ENCHANTED APRIL - Bay City Players Non Equity Auditions

ENCHANTED APRIL AUDITIONS

Sunday, January 8 (6:00 PM)
Tuesday, January 10 (6:00 PM)

In-Person at Bay City Players
1214 Columbus Ave.
Bay City, MI 48708

Directors: Susan Craves
Assistant Director: Anne Kukla
Producer: Judy Miller

Please join us for in-person auditions for our upcoming production of Enchanted April by Matthew Barber, from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim. Auditions are open to the public and newcomers are welcome! Bay City Players is a nonprofit nonequity community theatre and performers are volunteers. Performance agreement and DHHS Central Registry Clearance required to participate. Auditions are Sunday, January 8, 2023 and Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 6:00 PM.

THE STORY:

Two housewives are feeling lost in the shadows of their marriages and forgotten in the rush of the 1920s. They pool what money they have, ask two well-to-do, upper-class ladies to round out a vacation at a villa in Italy. The women don’t get along at first, but eventually develop a warm friendship under the warm Mediterranean sun. Their friendship begins to bloom and bond—until men enter the picture and upset the balance once again. Enchanted April is an enchanted evening of smiles and surprises.

REHEARSAL & PRODUCTION DATES:

First read-throughs January 13 & 14 and rehearsals start January 26 at Bay City Players, 1214 Columbus Ave., Bay City, MI 48708. Production dates are March 17-19 & 24-26, 2023.
Rehearsal Schedule

CHARACTERS:

• Lotty Wilton, a Hampstead housewife.
  • late 20’s to mid 30’s
• Mellersh Wilton, her husband, a solicitor
  • late 20’s to mid 30’s
• Rose Arnott, a Hampstead housewife
  • mid 30’s to mid 40’s
• Frederick Arnott, her husband, a writer
  • late 30’s to late 40’s
• Caroline Bramble, a socialite
  • early 20’s to early 30’s
• Antony Wilding, an artist
  • early 20’s to early 30’s
• Mrs. Graves, a London matron
  • early 60’s to late 70’s
• Costanza, Italian housekeeper
  • late 30’s and above

*Diverse talent encouraged to audition

WHAT TO PREPARE:

Those attending will do cold readings from the script. Scripts can be previewed prior to auditions by visiting during office hours M-F 10-2. $20 refundable deposit is required.

AUDITION STEPS:

1. Review the
Rehearsal Schedule as you must include all known conflicts on your audition form.
3. Complete the
Audition Form before coming to auditions.
4. Consider reading the full script before auditions

1. Come to ONE of the audition dates:
   1. Sunday, January 8 (6:00 PM)
   2. Tuesday, January 10 (6:00 PM)

(Doors will be open 30 minutes prior to auditions starting)

If you have additional questions, please contact the director, Susan Craves,

scraves@att.net