Audition Notice: \; \;

Now and Then

By Sean Grennan

\nProduced by special arrangement with Playscripts\, Inc. \;(www.playscripts.com)
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\nCompany &\; Audition Venue: \; \; The Wimberley Players\, 450 Old Kyle Rd. Wimberley TX. 78676
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\nDirected by: \; \;Milton R. Zoth
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\nAudition Dates: \; \;Tuesday\, July 16th\, 7-9pm. And Thursday\, July 18th\, \;7-9pm
\n(If you are unavailable for the in-person date\, please contact the Artistic Team at \;artistic@wimberleyplayers.org \;to make alternate arrangements.) \;VIDEO auditions accepted until Sunday\, July 21st 2024.
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\nAppointment Form (click link): \; \; \;https://forms.gle/1uJ7AfDuyyMf5gJa7
\n(all actors must submit form - including headshots\, resumes\, and video file or link if needed)
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\nCallbacks (if needed): \; \;Sunday\, July 21 from 6-9pm. Sides will be provided.
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\nHow to Prepare: \; \;1-2 minute contemporary monologue (comedic or dramatic)
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\nRehearsals: \; \;Table reads will begin in late July. Staging rehearsals will begin early August. (adjustable times and dates depending on cast schedules) \; \; \; \; \;
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\nTech Rehearsals: \; \;Will be September 7 and 8th. \;12pm to 9pm.
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\nDress Rehearsals: \; \;Tuesday\, September 10 and Wednesday\, September 11\, final dress Thursday\, Sept. 12- 6-11pm.
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\nProduction Dates: \; \;September 13 to October 6. Friday and Saturday night curtain is 7:30pm and Sunday matinee curtain is at 2:30 pm.
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\nCompensation: \; \;All actors are offered a $150 stipend.
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\nAbout the Play: \; \;Now and Then is a heartfelt romantic comedy about the costs of choices we make\, and the people who make them with us. Sometimes what happens after last call can change a person&rsquo\;s life. One night in 1981\, just as Jamie is closing the bar where he works\, a desperate last minute customer offers him and his girlfriend\, Abby\, two thousand dollars to sit and have a drink. Before long\, the young couple realizes that this stranger knows too much about their lives and their dreams. A second stranger arrives\, a stranger that also knows the couple too well. Abby and Jaime sees their future and how it complicates this one night in 1981.
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\n \;Time and Place: \; \;A bar in 1981.
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\n \;Characters:
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\nJAMIE
\nLate 20s-early 30s. Bartender and aspiring pianist. Attractive in a regular guy way. Sincere\, hardworking\, very much in love with ABBY.
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\nMAN
\nMid 60&rsquo\;s. A bit beaten down but good-natures. Easy to talk to\, well-spoken\, sincere\, and very intent on his mission. Husband of 35 years to WOMAN. He is desperate.
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\nABBY
\nLate 20s-early 30s. IHOP waitress and one-time English major. Funny\, smart and very much in love with JAMIE.
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\nWOMAN
\nMid-60&rsquo\;s. Strong\, direct\, loving\, a little coarse. She is MAN&rsquo\;S wife of 35 years. No one knows her like he does and no one knows him like she. She and MAN bicker but there is a bedrock of love there. They&rsquo\;d do anything for each other and no one can hurt either of them like the other one can.

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The Wimberley Players\, \;450 Old Kyle Rd.\, \;Wimberley\, TX. 78676

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512-847-0575
\nhttps://www.wimberleyplayers.org/audition-notices