EAST LYNNE THEATER COMPANY 2019 SEASON - East Lynne Theater Company Non Equity Auditions

Posted January 25, 2019
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EAST LYNNE THEATER COMPANY 2019 SEASON - East Lynne Theater Company

East Lynne Theater Company (ELTC) will have an Equity open-call audition day for its 2019 Season. Non-union actors will be seen, as long as no members of Actors' Equity are kept waiting. The theater is located in Cape May, NJ where all shows will be rehearsed. The company operates under an Equity SPT 3 Contract.

On Saturday, March 9, from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, the call will be at The First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes St., Cape May, NJ, where the company is in residence. Sign-up for auditions begins at 10:00 AM and continues through 6:55 PM. Lunch break is from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM. Equity actors may contact the theater for a definite time-slot by e-mailing the company at
eastlynneco@aol.com.

Artistic director of ELTC, Gayle Stahlhuth, director Tom Byrn, and technical director Lee O'Connor, will be at both auditions. Stahlhuth is directing The Rainmaker and Arsenic and Old Lace. Byrn is directing Summerland, and O'Connor will be reading with those who wish to audition with sides. Actors may read a side from any of the plays, or do a monologue, preferably humorous. Total audition time in NYC is two minutes. ELTC is committed to nontraditional casting and equal employment opportunities.

The season opener is Summerland, a three-character play by by Arlitia Jones, and a New Jersey premiere. This historical fiction is based on William M. Mumler, who, in the 1860s, claimed he captured spirits of the dead with his camera. Rehearsals begin on Monday, May 27, and the show runs from June 12 - July 20, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:30 PM, except no show on July 4, BUT a show on Sunday, July 7 at 8:30 PM. Seeking actors for the following: WILLIAM H. MUMLER - forty-ish, large build, spirit photographer, a spiritualist, a burdened soul not without wit, possibly delusional, possibly a confidence man, possibly in touch with the Beyond; JOSEPH TOOKER - late twenty-ish or around thirty, slight build, investigator, enforcer, agitated, aggressive, self-doubting, possibly self-righteous, possibly guilty, of a Secret; and MRS. MUMLER - thirty-ish to forty-ish, wife of Mumler, an enigma, sleepwalks and is sharply awake, obedient and defiant, possibly an enchantress, possibly a double agent, possibly loyal to her husband, or only to herself.

Next is The Rainmaker, by N. Richard Nash. During the Depression, the West is dry. Enter Starbuck who claims he can make it rain. Rehearsals begin on Monday, July 8, and the show runs from July 24 - August 31, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 PM. Seeking - H.C. CURRY - mid-50's, powerful, capable, kind; NOAH - the oldest of H.C.'s siblings, he has no imagination and is somewhat self-righteous and opinionated; JIM - H.C's youngest, early 20's, not a deep thinker, and very much in love; LIZZIE - H.C.'s daughter, late 20's, who has become accustomed to taking care of her father and brothers, yet, deep in her soul, she longs for romance; FILE - late 30's, lean, who smiles wryly at the world and at himself; SHERIFF THOMAS - older than File, with a sense of humor; and BILL STARBUCK - age range 30-40, lithe, agile, a braggart and a dreamer, filled with imagination.

Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring, is returning from last year, but actors may audition in case there are replacements in the cast. Rehearsals begin on Monday, September 2, and the show runs from from September 18 - October 12, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 PM. Seeking possible replacements only for ABBY BREWSTER – a darling spinster who mixes arsenic with wine, age range 65-70; MARTHA BREWSTER - Abby’s kindly sister, who shares her sister's love of arsenic and wine, age range 65-70; TEDDY BREWSTER - their nephew who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, age range 35-45; MORTIMER BREWSTER - another nephew who is a theater critic and recently engaged, age range 30-40; JONATHAN BREWSTER - a third nephew who is running away from the law, and looks a bit like Boris Karloff, age range 35-50; DR. EINSTEIN - Jonathan's sidekick, who enjoys alcoholic beverages; ELAINE HARPER - Mortimer's fiancé and a minister’s daughter, age range 25-35; REV. DR. HARPER – Elaine’s no-nonsense father (this actor also plays MR. GIBBS, a would-be tenant in the Brewster Sisters' boarding house, and OFFICER ROONEY - a veteran policeman), age range 45-60; OFFICER KLEIN – understanding, kind policeman, age range 30-40; OFFICER O’HARA - another policeman and a would-be playwright, age range 30-40 ; and MR. WITHERSPOON - the superintendent of Happy Dale Sanitorium, age range 60-75

Actors wishing to mail pictures and resumes should mail them to East Lynne Theater Company, PO Box 121, Cape May, NJ 08204 – and not to the church. To learn more about the company, go to
www.eastlynnetheater.org. Specific information about these auditions is also on this web site under the heading of NEWS.

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