The first show in the exciting and innovative new season for the Tyrone Community Players is the poignant, madcap comedy, The Octette Bridge Club.
\nOn alternate Friday evenings, eight sisters meet to play bridge and gossip.
\nThe first act takes place in 1934 and the show spans a decade following the growth, idiosyncrasies and eccentricities of these eight very distinctly individual women.
\nAuditions for this remarkable performance opportunity for women are set for Sunday and Monday, August 3 and 4 in The Building, home of the TCP, located at 1019 Logan Ave., Tyrone, under the direction of Jim McDonald.
\nThe cast consists of one man and eight women.
\nAll roles in this delightful play are open and everyone is encouraged to audition. Experience is not necessary, just a desire to perform.
\n\u201cI am scheduling auditions on an individual basis, one person at a time,\u201d says McDonald. \u201cNo pressure to read in front of a room filled with other actors. It will just be me and someone to read with you. I believe this relieves some of the audition stress and will help actors and actresses with less experience audition on an equal footing.\u201d
\nTo schedule an audition please phone Jim McDonald at 684-1168.
\nAuditions will be scheduled between 7 and 9:30 p.m. both evenings with call backs, if necessary, scheduled for the following Monday, August 11 at 7 p.m.
\nScripts for perusal purposes are available by phoning the ArtsLine at 684-ART2 or Jim at 684-1168.
\nThe character breakdown for The Octette Bridge Club is:
\n\u2022 Robert Foster – a photographer in his 20s or 30s. He is friendly, polite and Focused. (In Act 1 only);
\n\u2022 Martha – the eldest sister in her mid 50s to 60s. She is stern, judgmental and distant;
\n\u2022 Mary – Mary is in her early 50s to 60s. A typical younger sister, she is quiet, loving, kind and delicate;
\n\u2022 Nora – Nora, whose age spans late 40s to 50s, is a decisive woman, upbeat caring and confident;
\n\u2022 Connie – the joker in her mid 40s to 50s, Connie is a jovial, witty realist with a bad back;
\n\u2022 Alice – aged in her early to mid 40s, Alice is a gossip, very judgmental, a woman who knows everyone else\u2019s business;
\n\u2022 Ann – Ann is a school teacher in her early 40s to 50s. Disciplined, straightforward and disciplined;
\n\u2022 Lil – Lil is a pretty, adventurous extrovert 40 to 50 years old. She also loves to play the piano and
\n\u2022 Betsy – The youngest sister in her mid to late 30s, Betsy is very attractive, vulnerable, na\u00efve, insecure and suffers from melancholy.
\nThis play offers wonderful opportunities to “get your teeth into a character” and make her your own.
\nShow dates for The Octette Bridge Club are Friday, October 3 and Saturday and Sunday, October 11 and 12.
\nAnyone with questions or who needs further information can phone the ArtsLine at 684-ART2 of director, Jim McDonald at 684-1168.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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