Are you a performing artist? The Nanaimo Theatre Group is holding auditions for Dipietro’s Over the River and Through the Woods production. The play will be performed at the Bailey from March 23rd to April 9th, 2011. Also, the play will be The Nanaimo Theatre Group’s entry into the North Island Zone Festival to be held in Port Alberni during the week of May 22nd to the 28th, 2011. 

The story line: Nick is a single Italian-American guy from New Jersey who visits both sets of grandparents every Sunday for dinner. When he is offered his dream job in Seattle, the grandparents plan a series of schemes to stop him from leaving them… including the lovely and single Caitlin O’Hare!

 The play requires:
- two 60+ women
- two 60+ men (one who plays a musical instrument)
- one 25-35 man
- one 25-35 woman
 
AUDITIONS : The auditions will be by appointment with a prepared script.  (Audition scripts will be available by email or by arrangement, after December 1st.)

Dates: Wednesday, December 8th 6-9pm & Saturday, December 11 from 2-5pm.
Location:  Bailey Studio, Rosstown Road, Nanaimo.

For an audition appointment please contact Merry Hallsor, Producer, at rmhallsor (at) shaw.ca , 250-951-9852 or Mort Paul, Director, at mspaul. (at) telus.net

PRODUCTION CREW: There are still several positions open on the production crew. If you are interested in working on this show please contact either Mort or Merry.

For more information visit Nanaimo Theatre on blogroll.

Calling all actors! Auditions for Neil Simon’s play, Barefoot in the Park, at the Bailey Studio Theatre.  The play opens February 2 – closes February 19, 2010. 

Barefoot in the Park, is about a conservative young lawyer, Paul, who marries a vivacious young woman, Corie, and their highly passionate relationship descends into comical discord in a five-flight New York City apartment. Then add a date with Victor Velasco (wears kimonos and sleeps on rugs), Ethel Banks (wears a hair net and sleeps on a board), and the maintenance man, and you have the foundation for Neil Simon’s  Barefoot in the Park. CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Corie Bratter – mid twenties
Paul Bratter – mid to late twenties
Ethel Banks – Corie’s mother – middle aged
Victor Velasco – middle aged
Telephone Repair Man – any age
Delivery Man (no lines) – any age
 
Auditions are being held at the Bailey Studio
Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 30, 2010, at 2:00 p.m.  

Directed by Sherri McLean. For more info visit Nanaimo Theatre Group on the blogroll.

The Clean House  is now playing at The Nanaimo Theatre Group.

The play is about Lane and Charles who have hired a housekeeper.  Matilde is an aspiring comedienne from Brazil, more interested in finding the perfect joke than cleaning.  Lane’s sister, Virginia, has a passion for cleaning and as Lane’s life unravels Virginia and Matilde help her through her failing marriage – using laughter, logic, and love.

Show Times:
April 21st to May 8th at  8pm
May 2nd at 2pm (one matinee only) Location: Bailey Studio 2373 Rosstown Road, Nanaimo.

For more info go to Nanaimo Theatre Group on the links page.