Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Producing Director Richard M. Parison Jr., will hold local auditions for its Fall 2009 season productions of The Fantasticks and The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later (An Epilogue)
Saturday, August 29 from noon-6p
Barrington Stage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield, MA
An audition monitor will be present.
Auditions will be held by appointment only by calling BSC Administrative Office at 413-997-6105.
The Fantasticks will be directed by Andrew Volkoff (BSC’s Underneath the Lintel, I Am My Own Wife, Fully Committed) and choreographed by Janet Watson (choreographer of current NY production). The world’s longest-running musical, The Fantasticks is a captivating romantic comedy about a boy, a girl, and two fathers. Featuring memorable songs that include “Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” “They Were You” and the beloved hit “Try to Remember.” Auditionees for The Fantasticks should prepare two contrasting songs (ballad and uptempo) and may be asked to read from the script.
The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later (An Epilogue) will be directed by BSC Producing Director Richard M. Parison, Jr. The creators of the highly acclaimed play The Laramie Project, which since 2000 has been one of the most performed plays in America, will premiere a compelling and groundbreaking epilogue to the original piece.
The staged reading of The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later (An Epilogue), will be performed in New York at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Barrington Stage Company, and over 100 other theaters across the country on October 12, 2009.
The epilogue focuses on the long-term effect of the murder of Matthew Shepard on the town of Laramie. It explores how the town has changed and how the murder continues to reverberate in the community.
Auditionees for The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later (An Epilogue) should be prepared to read a portion of text provided at the audition.
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