Playbill for 2015-2016 season and audition dates

Season 2015-2016

Tentative Playbill for this year (Live Theatre performances)

Bare Oaks Players - Family Weekend

July 17 or July 18^th, 2015

TIFFANY AND THE GENIE

By: Jeffrey Fiske

A modern day re-work of a classic tale from Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights when a high school student on summer vacation discovers a magic bottle and frees a genie who has been locked inside for 3000 years.

Roles:

Tiffany: A high school student
The Genie: A genie

We can also offer some theatre workshops

Bare Oaks Players – Playbill # 1

July 25^th, Aug 1^st, Aug 15^th with maybe 2 performances (depending on ticket sales)

AS NIGHT TO THE DAY

By: Dan Ebbs

Forty-year-old Michael returns home to help his mother who is struggling with memory loss. Over the course of a morning, Michael sees her through the eyes of another and learns that there is a side to her he didn’t know.

Roles:
Winifred: A woman in her late 70’s, in the early stages of Alzheimers
Michael: A man in his early 40’s
Sean: A handy man in his mid 40’s
Tara: A neighbour in her late 50’s
 

THE DEATH OF ME
By: Norm Foster

When John bargains with the Angel of Death for a second chance at life, he discovers that fixing the mistakes of one's past is difficult, and that perhaps his destiny is not yet etched in stone.

Roles:
John, 40's, a nice, nice guy
Angel of Death, female, any age
Cassie, 40's, John's ex-fiancée, neurotic, a real mess
Doctor, 40+, self-absorbed

Bare Oaks Players – Playbill # 2

Aug 22^nd, Aug 29^th, Sept 5^th with maybe 2 performances (depending on ticket sales)

10,000 CIGARETTES
By: Alex Broun

This fast-paced, imaginative, funny, and moving ensemble piece explores the romanticism evoked by the tobacco industry, and the not-so-romantic effects of the cigarette.

Roles:

Gloria 1 (104 lines)
Gloria 2 (105 lines)
Gloria 3 (97 lines)
Gloria 4 (91 lines)

All Gloria's are siblings of various ages.  Generally played by women, but gender flexibility will be given consideration.  Actors will not be required to smoke.

UPTON MANOR

By: Dave A.

A “Downton Abbey” parody which takes place in the 1930’s. An aristocratic family loses their money and are forced to sell their family home.

Roles:

Lord Roger Hawley, Middle aged, Earl of Frinton:  British aristocrat, inherited his money
His Wife Lady Clara: Roger’s wife
His mother Lady Viola the Dowager countess: In her 70’s, a very regal woman
Lady Mavis: Daughter of Roger and Clara
Lady Ruth: Mavis’s sister
James Carlson: A very proper butler
Steven Bush: A Canadian entrepreneur

Auditions (by appointment):

Call 905-473-6465 or email bop@bareoaks.ca (preferred).

Must have a piece prepared to present to the 3 Directors. (Royce, Marc and Judy)

Not from the current playbill.
It’s OK not to have it memorized.
No more than 4 minutes.

Dates currently available:

Thursday April 30^th @ 7:00pm. 7:30pm, 8:00pm and 8:30pm

Saturday May 2^nd @ 10:00am, 10:30am, 11:00am, 2:00pm, 2:30pm, 3:00pm
Sunday May 3^rd @ 2:00pm, 2:30pm, 3:00pm

Thursday May 7^th @ 7:00pm. 7:30pm, 8:00pm and 8:30pm

Saturday May 9^th @ 10:00am, 10:30am, 11:00am, 2:00pm, 2:30pm, 3:00pm
Sunday May 10^th @ 2:00pm, 2:30pm, 3:00pm