By Ken Ludwig
Directed by Chris Bizub
Sunday, June 22
7:00PM-10:00PM
Wednesday, June 25
7:30PM-10:00PM
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In the madcap comedy tradition of Lend Me a Tenor, the hilarious Moon Over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. At the moment, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with five actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if he likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf, old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body.
PERFORMANCES: August 29th-September 13th, Fridays & Saturdays 7:30pm, Sundays 3:00pm
Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Actors should bring a headshot or recent picture, and resume (if you have one), a list of conflicts from July 19th to September 13th.
Auditions and rehearsals will be held at Broadview Heights Spotlights Theater, 9543 Broadview Road, Broadview Heights, OH 44147 (next to the Police Station).
Callbacks, if needed, will be held Sunday, June 29th from 7:00PM-9:30PM.
If you have any questions or would like to audition for this production, but are unable to attend regular auditions, please contact the director at bizchris85@gmail.com.
CHARACTERS:
George Hay: (40’s-60’s) is very dramatic, a slapstick type, over-the-top actor.
Charlotte Hay: (40’s-60’s) is very much a drama queen.
Ethel: (60’s+) is Charlotte’s mother–close to her daughter, but not happy with her daughter’s choice of a husband.
Rosalind Hay: (20’s-30’s) George and Charlotte’s daughter
Howard: (20’s-30’s) is Rosalind’s fiancé–a weatherman–so he considers himself to be in the “acting” business.
Eileen: (20’s-30’s) is an aspiring actress, eager to please.
Paul: (20’s-30’s) is a member of the acting troupe.
Richard: (40’s-60’s) He is George and Charlotte’s attorney, but he is in love with Charlotte.
