Written by Rich Orloff

Directed by Deborah Martin

AUDITION DATES:

Sunday, April 13 at 6 p.m.
Monday, April 14 at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, April 15 at 6 p.m.

ABOUT THE PLAY:

A vaudeville-style comedy! Romantic Fools consists of 12 eight-minute, two-character comedies examining love, lust, dating, and romance -- from a date with a caveman (“Find Me a Primitive Man”) to the joys of dull sex (“One Man's Secret Desire”) to the surprise frustrations of having a perfect mate (“The Stepford Guy”). Think Love American Style (a fun/sexy TV sit-com from 1969-74).

ROLES:

8 to 14 men and women needed! Ages mid-20s and up.

AUDITIONS:

• Cold readings from the script.

• Love of comedy a must!

PERFORMANCE DATES:

June 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2025

Written by Rich Orloff

Directed by Deborah Martin

AUDITION DATES:

Sunday, April 13 at 6 p.m.
Monday, April 14 at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, April 15 at 6 p.m.

ABOUT THE PLAY:

A vaudeville-style comedy! Romantic Fools consists of 12 eight-minute, two-character comedies examining love, lust, dating, and romance -- from a date with a caveman (“Find Me a Primitive Man”) to the joys of dull sex (“One Man's Secret Desire”) to the surprise frustrations of having a perfect mate (“The Stepford Guy”). Think Love American Style (a fun/sexy TV sit-com from 1969-74).

ROLES:

8 to 14 men and women needed! Ages mid-20s and up.

AUDITIONS:

• Cold readings from the script.

• Love of comedy a must!

PERFORMANCE DATES:

June 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2025

ABSENT FRIENDS

By ALAN AYCKBOURN • Directed by ERIC ALMLEAF

Colin must be comforted in his grief over the death of his fiancee so his friends, who never met the girl, arrange a tea party for him. Understandably they are on edge wondering what to say, but there is more to their unease: Diane and Paul, John and Evelyn, and Marge and her husband is perpetually out of circulation with trivial illnesses are all kept together by a mixture of business and cross marital emotional ties. By the time Colin arrives for tea, their tenseness contrasts dramatically with his air of cheerful relaxation. He is the only happy one among them and his happiness and insensitive analyses of their troubles causes each of them to break down.

April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 2025

ABSENT FRIENDS

By ALAN AYCKBOURN • Directed by ERIC ALMLEAF

Colin must be comforted in his grief over the death of his fiancee so his friends, who never met the girl, arrange a tea party for him. Understandably they are on edge wondering what to say, but there is more to their unease: Diane and Paul, John and Evelyn, and Marge and her husband is perpetually out of circulation with trivial illnesses are all kept together by a mixture of business and cross marital emotional ties. By the time Colin arrives for tea, their tenseness contrasts dramatically with his air of cheerful relaxation. He is the only happy one among them and his happiness and insensitive analyses of their troubles causes each of them to break down.

April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 2025

ABSENT FRIENDS

By ALAN AYCKBOURN • Directed by ERIC ALMLEAF

Colin must be comforted in his grief over the death of his fiancee so his friends, who never met the girl, arrange a tea party for him. Understandably they are on edge wondering what to say, but there is more to their unease: Diane and Paul, John and Evelyn, and Marge and her husband is perpetually out of circulation with trivial illnesses are all kept together by a mixture of business and cross marital emotional ties. By the time Colin arrives for tea, their tenseness contrasts dramatically with his air of cheerful relaxation. He is the only happy one among them and his happiness and insensitive analyses of their troubles causes each of them to break down.

April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 2025

ABSENT FRIENDS

By ALAN AYCKBOURN • Directed by ERIC ALMLEAF

Colin must be comforted in his grief over the death of his fiancee so his friends, who never met the girl, arrange a tea party for him. Understandably they are on edge wondering what to say, but there is more to their unease: Diane and Paul, John and Evelyn, and Marge and her husband is perpetually out of circulation with trivial illnesses are all kept together by a mixture of business and cross marital emotional ties. By the time Colin arrives for tea, their tenseness contrasts dramatically with his air of cheerful relaxation. He is the only happy one among them and his happiness and insensitive analyses of their troubles causes each of them to break down.

April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 2025

ABSENT FRIENDS

By ALAN AYCKBOURN • Directed by ERIC ALMLEAF

Colin must be comforted in his grief over the death of his fiancee so his friends, who never met the girl, arrange a tea party for him. Understandably they are on edge wondering what to say, but there is more to their unease: Diane and Paul, John and Evelyn, and Marge and her husband is perpetually out of circulation with trivial illnesses are all kept together by a mixture of business and cross marital emotional ties. By the time Colin arrives for tea, their tenseness contrasts dramatically with his air of cheerful relaxation. He is the only happy one among them and his happiness and insensitive analyses of their troubles causes each of them to break down.

April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 2025

ABSENT FRIENDS

By ALAN AYCKBOURN • Directed by ERIC ALMLEAF

Colin must be comforted in his grief over the death of his fiancee so his friends, who never met the girl, arrange a tea party for him. Understandably they are on edge wondering what to say, but there is more to their unease: Diane and Paul, John and Evelyn, and Marge and her husband is perpetually out of circulation with trivial illnesses are all kept together by a mixture of business and cross marital emotional ties. By the time Colin arrives for tea, their tenseness contrasts dramatically with his air of cheerful relaxation. He is the only happy one among them and his happiness and insensitive analyses of their troubles causes each of them to break down.

April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 2025

Written by Alan Ayckbourn

Directed by Eric Almleaf

AUDITION DATES:

• Friday, January 24 @ 6 p.m.

• Saturday, January 25 @ 2 p.m.

• Sunday, January 26 @ 2 p.m.

PLAY SYNOPSIS:

• Colin must be comforted in his grief over the death of his fiancée, so his friends, who never met the girl, arrange a tea party for him. 

• Absent Friends takes place in real time in the lounge of Diana and Paul’s house. Serio-comedy.

CAST:

Looking for 3 women and 3 men who are or can play between 20 and 40 years old.

Characters:

• Colin (a recent widower)

• Paul (a friend of Colin; has had an affair with Evelyn)

• Diana (Paul's wife)

• John (a friend of Colin)

• Evelyn (John's wife; has had an affair with Paul)

• Marge (wife of the unseen and ill Gordon)

MORE DETAILS: https://www.playersofutica.org/auditions

Written by Alan Ayckbourn

Directed by Eric Almleaf

AUDITION DATES:

• Friday, January 24 @ 6 p.m.

• Saturday, January 25 @ 2 p.m.

• Sunday, January 26 @ 2 p.m.

PLAY SYNOPSIS:

• Colin must be comforted in his grief over the death of his fiancée, so his friends, who never met the girl, arrange a tea party for him. 

• Absent Friends takes place in real time in the lounge of Diana and Paul’s house. Serio-comedy.

CAST:

Looking for 3 women and 3 men who are or can play between 20 and 40 years old.

Characters:

• Colin (a recent widower)

• Paul (a friend of Colin; has had an affair with Evelyn)

• Diana (Paul's wife)

• John (a friend of Colin)

• Evelyn (John's wife; has had an affair with Paul)

• Marge (wife of the unseen and ill Gordon)

MORE DETAILS: https://www.playersofutica.org/auditions

Written by Alan Ayckbourn

Directed by Eric Almleaf

AUDITION DATES:

• Friday, January 24 @ 6 p.m.

• Saturday, January 25 @ 2 p.m.

• Sunday, January 26 @ 2 p.m.

PLAY SYNOPSIS:

• Colin must be comforted in his grief over the death of his fiancée, so his friends, who never met the girl, arrange a tea party for him. 

• Absent Friends takes place in real time in the lounge of Diana and Paul’s house. Serio-comedy.

CAST:

Looking for 3 women and 3 men who are or can play between 20 and 40 years old.

Characters:

• Colin (a recent widower)

• Paul (a friend of Colin; has had an affair with Evelyn)

• Diana (Paul's wife)

• John (a friend of Colin)

• Evelyn (John's wife; has had an affair with Paul)

• Marge (wife of the unseen and ill Gordon)

MORE DETAILS: https://www.playersofutica.org/auditions

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER

By BARBARA ROBINSON • Directed by KELLY DeGRACE

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide head-on with the story of Christmas!

December 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2024

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER

By BARBARA ROBINSON • Directed by KELLY DeGRACE

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide head-on with the story of Christmas!

December 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2024

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER

By BARBARA ROBINSON • Directed by KELLY DeGRACE

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide head-on with the story of Christmas!

December 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2024

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER

By BARBARA ROBINSON • Directed by KELLY DeGRACE

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide head-on with the story of Christmas!

December 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2024

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER

By BARBARA ROBINSON • Directed by KELLY DeGRACE

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide head-on with the story of Christmas!

December 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2024

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER

By BARBARA ROBINSON • Directed by KELLY DeGRACE

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide head-on with the story of Christmas!

December 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2024

BAD SEED

By MAXWELL ANDERSON • Directed by SUZANNE RODIO

The scene is a small Southern town where Colonel and Christine Penmark live with their daughter, Rhoda. Little Rhoda Penmark is the evil queen of the story. On the surface, she is sweet, charming, full of old-fashioned graces, loved by her parents, admired by all her elders. But Rhoda’s mother has an uneasy feeling about her. When one of Rhoda’s schoolmates is mysteriously drowned at a picnic, Mrs. Penmark is alarmed. For the boy who was drowned was the one who had won the penmanship medal that Rhoda felt she deserved.

October 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 2024

BAD SEED

By MAXWELL ANDERSON • Directed by SUZANNE RODIO

The scene is a small Southern town where Colonel and Christine Penmark live with their daughter, Rhoda. Little Rhoda Penmark is the evil queen of the story. On the surface, she is sweet, charming, full of old-fashioned graces, loved by her parents, admired by all her elders. But Rhoda’s mother has an uneasy feeling about her. When one of Rhoda’s schoolmates is mysteriously drowned at a picnic, Mrs. Penmark is alarmed. For the boy who was drowned was the one who had won the penmanship medal that Rhoda felt she deserved.

October 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 2024

BAD SEED

By MAXWELL ANDERSON • Directed by SUZANNE RODIO

The scene is a small Southern town where Colonel and Christine Penmark live with their daughter, Rhoda. Little Rhoda Penmark is the evil queen of the story. On the surface, she is sweet, charming, full of old-fashioned graces, loved by her parents, admired by all her elders. But Rhoda’s mother has an uneasy feeling about her. When one of Rhoda’s schoolmates is mysteriously drowned at a picnic, Mrs. Penmark is alarmed. For the boy who was drowned was the one who had won the penmanship medal that Rhoda felt she deserved.

October 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 2024

BAD SEED

By MAXWELL ANDERSON • Directed by SUZANNE RODIO

The scene is a small Southern town where Colonel and Christine Penmark live with their daughter, Rhoda. Little Rhoda Penmark is the evil queen of the story. On the surface, she is sweet, charming, full of old-fashioned graces, loved by her parents, admired by all her elders. But Rhoda’s mother has an uneasy feeling about her. When one of Rhoda’s schoolmates is mysteriously drowned at a picnic, Mrs. Penmark is alarmed. For the boy who was drowned was the one who had won the penmanship medal that Rhoda felt she deserved.

October 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 2024

BAD SEED

By MAXWELL ANDERSON • Directed by SUZANNE RODIO

The scene is a small Southern town where Colonel and Christine Penmark live with their daughter, Rhoda. Little Rhoda Penmark is the evil queen of the story. On the surface, she is sweet, charming, full of old-fashioned graces, loved by her parents, admired by all her elders. But Rhoda’s mother has an uneasy feeling about her. When one of Rhoda’s schoolmates is mysteriously drowned at a picnic, Mrs. Penmark is alarmed. For the boy who was drowned was the one who had won the penmanship medal that Rhoda felt she deserved.

October 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 2024

BAD SEED

By MAXWELL ANDERSON • Directed by SUZANNE RODIO

The scene is a small Southern town where Colonel and Christine Penmark live with their daughter, Rhoda. Little Rhoda Penmark is the evil queen of the story. On the surface, she is sweet, charming, full of old-fashioned graces, loved by her parents, admired by all her elders. But Rhoda’s mother has an uneasy feeling about her. When one of Rhoda’s schoolmates is mysteriously drowned at a picnic, Mrs. Penmark is alarmed. For the boy who was drowned was the one who had won the penmanship medal that Rhoda felt she deserved.

October 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 2024

BY BARBARA ROBINSON … DIRECTED BY KELLY DEGRACE

AUDITION DATES and TIMES:

• Sunday, September 22 from 2 to 4 pm 

• Monday, September 23 from 6 to 8 pm 

• Wednesday, September 25 from 6 to 8 pm

SYNOPSIS:

Beth Bradley’s church’s Christmas pageant is predictable every year -- the angel choir wears too much lipstick, the shepherds are all in their father’s bathrobes, the minister’s son is permanently cast in the role of Joseph -- hardly “four-star entertainment.” But when seasoned and authoritative pageant director Mrs. Armstrong breaks her leg, it is up to Beth’s inexperienced mother Grace to step in.

Great roles for adults and children.

Details: https://www.playersofutica.org/auditions

BY BARBARA ROBINSON … DIRECTED BY KELLY DEGRACE

AUDITION DATES and TIMES:

• Sunday, September 22 from 2 to 4 pm 

• Monday, September 23 from 6 to 8 pm 

• Wednesday, September 25 from 6 to 8 pm

SYNOPSIS:

Beth Bradley’s church’s Christmas pageant is predictable every year -- the angel choir wears too much lipstick, the shepherds are all in their father’s bathrobes, the minister’s son is permanently cast in the role of Joseph -- hardly “four-star entertainment.” But when seasoned and authoritative pageant director Mrs. Armstrong breaks her leg, it is up to Beth’s inexperienced mother Grace to step in.

Great roles for adults and children.

Details: https://www.playersofutica.org/auditions

BY BARBARA ROBINSON … DIRECTED BY KELLY DEGRACE

AUDITION DATES and TIMES:

• Sunday, September 22 from 2 to 4 pm 

• Monday, September 23 from 6 to 8 pm 

• Wednesday, September 25 from 6 to 8 pm

SYNOPSIS:

Beth Bradley’s church’s Christmas pageant is predictable every year -- the angel choir wears too much lipstick, the shepherds are all in their father’s bathrobes, the minister’s son is permanently cast in the role of Joseph -- hardly “four-star entertainment.” But when seasoned and authoritative pageant director Mrs. Armstrong breaks her leg, it is up to Beth’s inexperienced mother Grace to step in.

Great roles for adults and children.

Details: https://www.playersofutica.org/auditions

KOSHER LUTHERANS

By WILLIAM MISSOURI DOWNS • Directed by ART FELSHAW

Kosher Lutherans is a curveball comedy about an infertile Jewish couple and their desperate attempts to have a baby. One day their dreams come true - they meet a young, naïve, pregnant girl from Iowa who is willing to let them adopt her out-of-wedlock baby. The only problem is the girl doesn’t know they’re Jewish. All she knows about Jews is what her farmer father told her, “They control Hollywood and killed Jesus.” In an attempt not to blow the deal, the couple decides to pose as Lutherans, leading to hysterical twists and turns and a perfect play for the holiday season.

September 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2024

KOSHER LUTHERANS

By WILLIAM MISSOURI DOWNS • Directed by ART FELSHAW

Kosher Lutherans is a curveball comedy about an infertile Jewish couple and their desperate attempts to have a baby. One day their dreams come true - they meet a young, naïve, pregnant girl from Iowa who is willing to let them adopt her out-of-wedlock baby. The only problem is the girl doesn’t know they’re Jewish. All she knows about Jews is what her farmer father told her, “They control Hollywood and killed Jesus.” In an attempt not to blow the deal, the couple decides to pose as Lutherans, leading to hysterical twists and turns and a perfect play for the holiday season.

September 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2024

KOSHER LUTHERANS

By WILLIAM MISSOURI DOWNS • Directed by ART FELSHAW

Kosher Lutherans is a curveball comedy about an infertile Jewish couple and their desperate attempts to have a baby. One day their dreams come true - they meet a young, naïve, pregnant girl from Iowa who is willing to let them adopt her out-of-wedlock baby. The only problem is the girl doesn’t know they’re Jewish. All she knows about Jews is what her farmer father told her, “They control Hollywood and killed Jesus.” In an attempt not to blow the deal, the couple decides to pose as Lutherans, leading to hysterical twists and turns and a perfect play for the holiday season.

September 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2024

KOSHER LUTHERANS

By WILLIAM MISSOURI DOWNS • Directed by ART FELSHAW

Kosher Lutherans is a curveball comedy about an infertile Jewish couple and their desperate attempts to have a baby. One day their dreams come true - they meet a young, naïve, pregnant girl from Iowa who is willing to let them adopt her out-of-wedlock baby. The only problem is the girl doesn’t know they’re Jewish. All she knows about Jews is what her farmer father told her, “They control Hollywood and killed Jesus.” In an attempt not to blow the deal, the couple decides to pose as Lutherans, leading to hysterical twists and turns and a perfect play for the holiday season.

September 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2024