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students with a thirst for fame may find themselves in the limelight
once the El Paso Playhouse opens auditions for its new season.
The El Paso Playhouse is well into another season of enticing and
entertaining plays. This 28-year-old, volunteer-driven establishment
is known for its lavish, upstage shows. Since it's inception in 1978,
it has been host to hundreds of productions.
Among them include the beloved titles, Little Women, The Importance
of Being Earnest, and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change.
If you're a fan of the theater looking to become more involved or
an already active thespian looking to land your next role, the El
Paso Playhouse has you covered. Auditions for the Playhouse's future
productions are currently underway.
Nov. 5 and 6 auditions will be held for The Hollow, a fast-paced and
humorous murder mystery by Agatha Christie.
The
Playhouse is looking to cast six males and six females for The Hollow,
which will run Jan. 5-27. Various age ranges will be cast, but it's
ideally for actors between 25and 65. The play will be directed by
Jan H. Wolfe.
Dec. 3-4, auditions will be held for Fools. Writer Neil Simon tells
the story of a man who finds a job in a small Russian town only to
discover that he has 24 hours to break a 200-year-old curse of chronic
stupidity or succumb to the curse himself.
The Playhouse is looking to cast another six males and six females,
ages 18 and up for the play will be directed by Fred Keyser and will
run Feb. 9 to March 3.
Auditions will be held on Jan. 7-8, for The Importance of Being Earnest,
known to be one of the most entertaining, if not the most entertaining
comedies in the history of theater.
Oscar Wilde’s witty masterpiece recants one of the most expertly
crafted cases of mistaken identity. The playhouse is looking to cast
two males and two females in their 20's.
Additionally, they are looking to cast three males and three females
of various ages. The play will be directed by Carlos De la Garza Garcia
and will run March 16 to April 7.
On March 4-5, auditions will be held for Mothers Day, a comedy about
a seemingly ordinary American family about to gather for the annual
Mother's Day Dinner. Instead, we find a family in which old grudges
diehard. Choosing sides is more of a tradition than Mothers Day.
The Playhouse will be looking to cast one male and five females of
various ages. The play will be directed by Chet Frame and will run
April 27 to May 19.
Auditions will be held for Nunsense on April 1-2. When the cook accidentally
poisons several sisters of a parochial school, the surviving sisters
decide to put on a show in order to raise money to bury their dearly
departed friends.
Hilarious happenings follow and those who are familiar with the parochial
school lifestyle are sure to take a long, gut-busting walk down memory
lane.
The playhouse is looking to cast five females who can sing. Auditions
will require the performances of prepared pieces of music. The play
will be directed by Ron Szatkowski and will run June 1-23.
All auditions begin at 7 p.m. on the aforementioned dates. Most auditions
involve reading directly from the script, thus becoming familiar with
it beforehand is recommended.
For more information, contact the El Paso Playhouse at 532- 1317.
