Auditions
Auditions for our first two shows of the 2023 season (Love Letters - Feb, A Killing in Kilts - Apr/May) were held on January 11 and January 14, 2023. Thank you to everyone who auditioned for these shows!
Check back for audition dates for our summer, fall, and radio shows.
Summer show:
Deathtrap by Ira Levin, directed by Cheryl Crabb (Show dates: August 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 2023)
Actors needed: 3 men, 2 women
Synopsis: Comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college—a thriller that Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway smash. Sidney’s plan, devised with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student for co-credit. Or is it? DEATHTRAP provides twists and turns of devilish cleverness, and offers hilariously sudden shocks in such abundance that audiences will be spellbound until the very last moment.
Fall show:
Poe! Poe! Poe! adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller, directed by Kelsey Rhea (Show dates: October 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 2023)
Actors needed: 2 men, 2 women
Synopsis: The play begins as Poe is dying. As he struggles with death, he recounts his melancholy life. The author has skillfully blended tragic scenes with fantasy and comedy. Poe felt that the only true, worthy subject of literature was the melancholy examination of the death of a beautiful woman—depicted here in the gruesome death of his young wife and the poem which resulted, "Annabel Lee." Although everyone today agrees that Poe is one of America's greatest authors, he found little recognition in his lifetime until the publishing of "The Raven" not long before he died. Among the many touching scenes in this play is the one between Poe and his most loyal editor, Graham, in which Poe is ridiculed and humiliated. Then we hear Poe recite "The Raven" with defiance and passion. The play ends where it began—at Poe's death. It is not a quiet death, but rather a final defiant excerpt from "The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq.," in which Poe reveals the meaning of his life: "Through joy, through sorrow, through it all—I wrote!
Holiday radio show:
U.S.O. Show - World War II directed by Gloria Little (Show dates: November 30, December 1, 2, 3, 2023)
Interested actors should prepare a 1-2 minute comedic or dramatic monologue. There will also be cold reads from the script/s.
Headshots and theater resumes are not required, but are appreciated. You'll be asked to fill out an audition form including your contact information, theater experience, and availability/conflicts.
Auditions will be held at the Segriff Stage 134 Brighton Ave, Rochester, PA 15074
Google directions to the Segriff Stage
Auditions for our first two shows of the 2023 season (Love Letters - Feb, A Killing in Kilts - Apr/May) were held on January 11 and January 14, 2023. Thank you to everyone who auditioned for these shows!
Check back for audition dates for our summer, fall, and radio shows.
Summer show:
Deathtrap by Ira Levin, directed by Cheryl Crabb (Show dates: August 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 2023)
Actors needed: 3 men, 2 women
Synopsis: Comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college—a thriller that Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway smash. Sidney’s plan, devised with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student for co-credit. Or is it? DEATHTRAP provides twists and turns of devilish cleverness, and offers hilariously sudden shocks in such abundance that audiences will be spellbound until the very last moment.
Fall show:
Poe! Poe! Poe! adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller, directed by Kelsey Rhea (Show dates: October 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 2023)
Actors needed: 2 men, 2 women
Synopsis: The play begins as Poe is dying. As he struggles with death, he recounts his melancholy life. The author has skillfully blended tragic scenes with fantasy and comedy. Poe felt that the only true, worthy subject of literature was the melancholy examination of the death of a beautiful woman—depicted here in the gruesome death of his young wife and the poem which resulted, "Annabel Lee." Although everyone today agrees that Poe is one of America's greatest authors, he found little recognition in his lifetime until the publishing of "The Raven" not long before he died. Among the many touching scenes in this play is the one between Poe and his most loyal editor, Graham, in which Poe is ridiculed and humiliated. Then we hear Poe recite "The Raven" with defiance and passion. The play ends where it began—at Poe's death. It is not a quiet death, but rather a final defiant excerpt from "The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq.," in which Poe reveals the meaning of his life: "Through joy, through sorrow, through it all—I wrote!
Holiday radio show:
U.S.O. Show - World War II directed by Gloria Little (Show dates: November 30, December 1, 2, 3, 2023)
Interested actors should prepare a 1-2 minute comedic or dramatic monologue. There will also be cold reads from the script/s.
Headshots and theater resumes are not required, but are appreciated. You'll be asked to fill out an audition form including your contact information, theater experience, and availability/conflicts.
Auditions will be held at the Segriff Stage 134 Brighton Ave, Rochester, PA 15074
Google directions to the Segriff Stage
