AUDITION NOTICE
The Albright Theatre is a Non for Profit Organization that functions by the generous time given by all of our volunteers. All productions at the Albright Theatre are non paid.
Our auditions are open calls that consist of cold reads from the script. If you are interested in auditioning, please arrive at least 10 minutes before the start time to complete paperwork. No appointment is necessary.
Rehearsals take place on evenings and weekends. The rehearsal schedule is determined by the availability of those cast. No rehearsals are scheduled prior to casting. The rehearsal schedule will be determined by the Director and is subject to the availability of the cast and crew.
Head shots and theatrical resumes will be accepted but are not required.
Please bring a list of ALL conflicts through the final performance.
Our auditions are open calls that consist of cold reads from the script. If you are interested in auditioning, please arrive at least 10 minutes before the start time to complete paperwork. No appointment is necessary.
Rehearsals take place on evenings and weekends. The rehearsal schedule is determined by the availability of those cast. No rehearsals are scheduled prior to casting. The rehearsal schedule will be determined by the Director and is subject to the availability of the cast and crew.
Head shots and theatrical resumes will be accepted but are not required.
Please bring a list of ALL conflicts through the final performance.
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Please feel free to download the audition form and have it filled out prior to auditions!
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Upcoming Auditions
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Puffs
By: Douglas Carter Beane Directed by Nick Schaeffler Audition Dates: Monday - June 8th - 7pm Tuesday - June 9th - 7pm (NOTE - Due to the Tony Awards presentation - There is NO Sunday audition for this production) *If you cannot attend auditions, please contact the theatre at info@albrighttheatre.com to discuss arrangements. Auditions will be held AT the theatre. 100 N. Island Ave 3rd Floor Batavia, IL 60510 (Entry is the main doorway across from the parking lot directly in front of the building) This is an open call audition consisting of cold readings from the script. NO audition appointment is necessary. No monologue required. |
For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs... who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.
Puffs is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by J.K Rowling, Warner Bros. or any person or company associated with the Harry Potter books, films or play. As a matter of fact, we have no idea who that certain boy wizard is. It was all just a figment of our imagination. This is way different....we swear.
Performance Dates
July 31st, & August 1st, 8th, 9th, 14h & 15th
Show Times
Friday & Saturday 7:30 PM
2nd Sunday at 2:30 pm
NOTE: DO NOT GET ATTACHED TO THE BELOW LISTED CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS. JUST LIKE A CERTAIN BOY WIZARD DID THEIR BEST....WE.....DIDN'T. THESE CHARACTER GROUPINGS ARE MOST DEFINITELY SUBJECT TO CHANGE!
WAYNE HOPKINS: A boy wizard (but not that boy wizard), ready to take on whatever challenges face him, even if he fails again and again. Wayne has read the Silmarillion, twice.
OLIVER RIVERS: A math savant who would rather study algebra than magic.
MEGAN JONES: A “goth/punk” Puff who wants nothing to do with being a Puff but is sorted into their house anyway. Her mother is a notorious Death Buddy.
NARRATOR: A real professional Puff when it comes to storytelling.
ERNIE MAC and A VERY TALL MAN, SEAMUS, A CERTAIN POTIONS TEACHER, PROF. TURBAN, GHOST HISTORY TEACH, PROF. LOCKY, MR. NICK, SAL, SECOND HEADMASTER, REAL MR. MOODY: Ernie is basically the best. Or so he thinks.
HANNAH and FIRST HEADMASTER, PROF. McG, PROF. SPROUTTY, XAVIA JONES, PROF. LANNY, RUNES TEACH, MS. BABBLE: Hannah is very shy and often misses social cues.
J. FINCH FLETCHLEY, and UNCLE DAVE, GOYLE, A FAT FRIAR, CLUMSY LONGBOTTOM, HERMEOONE #3, VIKTOR, MR. BAGMAN, ZACH SMITH: J.Finch Fletchley is very fun and good friends with Ernie. The ability to improvise will be useful for this role.
LEANNE and GINNY, HELGA, FRENCHY: Leanne was raised in a cabin by her grandparents and the Puffs are the first other children she has ever seen.
SALLY PERKS and HERMEOONE, BLONDO MALFOY, ROWENA, RITA SCOOTER, BIPPY: Sally goes to school here. She is very kind.
SUSIE BONES and HARRY, COLIN, , HERMEOONE #2, RIC GRYFF, MYRTLE: Let’s just say there is no coincidence that Susie and Myrtle are played by the same actor. Susie fears death and those around her dying because her whole family were murdered.
CEDRIC and MR. VOLDY: Cedric is basically a rockstar who inspires the Puffs. Mr Voldy instils fear in all the Puffs, he is seriously evil.
DEATH BUDDIES: to be played by all
Puffs is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by J.K Rowling, Warner Bros. or any person or company associated with the Harry Potter books, films or play. As a matter of fact, we have no idea who that certain boy wizard is. It was all just a figment of our imagination. This is way different....we swear.
Performance Dates
July 31st, & August 1st, 8th, 9th, 14h & 15th
Show Times
Friday & Saturday 7:30 PM
2nd Sunday at 2:30 pm
NOTE: DO NOT GET ATTACHED TO THE BELOW LISTED CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS. JUST LIKE A CERTAIN BOY WIZARD DID THEIR BEST....WE.....DIDN'T. THESE CHARACTER GROUPINGS ARE MOST DEFINITELY SUBJECT TO CHANGE!
WAYNE HOPKINS: A boy wizard (but not that boy wizard), ready to take on whatever challenges face him, even if he fails again and again. Wayne has read the Silmarillion, twice.
OLIVER RIVERS: A math savant who would rather study algebra than magic.
MEGAN JONES: A “goth/punk” Puff who wants nothing to do with being a Puff but is sorted into their house anyway. Her mother is a notorious Death Buddy.
NARRATOR: A real professional Puff when it comes to storytelling.
ERNIE MAC and A VERY TALL MAN, SEAMUS, A CERTAIN POTIONS TEACHER, PROF. TURBAN, GHOST HISTORY TEACH, PROF. LOCKY, MR. NICK, SAL, SECOND HEADMASTER, REAL MR. MOODY: Ernie is basically the best. Or so he thinks.
HANNAH and FIRST HEADMASTER, PROF. McG, PROF. SPROUTTY, XAVIA JONES, PROF. LANNY, RUNES TEACH, MS. BABBLE: Hannah is very shy and often misses social cues.
J. FINCH FLETCHLEY, and UNCLE DAVE, GOYLE, A FAT FRIAR, CLUMSY LONGBOTTOM, HERMEOONE #3, VIKTOR, MR. BAGMAN, ZACH SMITH: J.Finch Fletchley is very fun and good friends with Ernie. The ability to improvise will be useful for this role.
LEANNE and GINNY, HELGA, FRENCHY: Leanne was raised in a cabin by her grandparents and the Puffs are the first other children she has ever seen.
SALLY PERKS and HERMEOONE, BLONDO MALFOY, ROWENA, RITA SCOOTER, BIPPY: Sally goes to school here. She is very kind.
SUSIE BONES and HARRY, COLIN, , HERMEOONE #2, RIC GRYFF, MYRTLE: Let’s just say there is no coincidence that Susie and Myrtle are played by the same actor. Susie fears death and those around her dying because her whole family were murdered.
CEDRIC and MR. VOLDY: Cedric is basically a rockstar who inspires the Puffs. Mr Voldy instils fear in all the Puffs, he is seriously evil.
DEATH BUDDIES: to be played by all
UPCOMING AUDITIONS CONT.
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Laughter on the 23rd Floor
By: Neil Simon Directed by Ayden Lopez Audition Dates: Sunday - August 23rd - 7pm Monday - August 24th - 7pm *If you cannot attend auditions, please contact the theatre at info@albrighttheatre.com to discuss arrangements. Auditions will be held AT the theatre. 100 N. Island Ave 3rd Floor Batavia, IL 60510 (Entry is the main doorway across from the parking lot directly in front of the building) This is an open call audition consisting of cold readings from the script. NO audition appointment is necessary. No monologue required. |
Lucas Brickman is a young comedy writer trying to prove himself in the fraternal writers room for The Max Prince Show, one of the country’s most popular variety shows. It’s 1953, and with McCarthyism running rampant, the network demanding budget cuts, and a host who can’t manage to stay sober, things aren’t looking good. Playwright Neil Simon, a television comedy writer himself, wrote Laughter on the 23rd Floor as a roman a clef: the characters are based on real people but given fictional names. There’s the flashy Milt, who prefers quantity over quality when it comes to jokes, Ira, the hypochondriac agitator, Val, the fussy Russian immigrant, Brian, who claims to have somehow sold a screenplay he’s yet to write, the sophisticated Kenny, and the defensive Carol, the sole female writer. Packed with Simon’s characteristic wit and offbeat characters, this ensemble comedy offers a fly-on-the-wall look at a zany TV writers room and the colorful personalities inside it.
Performance Dates
July 31st, & August 1st, 8th, 9th, 14h & 15th
Show Times
Friday & Saturday 7:30 PM
2nd Sunday at 2:30 pm
Lucas Brickman: Lucas has just started his second week as a writer on The Max Prince show. He’s on a four-week “try-out” contract. He’s very much “the new guy” among an already-legendary writing staff, trying to fit in, become one of the group, and impress everyone enough to be hired permanently. He is also among the least neurotic of the bunch.
Milt Fields: Milt is a rapid-fire joke machine. He considers himself to be a cheap “wholesaler” among the other writers, who are “Tiffany” quality. Highly insecure, he tries to stand out by dressing flamboyantly and attempting to be a ladies’ man.
Val Slotsky: Val is the senior member of the staff, and the most politically aware of the bunch. As a Russian Immigrant, he speaks with a strong accent. He is self-deprecating in an-your-face kind of way. He states his philosophy in the play: All humor is based on hostility.
Brian Doyle: A chain smoker and heavy drinker, Brian epitomizes the cynical, hard-living writer. He’s acerbic, bitter and has grandiose ideas that, any moment now, Hollywood will come calling. He and Ira are constantly at each other’s throats.
Kenny Franks: Kenny is the golden boy of the group – highly respected by all despite the fact that he’s the youngest, he’s sophisticated, worldly and self-assured.
Carol Wyman: Carol is the lone woman on the writing staff. She is a veteran of the industry, having survived, and thrived, in this male- dominated environment. In the first act, she’s been trying to get pregnant. In the second act, it is obvious she has succeeded. She is more mature and self-aware than most of her colleagues but is every bit as passionate and quick- witted.
Max Prince: Max Prince is the star of the most popular show on television: The Max Prince Show. Like the characters he plays each week on camera, He is larger than life off camera as well. When he enters a room, he FILLS the room. He has a brilliant madness to him that is exacerbated by his use of alcohol and sleeping pills to fight his perpetual insomnia; increasingly, it either dissipates into disorientation or devolves into out-and-out paranoia. He is a comic genius with a work ethic that is equally impressive. He is a serious professional – and a seriously funny man. He does everything with gusto, exuberance, passion and abandon.
Helen: Helen is the quintessential secretary for the group. She is kind-hearted and in awe of the talent she is privileged to be so close to. Her dream is to become a comedy writer herself. Unfortunately, she does not possess an ounce of comedic talent. But she is amiable and, although she is uneducated, she is self-possessed and unafraid to speak her mind.
Ira Stone: Ira is the most annoying member of the writing team – by far. He is a chronic hypochondriac and shameless attention seeker who is also extremely argumentative. Although he is late for work every day, and generally disruptive it is always he who is the victim. Unfortunately, he is also extremely funny and very inventive. If you don’t kill him, you kind of like him. He and Brian are always at each other’s throats.
FUTURE AUDITIONS
"Silver Belles"
Audition Dates: October 11th & 12th
