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OPEN AUDITIONS
Non-union/non-paid
Langhorne Players is thrilled to announce open auditions for Lucy Prebble’s THE EFFECT.
Director: Jack Bathke
Producer: Judi Parrish
Stage Manager: TBD
HOW TO SIGN UP
After reviewing the information on this page, please sign up for a time slot at: https://tinyurl.com/TheEffectAuditions and download and complete the audition package. If there is not a time slot that works for you, please contact the director at jack@langhorneplayers.org. If accommodation of any sort is needed and/or requested, please email the director.
Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your audition time slot. Please also plan to remain up to 1 hour, as you may be asked to stay past the end of your audition time slot.
AUDITION DATES
Sunday, March 29, 7:30–9:30 p.m.
Monday, March 30, 7–9:30 p.m.
Callbacks, if necessary: Tuesday, March 31 at 7 p.m. (by invitation only)
LOCATION
All auditions will be in person at Langhorne Players - The Spring Garden Mill, 1440 Newtown-Richboro Road, Newtown, PA 18940.
Performances will take place at Langhorne Players - The Spring Garden Mill in Newtown, PA.
ABOUT THE PLAY
Connie and Tristan are enrolled in a pharmaceutical trial for four weeks, testing a new wonder drug before it is ready to go to market. As the two begin to feel a connection, they can’t help but wonder is this truly a matter of the heart, or is it simply finding the right combination of brain chemicals? Side effects may include uproarious laughter, tense, often, mixed emotions, and in rare cases, falling in love.
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All characters should have English accents.
CONNIE HALL: Intellectual but vulnerable, a skeptical rule follower and academic, mid 20s, female-presenting.
TRISTAN FREY: If Connie is the intellectual, Tristan is the romantic; a bit of the charismatic street philosopher, early-30s, male-presenting.
DR. LORNA JONES: As the moral anchor, she worries about the human cost of the experiment, viewing the mind as a landscape of profound, often unavoidable suffering. Empathetic and maternal, mid-40s/early-50s, female presenting.
DR. TOBY SEALEY: For Toby, matters of love, grief, and and joy are just spikes on a graph which makes him appear cold or even predatory; slick, ambitious, and a salesman, mid-40s/early-50s, male presenting.
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Auditions will consist of preparing one or more of the monologues, which will be sent to auditioners after they have signed up for an audition. During audition sign-up, those auditioning should download the audition package provided and bring the audition form and conflict calendar with you to the audition. Callbacks will consist of readings from the script. Sides will be provided.
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REHEARSALS: A read-through will be scheduled within 1 week of auditions, and rehearsals will begin very soon thereafter. Due to the shortened rehearsal time period, there will generally be 2- 3 weeknight rehearsals per week and 1 or 2 weekend rehearsals per week, for most of the actors. The schedule will be prepared to make the most of the actors’ time.
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All performances are held at the Spring Garden Mill.
Tech and performance dates are as follows:
Tech Week: May 24-28 (expect a rehearsal on Monday, May 25)
Performances
Week 1: May 29, 30, 31
Week 2: June 4, 5, 6, 7
Week 3: June 12, 13, 14
Performance Times
Thursday (6/4 only): 7:30 p.m. curtain
Friday: 8 p.m. curtain
Saturday (5/30 and 6/6): 8 p.m. curtain
Saturday (6/7 only): 3 p.m. curtain
Sunday: 3 p.m. curtain
Call time for actors is one hour prior to curtain.
NOTE: All actors are required to participate in a talkback following the 2nd Sunday matinee, as well a set strike following the final performance.
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Please email the director at jack@langhorneplayers.org if you have questions about the play, roles, audition accommodations, etc.
gENERAL INFORMATION
ACTORS
Langhorne Players is a non-equity theater that welcomes new talent who share a commitment to producing thoughtful and provocative plays of the highest quality. Each season we try to offer a variety of plays with an array of challenging roles suitable for a wide demographic. All casting is done through open auditions supervised by the play’s director. Audition times and dates are posted in advance on our website as well as other area theater callboards.
Rehearsals usually run several hours three-four days per week during non-business hours for six or seven weeks. Participation in set and prop construction is encouraged but subject to an individual’s schedule and abilities.
If you have a love of acting and an appreciation for thought-provoking plays, please consider Langhorne Players. Email us for more information.
Langhorne Players is a non-profit, non-union, all volunteer theater company.
DIRECTORS
Our slate is usually in place by October. Prospective directors are encouraged to read all of the plays in the upcoming season. If you are passionate about a play and would like to direct it, email us. Please indicate which play you are interested in and attach your resume. Interviews will be scheduled for mid-December.
During this interview, the director should share their vision and ideas about the play as well as its production. We look for directors to have a passion for the play and the characters and the story they tell. In addition, directors must be capable of overseeing all aspects of the show including casting, props, costumes, set decoration, sound, lighting, and arranging for a stage manager.
Langhorne Players is a non-profit, non-union, all volunteer theater company.