Hartford Stage to audition boys ages 7-8 for role in the world premiere of Make Believe by Bess Wohl
Hartford Stage will hold auditions for boys, ages 7-8, for the Tony Award-winning theatre’s world premiere production of Make Believe on Wednesday, July 11, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Auditions are by appointment only, and there are a limited number of appointments available. To schedule an audition, email
auditions@hartfordstage.org. No phone calls, please.
Auditions will be held at Hartford Stage Offices located at 942 Main Street in Hartford (Residence Inn awning; take elevator to the second floor Education Studio). If called back for the role, children will be required to audition in New York City on Thursday, July 12, or Friday, July 13.
Playwright Bess Wohl’s uncanny, gently funny and touching play, set in the 1980’s, follows four young siblings as their childhood is upended by the mysterious problems of the adults in their lives and tracks how moments from our childhood resonate with us forever. The production will be directed by Jackson Gay.
Small boys between the ages of 7-8 who can look 5 or 6 years old will audition for the role of Carl (age 5). Carl does not communicate verbally – possibly because he is a make believe “dog.” Boys must prepare a monologue, poem or speech that is under 1 minute long. Boys must also be prepared to play some improvisational theatre games as part of their audition. Please bring a recent photo and resume (or bio), as well as your family’s August and September calendars with all potential rehearsal conflicts. Casual and comfortable clothing is recommended for the audition.
Rehearsals begin Tuesday, August 7 – with performance dates from Thursday, September 6, through Sunday, September 30. Please be aware that participation in this production will require absence from school.
HARTFORD STAGE
Now in our 54th season, Hartford Stage is under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts. One of the nation’s leading resident theatres, Hartford Stage is known for producing innovative revivals of classics and provocative new plays and musicals, including 73 world and American premieres, as well as offering a distinguished education program, which reaches close to 21,000 students annually.
Since Tresnjak’s appointment in 2011 the theatre has presented the world premieres of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murderon Broadway, winner of four 2014 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Direction of a Musical by Tresnjak; Rear Window with Kevin Bacon; the new musical Anastasia by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens; Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Water by the Spoonful, winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; Breath & Imagination by Daniel Beaty; Big Dance Theatre’s Man in a Case with Mikhail Baryshnikov; and Reverberation by Matthew Lopez.
Hartford Stage has earned many of the nation’s most prestigious awards, including the 1989 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Other national honors include Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, OBIE, and New York Critics Circle awards. Hartford Stage has produced nationally renowned titles, including the New York transfers of Enchanted April; The Orphans' Home Cycle; Resurrection (later retitled Through the Night); The Carpetbagger's Children; and Tea at Five.
The leading provider of theatre education programs in Connecticut, Hartford Stage’s offerings include student matinees, in-school theatre residencies, teen performance opportunities, theatre classes for students (ages 3-18) and adults, afterschool programs and professional development courses.
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