****New Dates****

The Minstrel Players
Audition roles in Larry Shue's "The Nerd"

 Tuesday  February 7th at 7:30 PM.
Celia – Female, Mid 40’s to early 50’s. Must have good comedic timing
and Thor – A boy between the ages of 6-12.
Rehearsals will either be on Sunday afternoons, Monday or Tuesday nights.
Performed by The Minstrel Players of Northport.
Performances will be on Saturdays, April 21, 28, and May 5 at 8 PM, and Sundays, April 22 and May 6^th 3 PM 
at Houghton Hall theatre at Trinity Episcopal Church located at 130 Main Street in Northport Village. 
Please bring a resume and a headshot.
For more information, please call 631-732-2926 or visit us online at www.minstrelplayers.org.

Auditions  Tue Feb 7th and Wed Feb 8th
7:30 - 10:00 PM
Callbacks Tues  2/14

Rehearsals begin Feb 28th
 Tuesday and Thursday evenings

Directed by: Mark Lord
Musical Direction by: Paul L. Johnson

Performances May 12, 13, 19

 Auditions, rehearsals and performances take place at:

The Free Synagogue of Flushing
  41-60  Kissena Blvd., Flushing

For Info: (516) 354-5210 or (516) 521-5500

We Need:
Actors, Singers, Dancers, Stage Crew
All Parts Open

Roles and Breakdowns follows.....

Rose - lead - overbearing stage mother - alto with belt - strong actress - 35-50
Louise - lead - based on Gypsy Rose Lee - mezzo - good actress - does innocent strip - 17-28
Herbie - lead - patient manager/agent - baritone - good actor - 40-50
June - supporting - Louise's younger, talented sister - alto - 16-24
Baby Louise - supporting - neglected younger version of Louise - mezzo - look about 12
Baby June - supporting - starlet younger sister of Baby Louise - mezzo belt - flexible - tapper- look about 10
Tulsa - supporting - dancer in love with June - baritone - great dancer - 18-25
Tessie Tura - featured - over the hill striptease artiste - mezzo - 24-40
Mazeppa - featured - over the hill striptease artiste - alto - 24-40
Electra - featured - over the hill striptease artiste - mezzo - 24-40
Various male/female non-singing roles - various ages
Male/female ensemble - singing roles with some lines - various ages
Children's ensemble - singing roles with some lines - 8-12

IT HAPPENED ONE ACT:

7/21-7/22  

THE MINSTREL PLAYERS IT HAPPENED ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL SUBMISSION RULES 

1. All plays should contain just One Act/Scene and be approximately 10 – 30 pages in length.
2. The timing of each submission should not be longer than 30 minutes in length.
3. The submission must be either: Drama, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller or Comedy.  We are NOT accepting Musical submissions.
4. Keep in mind that the plays will be presented at Houghton Hall/Trinity Episcopal Church.  Therefore, language and subject matter should be appropriate to the location and non-offensive.
5. All submissions must be ORIGINAL without any PRODUCTION RIGHTS attached or already containing any COPYRIGHT obligations.
6. Try to limit the number of characters to less than 10, if possible.
7. The staging should be minimal and not require any excessive set-building or furniture/props not already in possession of The Minstrel Players.
8. A committee will review all submissions and vote on them accordingly based on all the factors listed above (including ability to cast and cost of set).
9. The Top Four (4) One-Act Plays will be performed.  Directors will be selected from the current Minstrel membership.
10. Casting will be done with the Minstrel Executive Board in addition to the Director.
11. All submissions must be sent via email, in Word format, no later than:   1/15.
12. The Four One-Act Plays that are selected by the committee will be announced on our website and via The Minstrel Newsletter no later than:   2/15  
13. If there are any questions on this process, please call (631)732-2926 or send an email to ray@minstrelplayers.org. 

Auditions 4/2

Begin rehearing 6/4