Auditions

Limelight Theatre

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2011-2012: Limelight Theatre's 20th Season
Auditions Announcement for The House of Blue Leaves

Directed by Gary Cadwallader, auditions for this dark
comedy by John Guare are Saturday, January 28.

ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA -- Limelight Theatre announces auditions for an upcoming main stage production of its 20th Season Celebration--The House of Blue Leaves by John Guare. Directed by veteran actor and director Gary Cadwallader, The House of Blue Leaves will play on the Matuza Main Stage March 1 through 25, 2012. Auditions are scheduled for Saturday, January 28, at 1 p.m. The cast includes roles for the following characters of 6 women and 5 men:


Artie Shaughnessy (40s) - character actor with energy and great comic timing. Piano skills a plus but not necessary
Bananas Shaugnessy (40s) - character actress with great comic timing
Bunny Flingus (late 30s) - character actress with great comic timing. Bronx/Brooklyn dialect
Ronnie Shaugnessy (18) - young character actor with intensity
Corinna Stroller (early 20s) - ingénue.  Hollywood starlet
Billy Einhorn (40s) - character actor.  Large personality
Mother Superior (50s - 60s) -  character actress with great comic timing 
Second Nun (30s - 40s) - character actress with great comic timing
Little Nun (20s) - character actress with grit
2 Men (20s - 40s) - to play multiple roles 
 
Actors of all ethnicities are invited to audition. All roles are open. Auditioners are asked to prepare a 1- to 2-minute memorized monologue, a recent picture and resume and be prepared to read from the script. Rehearsals begin the first of February TBA. Auditioners are asked to bring all performance date conflict information with them to the audition.

Set in 1965 in Sunnyside, Queens, and with the backdrop of a visit from the Pope to New York City, The House of Blue Leaves follows the travails of Artie Shaughnessy, a zookeeper and aspiring songwriter as he struggles to cope with a schizophrenic wife, impatient girlfriend and errant son. The House of Blue Leaves explores issues of celebrity, religion, and duty with satire and wit.

Gary Cadwallader is an actor, director and director of education at Orlando Repertory Theatre. Previously at Limelight, Gary has directed The Smell of the Kill; The Tempest; The Spitfire Grill; Shakespeare [abridged]; Rumors; I Love You, You're Perfect Now Change; Moon Over Buffalo; Too Darn Hot (twice); Puttin' On The Ritz; and The Apple Tree.    
 
Complete Audition Information:
Auditions: Saturday, January 28 at 1 p.m.
Audition Location: Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Avenue, St. Augustine 32084
Parking: Free parking is available in private lots next to and directly behind the Theatre
Show runs: March 1 through March 25, 2012; Thursdays - Sundays and Tuesday, March 6
Performed on the Matuza Main Stage
Directed by Gary Cadwallader