actor who is unable to attend one of the preliminary audition days, please email headshot, resume, and a self tape of one of the sides provided for the role you are interested in to ioap.heights@gmail.com.
The Heights Players is located at: 26 Willow Place, bet. State & Joralemon Streets in Brooklyn Heights.
It's Only A Play
by Terrencce McNally
Directed by Laura Chartrand
Assistant Directors: Isaiah Lemelbaum
Stage Manager: Monica Ramirez
Synopsis: It’s the opening night of The Golden Egg on Broadway, and the wealthy producer Julia Budder is throwing a lavish party in her lavish Manhattan townhouse. Downstairs, the celebrities are pouring in, but the real action is upstairs in the bedroom, where a group of insiders have staked themselves out to await the reviews. The group of insiders includes the excitable playwright; the possibly unstable wunderkind director; the pill-popping leading lady, treading the boards lightly after becoming infamous in Hollywood; and the playwright’s best friend, for whom the play was written but who passed up this production for a television series. Add to this a drama critic who’s panned the playwright in the past and a new-in-town aspiring singer, and you have a prime recipe for the narcissism, ambition, childishness, and just plain irrationality that infuses the theatre- and for comedy.
Please note that The Heights Players is a non-profit theater and this is a non-equity production. All cast and crew volunteer their time and talent. The Heights Players is a membership organization, there is no pay or stipend for any role or position. There is a $20 membership fee, if cast.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Peter Austin: The anxious playwright whose career hangs in the balance, desperate for his play to be a hit.
James Wicker: A former stage actor turned television star and Peter’s best friend, who turned down a role in Peter’s play.
Julia Budder: The first-time producer of “The Golden Egg,” known for being a genuinely nice person amidst the theatrical drama.
Virginia Noyes: The star of the play, a somewhat unstable actress who is dealing with addiction issues.
Frank Finger: The egomaniacal and “genius” British director of the play. (The character of Frank will have a British accent.)
Ira Drew: An insecure theater critic with aspirations of his own, who is known for his critical reviews.
Gus P. Head: A polite, somewhat naive young man from the farm who works as the coat check attendant and harbors dreams of a Broadway career. (The character of Gus should be comfortable with singing on stage and have a relatively nice voice.)