AUDITIONS – Treasure Island & Meteor Shower

The Company OnStage is excited to announce that we are hosting auditions for “Treasure Island” and ” Meteor Shower”.

Auditions will take place on Sunday, March 3, and Monday, March 4, 2024 beginning at 7pm at 5720 Bellaire Blvd, Suite G, Houston, TX 77081. We ask that participants arrive 15 minutes early to fill out paperwork and introduce yourself to the stage managers. If you have a headshot and resume, please bring it (not required). There are no audition appointments, and actors will not need prepared monologues. The evening will cover the auditions for both shows, beginning with “Treasure Island”. During each show’s audition, all actors will have an opportunity to demonstrate their skills in a group setting with the director selecting sides and combinations of participants to read together or independently. Please be prepared to move and make bold choices!

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YOUNG AUDIENCES PRODUCTION – “Treasure Island” by Toby Hulse

Based on the book by Robert Louis Stevenson; Adapted for the stage by Toby Hulse

Directed By Dano Colón

Produced by special arrangement with PLAYS FOR NEW AUDIENCES

First Rehearsal: Sunday, March 24, 2024

Rehearsal Schedule: Sunday and Tuesday Evenings Beginning at 7pm.

 And Saturday afternoons beginning at 3pm from April 20th – May 11th.

(Additional Dates may be added, if needed)

Performance Dates: Saturdays May 18th, 25th, June 1st, 8th, and 15th, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. and Sundays, May 19th, 26th, and June 9th, 2024.

Strike Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

CASTING REQUIREMENTS:

Total Number of Actors: 6

Age Range: Late Teens through 60+

Number of Men: Up to 4

Number of Women: 2+

All ethnicities are welcome.

Actors must be comfortable with physical comedy, playing multiple roles and unserious singing.

There are no roles for anyone under 18 in this production.

LIST OF CHARACTERS, AGE RANGES, AND GENDERS:

Emily- (18-Early 20s), female who looks younger.

Morgan Blood – (18+ years old) Male or Female, Pirate

Jack Abraham – (18+ years old) Male or Female, Pirate

Captain Henry Payne – (18+ years old) Male or Female, Pirate

One-Eyed Bart – (18+ years old) Male or Female, Pirate

Mary Ann Evans – (18+ years old) Female, Pirate

SYNOPSIS:

The story of Long John Silver and his pirate crew spill from the spirited imagination of a young girl. Emily dreams of being a pirate, although wanting to be a businesswoman would be more sensible. Her dream comes to life in this version of Stevenson’s classic tale, where she is Jim Hawkins in the story of wicked pirates, good old English pluck and buried treasure.

AUDITIONS FOR THIS PRODUCTION WILL CONSIST OF COLD READINGS FROM THE SCRIPT.

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EVENING THEATRE PRODUCTION – “Meteor Shower” by Steve Martin

Directed by Nicholas Garelick

“Meteor Shower” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

First Rehearsal: Monday, March 25, 2024

Rehearsal Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday Evenings Beginning @ 7pm.

(Additional Dates may be added, if needed)

Performance Dates: Fridays and Saturdays, May 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th, 31st, June 1st, 7th and 8th, 2024 @ 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, June 2, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Strike Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

CASTING REQUIREMENTS:

Total Number of Actors: 4

Age range 30s – 40s

Number of Women: 2

Number of Men: 2

All ethnicities are welcome.

There are no roles for children in this production.

This production does involve multiple characters having physical interactions with each other that may include kissing, physical contact, and implied sex. COS will have an Intimacy Coordinator for this production.

LIST OF CHARACTERS:

Corky

Norm

Gerald

Laura

SYNOPSIS:

Corky and Norm are excited to host Gerald and Laura at their home in the valley outside Los Angeles to watch a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower. But as the stars come out and the conversation gets rolling, it becomes clear that Gerald and Laura might not be all that they appear to be. Over the course of a crazy, starlit dinner party, the wildly unexpected occurs. The couples begin to flirt and insanity reigns. Martin, using his trademark absurdist humor, bends the fluid nature of time and reality to create a surprising and unforgettably funny new play.

AUDITIONS FOR THIS PRODUCTION WILL CONSIST OF COLD READINGS FROM THE SCRIPT.

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The Company OnStage, Inc. (COS), is an all-volunteer Texas nonprofit corporation with tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and can be reached by visiting www.companyonstage.org or by calling 713-726-1219 and leaving a message.