

auditions
Audition - The Cemetery Club by Ivan Menchell
Directed by Anita Schwaber
Performance Dates: May 12 - May 28 (3 weekends)
Saturday March 11 2:00 - 4:30 at By the Sea Productions; 545 Shasta Ave, Morro Bay CA
Five really great roles for Women and Men of a "certain age."
Three New York Jewish widows meet every month for tea before going to the cemetery to visit their husbands' graves. When Sam the butcher enters the scene their routine becomes complicated, especially when he becomes interested in one of them.
ROLES:
IDA is sweet tempered and ready to begin a new life
LOUISE is flamboyant and wants to have fun
DORIS is priggish and judgmental
SAM is mild mannered, a widower, interested in getting to know Ida
MILDRED (Small role) is Sam's "date" in a socially awkward situation.
All roles are open. Some rehearsals will be held in the afternoon depending on cast availability. All auditioners must show proof of Covid vaccination.
If you have further questions, email me at ajschwaber@gmail.com or call call 805-776-3287

Available Roles
4 men, 2 women
ADAM WEBSTER – A mystery writer
LAURA BENSON – An attractive woman
ROY BENSON – Laura's shady husband
RITA MALONE – Roy's sexy girlfriend
JOHNNY BUBBLES – A gangster
NORRIS COSLOW - AN NYPD Detective
Location: 545 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay
Audition Dates:
Saturday 8/7, 1-4 pm
Monday 8/9, 6:30-9:00pm
Performance Dates:
Sept 24 - Oct 17
Director: Sheridan Cole
213-819-6086
Cold read from script.

Available Roles
Location: 545 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay
Audition Dates:
TBD
Performance Dates:
Weekends Nov 5 - 7
Director: Anita Schwaber
Cold read from script.

Location: 545 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay
Audition Dates:
mid September TBD
Performance Dates:
Weekends Nov 19 - Dec 12
Director: Kelli M Poward
Please prepare a 1 - 2 minute monologue. Cold read from script. 30 second acapella song if auditioning for
BERNARD S. DUNLAP - General Manager of the Palm Beach Royale Hotel & Spa. Physical comedy/strength - must be able to carry a fellow actor. (male, 40's - 50's)
CLAUDIA MCFADDEN - America's beloved matron of song. Diva. Larger than life. Elegantly-dressed tornado. Sings. (female, 40's - 50's)
ATHENA SINCLAIR - A great star of stage and screen. Diva. Hollywood royalty/screen siren. Sings. (female, 40's - 50's)
MURPHY STEVENS - Athena's personal secretary. Young, pretty, efficient. Romantic scenes. (female, 20's - 30's)
MR. PIPPET - Claudia's personal secretary. Jumpy. Physical comedy/strength - must be able to carry a fellow actor. (male, 20's - 50's)
DORA DEL RIO - A gossip columnist. Quintessential reporter. Physical comedy. Must be comfortable being lifted, and falling. (female, 30's - 50's)
MRS. EVERETT P. OSGOOD A society matron and president of the Palm Beach Ladies for Unity. Matronly, stylish, busybody, a bit daft. (female, 50+)
FRANCIS - A bellhop. Physical comedy. Romantic scenes. (male, 20's - 40's)
OTIS - A bellhop. Physical comedy. (male, 20's - 40's)