The Brown County Playhouse is currently seeking a director and show for the June 2023 time slot.
Production dates are two weekends starting June 2 and running through June 11. Shows are Friday and Saturday evenings, with a Sunday matinee.
The chosen director will choose the production.
The set will be constructed for the director, but the director will need to handle set decoration and painting. Lights and sound are designed and run by playhouse tech crew.
The director will be responsible for assembling a run crew for the show. Costumes and props are limited.
There will be a budget for the show to cover costs. This is a volunteer director position an is not paid.
Auditions for the selected play can be held at the playhouse. Rehearsals are usually held at the Brown County YMCA in the multi-purpose room.
The production will move rehearsals to the playhouse the week of opening.
Interested volunteers are welcome to send submissions via email to [email protected], or drop off scripts at the Brown County Playhouse, attention Susan Rardin, at 70 S. Van Buren St.
If a director does not have the script submission, they are still welcome to be considered for the director role.
Submissions are due to the playhouse by Sunday, Jan. 22.
Upcoming auditions
Interested thespians are invited to audition for the upcoming radio show, “The Maltese Falcon.”
Auditions are from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 3 and 4 at the playhouse.
The radio play performs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3 and 4.
The script is in the public domain and the entire film is available on YouTube for free screenings.
“The Maltese Falcon” was the directorial debut of John Huston in 1941.
The American film noir is based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett and indebted to the 1931 movie of the same name. It stars Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade and Mary Astor as his femme fatale client.
The story follows a San Francisco private detective and his dealings with three unscrupulous adventurers, all of whom are competing to obtain a jewel-encrusted falcon statuette.
The film premiered in New York City on Oct. 3, 1941, and was nominated for three Academy Awards. It was one of the first 25 films selected by the Library of Congress to be included in the National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant,” and was cited by Panorama du Film Noir Américain as the first major film noir.
