Auditions coming up for playhouse show
Auditions for an upcoming production of “Boeing Boeing” written by Marc Camoletti to be held at the Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St., on Monday and Tuesday, April 3 and 4 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Sides can be provided ahead of audition. No headshot/resume needed. Please provide any scheduling conflicts at time of audition.
It’s the 1960s, and swinging American bachelor, Bernard, couldn’t be happier: a flat in Paris and three gorgeous air hostesses (stewardesses) all engaged to him without knowing about each other. Bernard manages to juggle his dance card with careful planning and the reluctance of his acid-tongued French housekeeper Berthe. But Bernard’s perfect life gets bumpy when his friend Robert, from Wisconsin comes to stay, and a new and speedier Boeing jet is introduced to the airlines which throws off all of his careful planning. Soon all three stewardesses are in town simultaneously, timid Robert is forgetting which lies to tell to whom, and catastrophe looms.
Bernard is a male character in his 30 or 40s. He is a successful American architect, living in Paris; handsome, well-educated, charming; engaged to three air hostesses whom he manages to keep in the dark about one another by managing their visits on a strict timetable; takes boyish pleasure in the success of his devious doings, until his careful planning starts to fall apart, deflating his confidence.
Berthe is a female character in her 40s to 60s. She is French; Bernard’s long-time live-in maid and cook; although devoted to Bernard, she is wearying of keeping up with Bernard’s revolving-door lifestyle, and by play’s end she has been pushed as far as she will go; dry and fantastically sarcastic; never afraid to say what’s on her mind; French accent.
Robert is a male character in his 30s to 40s. He is Bernard’s schoolmate from back in the States; hasn’t seen Bernard in close to 20 years; shy, small-town, midwestern, and sweet—somewhat of a nerd by today’s standards; views Bernard’s whirlwind juggling act of three fiancés with awe and admiration—until he gets wrapped up in it himself and his anxiety spins out of control.
All three of the female fiancé characters are in their 20s to 30s.
Gloria Bernard’s American fiancé; air hostess for TWA; epitome of a go-getter American woman; has a vigorous appetite for food and love; completely adorable and supremely confident, but she might punch you if you dared call her “cute.”
Gretchen is Bernard’s German fiancé; air hostess for Lufthansa; has an intense Teutonic passion that can spin on a dime—one moment she might be soft and cuddly, and the next barking out orders and breaking furniture; inspires equal amounts of lust and fear in those around her; German accent.
Gabriella is Female 20s-30s Bernard’s Italian fiancé; air hostess for Alitalia; sultry and full of fire, she is much smarter and more self-reliant than she first appears; Italian accent.
The first table read-through will be Thursday and Saturday, April 6 and 8. Rehearsals will resume April 28 through May 28. Meeting four times a week Monday through Thursday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The show runs the first two weekends of June, with Friday and Saturday show times at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m.
Contact [email protected] for more information.
Playhouse scheduling filling up
The Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St., will welcome numerous acts in its upcoming season.
The playhouse and Brown County Real Estate will present Pat Godwin on Friday, March 10. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $35.
Godwin was featured on NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2009. Because he has such strong material and highly developed improvisational skills, no two shows are ever the same. Godwin’s comedy has an edge to it, with a mix of quirky, personal musings and off-the-cuff remarks. Godwin can segue into any one of his songs, performed in an endless array of musical styles.
On Saturday, March 11, Parrots of the Caribbean;The music of Jimmy Buffett, will start at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.
The show is a high-energy, original show putting the ROCK in Trop-Rock, featuring a salute to Jimmy Buffett, along with fan-favorite originals, stage-show antics. The show is acclaimed as the No. 1 Jimmy Buffett Tribute.
Woomblies Rock Orchestra will be Saturday, March 18. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15.
The Woomblies Rock Orchestra is a powerhouse of talent. Eleven musicians, including a four-piece string section, and two horns, playing some of the greatest Rock and Motown music ever written. Music from Rock bands like ELO, Moody Blues and Led Zeppelin and greats like Al Greene and The Four Tops.
For more information visit browncountyplayhouse.org or call the box office at 812-988-6555.
Upcoming events at the Brown County Music Center
The Brown County Music Center, 200 Maple Leaf Boulevard, will welcome a variety of acts to the stage.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will be Saturday, March 11. The show starts at 8 p.m.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, often cited as a catalyst for an entire movement in Country Rock and American Roots Music, continues to add to their legendary status. With multi-platinum and gold records, strings of top ten hits such as “Fishin’ In The Dark” and “Mr. Bojangles”, multiple Grammy, IBMA, CMA Awards and nominations, the band’s accolades continue to accumulate.
Lewis Black: Off The Rails will perform Sunday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Known as the King of Rant, Lewis Black uses his trademark style of comedic yelling and finger pointing to expose the absurdities of life. His comedic brilliance makes people laugh at life’s hypocrisies and the insanity he sees in the world. A GRAMMY Award-winning stand-up, Lewis Black performs his critically acclaimed shows more than 200 nights annually, to sold-out audiences throughout Europe, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.
For more information visit browncountymusiccenter.com.
