Providence Players of Fairfax

Monday  March 24^th, 6:30 – 9:45 pm (In the James Lee Theater)

Tuesday March 25^th,  6:30 – 9:45 pm (In the James Lee Theater)

Call-Backs (if needed and By Invitation):

Saturday March 29,  11:00 am to 3:00 pm (In the James Lee Theater)

Location

The James Lee Community Center Theater

2855 Annandale Road

Falls Church, VA 22042

Performance Dates And Times

Preview Thursday May 29 7:00 p.m. Curtain

Thursday Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m.
May 30, 31, June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 & 14
Sunday Matinees 2:00 p.m.
June 1 & 8

Audition Information/Instructions

PLEASE RSVP to providenceplayers@cox.net with the initial audition date you plan on attending (Match 24^th or March 25^th).

• HOW WE WORK:  PPF does not give specific audition appointments. Please plan on coming to at the beginning of audition time and plan on staying through the end if at all possible. Most PPF auditions have actors up and down to read multiple times in multiple combinations and scenes. Most actors find this fun.  You will be able to watch all the auditions. You may be asked to go into the hallway with audition partners and work a bit on a scene.  We will do our best to get you up multiple times reading for parts you are interested in. You will also be asked to read for other parts you may not be auditioning for. The Providence Players strives to make our productions open to interested and engaged actors & actresses, regardless of their level of experience. We try and make our auditions as relaxing and fun as possible.
• AUDITION PROCESS: Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script – No monologue require
• AUDITION SIDES: Sides for the audition process will be supplied at auditions.
• AUDITION FORM: Resumes and headshots will be accepted, but are not required. Please ALSO complete the PPF Rumors Audition Form included in the printable audition package available on our website and bring it with you to the audition. Be sure to include all known rehearsal conflict dates on the form.
• MEMBERSHIP:  The Providence Players of Fairfax is a membership organization. Membership is not required to audition. If cast, actors in addition to production team members will be asked to become members of the Providence Players ($10) for the season (if they are not already).
• RSVP: Please send us an RSVP if you plan to audition to providenceplayers@cox.net (or email us any questions you may have).

Rehearsal Schedule:

A copy of the Rumors production calendar is included in the printable audition package  and will be available at auditions. Please note that changes are possible and additional rehearsals could be added as needed.  The production schedule contains our theater access times and, unless indicated otherwise, all rehearsals will take place at the James Lee Community Center. Rehearsals will be held in the evenings roughly from 6:30/6:45 to 9:45 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays as indicated. Specific call times for specific cast members will be determined as the production proceeds. Please be available for all times listed on the calendar and please let the Director know of  any new conflicts not provided on your audition form that may come up during the course of the production.

Please come to auditions prepared to list any availability conflicts over this time period.

 Character Summary – 4  Women – 4  Men  –  Two Flexible – All Open

All of the characters in this play are funny.   Each actor has to have comedic timing and the ability to still keep characters real on stage without coming across like clowns.  Characters ages noted are ideal, but not set in stone. Actors should consider roles if they feel they can represent the age ranges listed, in either direction.   Meaning, if you are 25 and think you can pull off 55 – give it a try.  Additionally, ages of the couples will most likely be cast traditional i.e. Cookie will not be 58 and married to a 28 year old young hunk of an Ernie. Characters are listed in order of appearance.

Chris Gorman: Female, 30-50. Ken’s elegant and attractive wife who is a lawyer.  She is a bit high strung when faced with high stress situations to include nervous habits like smoking, nail biting and such.

Ken Gorman: Male, 30-50. A well-spoken, handsome attorney. A bit high strung. He is a lawyer married to Chris.  He is a little excitable himself, but tends to see things from a legal point of view and is generally good at thinking on his feet – generally.

Claire Ganz: Female, 30-50. Lenny’s gossip-monger, attractive wife. A Westchester, New York housewife type who is a woman used to being in control, but who gradually falls apart through the show as she drinks through the night.

Lenny Ganz: Male, 30-50. An accountant who irascible is, sarcastic, and yet very likeable.  He is married to Claire.  They have just had a car accident to Lenny’s much loved new BMW.  He has hurt his neck and broken their expensive gift.  He constantly jumps to conclusions.

Ernie Cusak: Male, 40-65. A smug psychiatrist by trade, but adoring husband to Cookie Cusak.  At times he feels under appreciated by the rest of the group.  This role will be supporting Cookie’s back spasms throughout.

Cookie Cusak: Female, 40-65. Ernie’s wife and a popular cooking show host with a really bad back. She has a very dramatic, physical personality.   This role requires a lot of physical comedy and a limber actor to sell the ongoing back issues which include crawling on the floor.

Glenn Cooper: Male, 30-50. Handsome yet obvious politician looking type who is full of ambition.  He wants to be with the “in crowd” and go places.  He does love his wife, but he is also preparing for a run for the state senate.

Cassie Cooper: Female, 21-30. Glenn’s gorgeous trophy wife; she is quite insecure even though obviously sexy.  A jealous type as well as mystical believer, she’s unsure of what everyone thinks of her, i.e. she does not want to be the pretty bimbo; but kind of is.

Officer Pudney: Male or Female, 20-30. Act II only. A rookie cop with only one line.  However, this officer’s silence can be hysterical too. 

Officer Welch: Male or Female (male preferred): 30-60. Act II only. A vigorous, straight- talking, veteran police officer.  Though few lines, this character can be funny too.  This actor will also need to portray taking control the room full of hysterical & drunk characters and bring closure to the show.

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 Read Today’s Falls Church News Press Coverage of “The House of Blue Leaves

Tickets Here and At The Door

This Friday, March 14, 2014, the Providence Players open John Guare’s wacky and beautifully fashioned dramatic farce which illuminates the American dream and obsession with celebrity. Zoo attendant Artie Shaughnessy is a failed songwriter with visions of fame and glory.  He copes with an overly medicated wife, an impatient mistress, an AWOL and homicidal son being pursued by military police, and beer-drinking nuns on the day the Pope visits New York City. His girlfriend convinces Artie to call his old school buddy Billy Einhorn, a famous film director from Los Angeles, to finagle a job writing music for Billy’s movies in a desperate attempt to find stardom, only to have the plan blow up.  Set in 1965 in Queens NY, The House of Blue Leaves is a unique blend of farce, dark comedy and drama. The New York Times called this multiple Tony award recognized play and winner of the Obie and Drama Critics’ awards for Best American Play, “Enchanting, zany and original”.

This production contains mature themes and some strong language.

Performances will be held at The James Lee Community Center Theater in Falls Church 2855 Annandale RD Falls Church VA 22042

PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES

Thurs., Fri. and Sat. 7:30 p.m. March 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, & 29
Sunday Matinees 2:00 p.m. March 16 & 23  

TICKETS

Adult – $20
Senior (62+) – $17
Student (w/ ID) – $17

Purchased Online Here

Reserved By Email At: providenceplayerstickets@cox.net  By Leaving a Voicemail At: 703-425-6782   Or Purchased at the Door

Director Michael Donahue and the Providence Players are pleased to announce the cast for our upcoming production of  John Guare’s The House of Blue Leaves.  Seven fabulous performers, making their Providence Players debut, will be joined by four outstanding returning PPF talents to bring Guare’s blend of madcap farce, absurdism, and poignancy to life.

Michael would like to thank all the talented actors who auditioned. The production opens March 14th and runs through March 29th.

The Outstanding Cast of John Guare’s The House of Blue Leaves  includes:

Artie Shaughnessy played by Adam Downs (PPF Debut)

Bananas Shaughnessy played by Beth Whitehead

Bunny Flingus played by Jayne Victor

Ronnie Shaughnessy played by Andrew Rampy (PPF Debut)

Corrinna Stroller played by Brittany Marinakos  (PPF Debut)

Head Nun played by Allison Turkel  (PPF Debut)

Second Nun played by Jennifer Rubio  (PPF Debut)

Little Nunn played by Courtney Fonnesbeck  (PPF Debut)

Billy Einhorn played by Ron Becker  (PPF Debut)

MP  played by Zachary Todd 

The White Man played by Mario Font

Set in 1965 in Queens NY, The House of Blue Leaves is a unique blend of farce, dark comedy and drama. It is both wacky and poignant .  Zoo attendant Artie Shaughnessy is a failed songwriter with visions of fame and glory.  He copes with an overly medicated wife, an impatient mistress, an AWOL and homicidal son being pursued by military police, and beer-drinking nuns on the day the Pope visits New York City.  His girlfriend convinces Artie to call his old school buddy Billy Einhorn, a famous film director from Los Angeles, to finagle a job writing music for Billy’s movies in a desperate attempt to find stardom.   Winner of the Obie and Drama Critics’ awards for Best American Play. 

Performance Information and Tickets (on sale now)

This production contains mature themes and graphic language 

Last night (January 19, 2014), at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, Washington area community theater companies announced their 14th Annual Washington Area Community Theatre Honors (WATCH) Award nominations for calendar year 2013. 114 productions (42 musicals, 72 plays) from 33 theater companies performing from Annapolis, MD. in the east, to Fauquier County, VA in the west and covering the greater DC, MD, Northern Virginia region were adjudicated this year.

The Providence Players of Fairfax (PPF) were honored with 7 award nominations for two productions in another year marked by extremely broad distribution of nominations throughout the member companies. Congratulations to all PPF award nominees, the 26 member companies recognized with nominations and to all 33 WATCH member community theater companies for one of the strongest years of community theater entertainment since watch was formed. PPF would like to thank Mario Font for representing PPF on the WATCH Board and for coordinating our adjudication assignments.

The PPF 2013 WATCH Award Nominees are:

Outstanding Costume Design in a Play – Robbie Snow  – Is He Dead?

Outstanding Properties in a Play – Andra Whitt  – Is He Dead?

Outstanding Set Design in a Play – Raedun de Alba  – Is He Dead?

Outstanding Set Construction in a Play – Chip Gertzog, Mike Mattheisen, David Schwartz  – Is He Dead?

Outstanding Set Painting in a Play – Paul Hennesy & Mike Mattheisen  – Is He Dead?

Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play – Paul Hennesy & Mike Mattheisen  – Is He Dead?

Outstanding Special Effects  – Chip Gertzog & Jimmy Gertzog  – Little Shop of Horrors

The Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) is an organization founded for the adjudication and presentation of annual awards recognizing artistic and technical excellence in community theatre throughout the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. 10 judges from the 33 member companies saw and scored each of the 114 shows, each actor and each production element. The high and low scores are eliminated and the remaining 8 scores are averaged. The top 5 or 6 scorers in each category receive nominations with the high score receiving the WATCH Award in that category.

The Providence Players first joined WATCH in 2004. Since joining WATCH, PPF has been honored with nearly 70 WATCH nominations and awards. The 14^th Annual WATCH Award Ceremony will be held on March 9, 2014 at The Birchmere.

The full list of all WATCH award nominations may be found at:

http://www.dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2014/01/19/14th-watch-awards-announced/ and  http://www.washingtontheater.org/