Looking Ahead to September

Now that Sweeney Todd has officially come to a close after three extremely successful performances, it's time to start looking ahead to September. At the end of the month I personally will be holding auditions for the play Red Herring which will be produced by Stagedoor at Limona Village Chapel. For those who know nothing about it, here's a bit of information:

"Red Herring"
by Michael Hollinger

Audition dates: Monday, September 28th @ 7pm
Callbacks: Tuesday, September 29th @ 7pm
Show dates: December 4th, 5th, 11th and 12th @ 8pm and December 12th at 3pm

All auditions and shows will be held at Limona Village Chapel

"Red Herring" is Michael Hollinger's spoof of the film noir spy movies of the thirties and forties. Set in 1952, America is developing the H-bomb and the Russians are after information. Unfortunately the spy they are using, Andre Borchevsky, is not very bright. Agents Maggie Pelletier and Frank Keller are trying to find him. They also are in love. Andre has been having an affair with his American contact's wife, and she has killed her husband to be with him. When the agents begin to suspect something, she persuades Andre to pretend to be her husband. Their plot works for awhile, but things go awry when the fiance of a naval officer who has the plans for the bomb tries to make contact with the dead contact. Hollinger creates a clever farce of mistaken identity. "

Performed at:
Limona Village Chapel
408 Limona Road
Brandon, FL 33510

This will be my debut as a director and I'm extremely excited about it. I need a minimum of three men and three women, and a maximum of four of each. The play is traditionally done with six cast members, but I'd like to do away with the need for so many quick changes for the more minor characters.

There's a lot of other exciting auditions happening in September as well. The Frenzie - Life Theatre will be holding auditions beginning tonight for Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead (www.thefrenzie.com) and on September 4th and 5th Village Players will hold auditions for Beauty and the Beast (www.villageplayers.scriptmania.com).

Stagedoor will also be presenting Steel Magnolias on September 18th, 19th, 25th, and 26th at 8pm and a matinee performance on the 20th at 3pm. Ticket information can be found at www.stagedoorbrandon.org.