The Mousetrap, 2019. Photo by Robin Jackson
Auditions
Open Auditions
Ross Valley Players holds open auditions for every show we produce. To receive all audition notices, please click HERE. We welcome you to join our wonderful group of collaborators in making professionally-oriented, high-quality live theatre in Marin. We are the oldest continually operating theatre company on the West Coast. Wonderful Non-AEA actors come from throughout the Bay Area to play on our historic stage. Our houses our well-attended, parking is free and easy, and we offer a stipend. We have been nominated for and have received Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards, Dean Goodman Awards, and Theatre Bay Area Awards.
Picnic by William Inge
(Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 1953)
Director – Adrian Elfenbaum (Director of RVP hit shows, The 39 Steps and The Mousetrap)
AUDITIONS:
Mon. May 9, and Tues. May 10, 2022, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm at Ross Valley Players Barn Theatre, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, CA.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
1 or 2 contemporary pieces, no more than 2 minutes in length, total.
To make an audition appointment e-mail Steve Price, Producer, at steve@tessera.bz.
All actors attending auditions or callbacks must show proof of vaccination.
CALLBACKS:
Sun. May 15, Tues. May 17, & Wed. May 18, 2022, 7:00pm – 10:00 pm
REHEARSALS:
July 31 – Sept. 7, 2022, Sun.-Thurs. evenings, 7:00pm – 10:00 PM
TECHNICAL REHEARSALS:
Tech – Sept. 3-4, 2022 (Labor Day weekend; this may be an all-day commitment)
Dress Rehearsals – Sept. 6-7, 2022
Preview – Sept. 8, 2022
PERFORMANCES:
Sept. 9, 2022 – Oct. 9, 2022
Thursdays 7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 2:00pm
No show Friday, September 16
SYNOPSIS:
Attractive, confident Hal Carter hops off a train in this small Kansas town, on the day of the Labor Day Picnic. Hal hopes to hit up his successful college buddy, Alan Seymour, for a job. Over the next 24 hours, Hal’s boundless energy excites and unnerves the women of the town, awakening their repressed or undiscovered dreams and desires, both for better and worse.
ROLES:
Hal Carter (22-25) – charming drifter; wants to impress others and improve his life circumstances and opportunities.
Madge Owens (18-20) – town beauty queen; lonely; longing for meaningful connection.
Millie Owens (15-17) – Madge’s sister; wise, curious, ambitious; wants to expand her horizons.
Flo Owens (45-60) – Madge & Millie’s mother; must fiercely protect her daughters.
Rosemary Sydney (40-50) – schoolteacher, boarder at Flo’s house; independent, yet needs a passionate partnership.
Helen Potts (60-70) – Flo’s neighbor; pragmatic, practical; wants the best for others.
Alan Seymour (22-25) – Madge’s boyfriend, Hal’s college friend; privileged, mature; craves status.
Howard Bevans (50-60) – local shopkeeper, Rosemary’s boyfriend; simple desires; wants status quo.
Irma Kronkite (30-50) – schoolteacher; eager; wants recognition.
Christine Schoenwalder (20-30) – new schoolteacher; patient; wants acceptance.
Bomber Gutzel (17-19) – paperboy; cocky, mischievous; wants Madge’s attention.
RVP looks forward to meeting artists of all races/ethnicities, abilities, ages, and genders/gender identities who would like to help create theater at RVP