At Santa Paula Theater Center, we value the health and safety of our patrons, staff and performers and will be following CDC, State, County, and other governmental agency COVID-19 pandemic current mandates, recommendations and public health guidelines and requirements. You must follow all posted instructions while visiting Santa Paula Theater Center. Cast will be required to provide vaccination and booster confirmation and wear masks during rehearsals and perform periodic covid tests throughout the run of the show. Due to the ever changing circumstances surrounding COVID-19, these event requirements are subject to change.
SANTA PAULA THEATER CENTER PRESENTS AUDITIONS FOR PLAYZAPALOOZA 2023
Santa Paula Theater Center announces auditions Tuesday March 28th and Wednesday March 29th 7 PM with callbacks TBA for this year’s production of Playzapalooza. Auditions will be held at The Santa Paula Center. 125 S. Seventh Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060. Phone # 805-340-5186. www.santapaulatheatercenter.org. PLAYZAPALOOZA will run from May 26 through June 11, 2023 with performances on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM and Sunday Matinees at 2:30 PM. Rehearsals will be scheduled for April 14th through May 21, tech week will be May 22 through 25, opening night is May 26. (Directors will work with cast members to accommodate schedules within reasonable parameters)
No appointments necessary, cold readings from the scripts. This is a non-equity production. There is no pay. Inquiries about auditions and play may be directed to Elixeo Flores at elixeo@gmail.com. *For the safety of all, Santa Paula Theater Center requires all actors, staff, crew, patrons and volunteers to be fully vaccinated. Please bring proof of vaccination with you to be eligible to audition.
This year’s selection of original one act plays is:
All roles open-
WHAT: PLAYZAPALOOZA 2023 auditions
WHERE: Santa Paula Theater Center’s BackStage 125 So. 7th St. Santa Paula, CA 93060
WHEN: Tuesday March 28th and Wednesday 29th 7 PM
No appointments necessary, cold readings from the scripts. This is a non-equity production. There is no pay. Inquiries about auditions and play may be directed to Elixeo Flores at elixeo@gmail.com. *For the safety of all, Santa Paula Theater Center requires all actors, staff, crew, patrons and volunteers to be fully vaccinated. Please bring proof of vaccination with you to be eligible to audition.
This year’s selection of original one act plays is:
- Horrible, Old Grunch Muket by Richard Kuhlman
- Scrapped by Joy Gee
- Gimme Shelter by Robert Weibezahl
- No Overnight Parking by Mady Julian
- Chameleon by Raegan Payne
- Swipe Left by Tom Misuraca
- Digging Holes by Kimberly Demmary
All roles open-
- Horrible, Old Grunch Muket
- HUSBAND -- 20 - 30. will be made to look old
- WIFE -- 20 - 30, will be made to look old
- GRUNCH MUKET -- 50 - 60+
- ANIMAL -- A Rabbit, a Woodpecker & a Spider. - Any age, ethnicity or gender
- Scrapped
- Margie - a woman of 40+ years, a student of scrapbooking
- Liz - a woman of 40+ years, Marjie's best friend
- Joe - a man of 40+ years, Marjie's husband
- Gimme Shelter
- CODY, 28, male*. Introverted, a little disaffected and a little angry.
- FRANCES, 78, female. Gregarious, crusty but kind, not giving into her age.
- *Alternatively, Cody can be played by a female or non-binary actor if the director wishes to explore that dynamic.
- No Overnight Parking
- Brian Norman: A successful realtor 50s
- Lori: Brian’s younger and nervous associate 40s
- Angie:Their client, an elegant woman somewhere north of 60
- Chameleon
- God - (F) A talented neurotic (age range is open)
- Gabriel - (F or NB) personal assistant extraordinaire (age range is open)
- Swipe Left
- Carrie - a woman, any age, any ethnicity.
- Kevin - a man, close in age to Carrie, any ethnicity.
- Digging Holes b
- Gladys 65+ (Preferably played the older the better)
- Mavis 65+ (Preferably played the older the better)
- Margie 65+ (Preferably played the older the better)
WHAT: PLAYZAPALOOZA 2023 auditions
WHERE: Santa Paula Theater Center’s BackStage 125 So. 7th St. Santa Paula, CA 93060
WHEN: Tuesday March 28th and Wednesday 29th 7 PM
sides
| chameleon.pdf |
| digging_holes__2_.pdf |
| gimme_shelter_cody_frances__2_.pdf |
| horrible_old_grunch_muket_husband_rabbit_woodpecker.pdf |
| horrible_old_grunch_muket_husband_wife_grunch.pdf |
| no_overnight_parking_brian_angie.pdf |
| no_overnight_parking_brian_lori.pdf |
| scrapped_marjie_liz_joe.pdf |
| swipe_left.pdf |
SANTA PAULA THEATER CENTER PRESENTS
AUDITIONS FOR
RABBIT HOLE BY DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE
The Santa Paula Theater Center will present auditions for David Lindsay-Abaire’s RABBIT HOLE on Sunday April 16 from 10 - 12 PM and Tuesday April 18 from 7 - 9 PM with callbacks April 19 from 7 - 9 PM. RABBIT HOLE won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2007 Tony Award for Best Play. Auditions will be held at The Santa Paula Center. 125 S. Seventh Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060. Phone # 805-525-4645. www.santapaulatheatercenter.org. RABBIT HOLE will play from June 23 - July 30, 2023 on their MainStage at 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 pm on Sundays. No appointments necessary. AUDITIONS WILL BE ONE PREPARED MONOLOGUE of your choosing. This is a non-equity production. There is no pay. Taylor Kasch directs and inquiries about auditions and play may be directed to him at flyinghgroup@yahoo.com. *For the safety of all, Santa Paula Theater Center requires all actors, staff, crew, patrons and volunteers to be fully vaccinated. Please bring proof of vaccination with you to be eligible to audition.
The story: Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. RABBIT HOLE charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.
Heartbreaking as it can be, the play is never grim. It’s too truthful, too spirited, too wise to be depressing. A study of the subterranean passageways of grief, it serves to remind that loss, even of the most shattering kind, can move us incrementally toward a deeper appreciation of what remains and leaves us with an odd sort of hope that even in our darkest times, things will get better, even slightly, with time.
Critics have raved about this award winning play. Entertainment Weekly declares it “Grade: A! A transcendent and deeply affecting new play, which shifts perfectly from hilarity to grief.” Variety hails “David Lindsay-Abaire has crafted a drama that’s not just a departure but a revelation—an intensely emotional examination of grief, laced with wit, insightfulness, compassion and searing honesty.” USA Today states “RABBIT HOLE presents a tragedy and its consequences with utter candor, and without sentimentality. The dialogue is most impressive for capturing the awkwardness and pain of thinking people faced with an unthinkable situation—and eventually, their capacity for survival, and even hope.” BackStage acclaims “With RABBIT HOLE, David Lindsay-Abaire has crafted the most serious, simply told work of his career—a painstakingly beautiful, dramatically resourceful, exquisitely human new play.” Show Business Weekly touts “A thoroughly absorbing, profoundly affecting and painfully touching examination of grief.” —Bergen Record. “The highest praise to playwright David Lindsay-Abaire! RABBIT HOLE is an entertaining and satisfying play—it might just be the year’s best.”
ALL ROLES OPEN EXCEPT BECCA:
BECCA (female; late 30s/early 40s) – Usually a very responsible, practical, and sensible person but her grief causes her to make some rash decisions throughout the play. Tough and uncompromising, she cannot tolerate insincerity or impracticality. Married to Howie. PRECAST.
HOWIE (male; 40s) – Married to Becca. A patient man who specializes in pretending everything is fine. He is very caring and attentive to his family, but finds it challenging to reconcile how Becca deals with their shared grief.
IZZY (female; early 30s) – Irresponsible and impulsive, but well-intentioned. Caught in a state of arrested development but suddenly finds herself thrust into responsibility she has never known. Becca’s younger sister.
NAT (female; mid 60s) – Outspoken and opinionated, with a tendency to say the wrong thing. Becca’s and Izzy’s mother. She is extremely supportive of her daughters, and frequently acts as their voice of reason.
JASON (male; 17 years old) – A high school senior, awkward and shy, but sensitive and caring, who is at the center of a family tragedy. Although he has been told he bears no blame for what has happened, he places the burden of responsibility squarely on himself.
AUDITIONS WILL BE ONE PREPARED MONOLOGUE of your choosing. Callback sides will be available at http://www.santapaulatheatercenter.org/auditions.html
For more information and to order tickets for RABBIT HOLE, visit the Santa Paula Theater Center website at www.santapaulatheatercenter.org. Season tickets also available to purchase! Coming up next we have CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION by Annie Baker September 1-October 8, and THE 39 STEPS by a Patrick Barlow November 10 - December 17. The wearing of masks while inside the Santa Paula Theater Center is optional, though highly encourage for the safety of our patrons, actors, and staff.
WHAT: RABBIT HOLE written by David Lindsay-Abaire
WHERE: Santa Paula Theater Center’s MainStage 125 So. 7th St. Santa Paula, CA 93060
WHEN: June 23 - July 30, 2023. Friday & Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2:30 PM
TICKETS: $24.00 for Adults, $22.00 for Seniors, Students, Military. Tickets can be ordered at www.santapaulatheatercenter.org, by email at sptcbox@gmail.com, or by calling the box office at 805.525.4645. Walk ups are always welcome on day of event for unsold seats.
The story: Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. RABBIT HOLE charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.
Heartbreaking as it can be, the play is never grim. It’s too truthful, too spirited, too wise to be depressing. A study of the subterranean passageways of grief, it serves to remind that loss, even of the most shattering kind, can move us incrementally toward a deeper appreciation of what remains and leaves us with an odd sort of hope that even in our darkest times, things will get better, even slightly, with time.
Critics have raved about this award winning play. Entertainment Weekly declares it “Grade: A! A transcendent and deeply affecting new play, which shifts perfectly from hilarity to grief.” Variety hails “David Lindsay-Abaire has crafted a drama that’s not just a departure but a revelation—an intensely emotional examination of grief, laced with wit, insightfulness, compassion and searing honesty.” USA Today states “RABBIT HOLE presents a tragedy and its consequences with utter candor, and without sentimentality. The dialogue is most impressive for capturing the awkwardness and pain of thinking people faced with an unthinkable situation—and eventually, their capacity for survival, and even hope.” BackStage acclaims “With RABBIT HOLE, David Lindsay-Abaire has crafted the most serious, simply told work of his career—a painstakingly beautiful, dramatically resourceful, exquisitely human new play.” Show Business Weekly touts “A thoroughly absorbing, profoundly affecting and painfully touching examination of grief.” —Bergen Record. “The highest praise to playwright David Lindsay-Abaire! RABBIT HOLE is an entertaining and satisfying play—it might just be the year’s best.”
ALL ROLES OPEN EXCEPT BECCA:
BECCA (female; late 30s/early 40s) – Usually a very responsible, practical, and sensible person but her grief causes her to make some rash decisions throughout the play. Tough and uncompromising, she cannot tolerate insincerity or impracticality. Married to Howie. PRECAST.
HOWIE (male; 40s) – Married to Becca. A patient man who specializes in pretending everything is fine. He is very caring and attentive to his family, but finds it challenging to reconcile how Becca deals with their shared grief.
IZZY (female; early 30s) – Irresponsible and impulsive, but well-intentioned. Caught in a state of arrested development but suddenly finds herself thrust into responsibility she has never known. Becca’s younger sister.
NAT (female; mid 60s) – Outspoken and opinionated, with a tendency to say the wrong thing. Becca’s and Izzy’s mother. She is extremely supportive of her daughters, and frequently acts as their voice of reason.
JASON (male; 17 years old) – A high school senior, awkward and shy, but sensitive and caring, who is at the center of a family tragedy. Although he has been told he bears no blame for what has happened, he places the burden of responsibility squarely on himself.
AUDITIONS WILL BE ONE PREPARED MONOLOGUE of your choosing. Callback sides will be available at http://www.santapaulatheatercenter.org/auditions.html
For more information and to order tickets for RABBIT HOLE, visit the Santa Paula Theater Center website at www.santapaulatheatercenter.org. Season tickets also available to purchase! Coming up next we have CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION by Annie Baker September 1-October 8, and THE 39 STEPS by a Patrick Barlow November 10 - December 17. The wearing of masks while inside the Santa Paula Theater Center is optional, though highly encourage for the safety of our patrons, actors, and staff.
WHAT: RABBIT HOLE written by David Lindsay-Abaire
WHERE: Santa Paula Theater Center’s MainStage 125 So. 7th St. Santa Paula, CA 93060
WHEN: June 23 - July 30, 2023. Friday & Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2:30 PM
TICKETS: $24.00 for Adults, $22.00 for Seniors, Students, Military. Tickets can be ordered at www.santapaulatheatercenter.org, by email at sptcbox@gmail.com, or by calling the box office at 805.525.4645. Walk ups are always welcome on day of event for unsold seats.