Upcoming Auditions

Theater Voices will hold auditions for a staged reading of "Later Life", by A.R. Gurney, directed by Ed. Lange.

Location
Steamer No. 10 Theatre, 500 Western Avenue, Albany - corner of West Lawrence Street.
Times
Sunday, December 7, 5-7pm
Monday, December 8, 7-9 pm
Notes:
 
-- Auditionees are asked to bring a monologue to read of no longer than two minutes in length. In addition, scenes from the script of LATER LIFE will be read. A Boston accent will not be used.
-- The cast will require at least two men and two women, forty years of age or older in appearance.
-- Rehearsals will begin on or about January 25.
Cast Breakdown:
Austin: handsome, banker, divorced, proper, polite, reserved, life-long Bostonian
Ruth: lovely, arty, youthful, free-spirited, married four times
Sally: well-to-do hostess, Ruth’s friend, a matchmaker
Jim: an existentialist defrocked professor, trying to quit smoking, gay
Marion: gray-haired, matronly but feisty Bostonian, married to Roy
Roy: an ex-marathoner who wants to move to Florida for his arthritis and golf
Duane: an early computer geek, trying to persuade his wife to upgrade
Nancy: an insensitive, clench-jawed Long Islander who loves the party food
Ted: a transplanted executive from Atlanta with more than a few biases
Esther: Ted’s wife who shares many of Ted’s views
Walt: Austin’s best friend, who thinks the world of him, and wants him to be happy
Judith: a Boston Symphony musician, friend of Ruth’s and a gossip
Synopsis
Austin has spent his entire life convinced that something terrible is bound to happen to him. One night, at a party overlooking Boston Harbor, he has the pleasure of rekindling a romance begun almost thirty years ago with Ruth. Now a multiple divorcee, Ruth’s personal life is in such turmoil that mutual friends look to Austin as Ruth’s last shot at normalcy. At the same time, they are hoping that the wildly unpredictable Ruth will help loosen Austin from the grip of years of depression and lifelessness. Comically, and sometimes painfully, these two people rediscover each other and themselves. Seldom has a sad story been told with so much fun and humor.
Production Dates
Feb. 13-15, 2009 (Fri.-Sun.) at Steamer No. 10 Theatre

Announcements will also be listed in the local newspaper and media calendar listings. Contact info@theatervoices.org with questions