Auditions!
We are currently hard at work getting things ready for our 50th season of theatre and we're happy to announce that we have scheduled auditions for two of our upcoming shows! Stay tuned for more audition announcements as they will be coming down the pike soon enough!
Auditions are open to all, and no prep-work is required! Just come and have fun.
If you’d like to know more before you come, scripts available for checkout at the Pier One Theatre office
332 E. Pioneer Ave. Suite #3
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AUDITIONS WILL TAKE PLACE AT HOMER COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
355 W. Pioneer Ave. #100 in Homer.
• Sunday, April 16, 12PM - 2PM: Maud of the Island
• Sunday, April 16, 2PM - 4PM: For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday
• Monday, April 17, 6PM - 8PM: Maud of the Island
• Tuesday, April 18, 6PM - 8PM: For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday
Read on to learn about these fantastic plays!
For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Val Sheppard
"When Ann thinks of her father, she immediately remembers playing Peter Pan in her hometown theater in Iowa, particularly when he used to bring her flowers after every performance. Her memory is jogged by the fact that she and her four siblings are in their father's hospital room during his final moments. His death sparks a conversational wake that includes everything from arguments over politics to when each sibling realized that they grew up. A loving look at a family's view of death, life, and the allure of never growing up."
"For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday" is a deeply personal and affecting dramatic-comedy about the power of memory and the nostalgia we all feel as we continue to grow up, despite many of us wanting to remain in Neverland. This show has 6 characters (4m, 2f) between the ages of 50-84.
Performances June 15-25 at Pier One Theatre on the Homer Spit.
Five siblings from a close-knit family, two women and three men.
They are numbered according to their birth order: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
All love their family. Most love to fight about politics. All from Iowa.
1 -- Ann, between sixty and seventy. Plays Peter Pan.
2 -- John, in his late sixties. Plays John in Peter Pan.
3 -- Jim, in his mid-sixties. Plays Captain James Hook in Peter Pan.
4 -- Michael, in his early sixties. Plays Michael in Peter Pan.
5 -- Wendy, in her late fifties. Plays Wendy in Peter Pan.
Father - In his eighties. In Part 1, a dying man; in Part 2, a ghost; in Part 3, himself.
“For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Maud of the Island written & directed by Jessica Golden
"On Prince Edward Island in 1906, aspiring 'authoress' Maud Montgomery draws literary inspiration from her friends and neighbors, while caregiving for her aging grandmother, Lucy. But when relatives threaten to take their beloved home out from under them, Maud must decide how much of her independence she's willing to barter for her shot at becoming a great writer."
Maud of the Island is a historical comedy about the period of Lucy Maud Montgomery's life on rural PEI, Canada right before she publishes her classic children's novel "Anne of Green Gables." This family-friendly, two-act comedy will run outdoors in midsummer and features colorblind roles for all genders, and ages ranging from 16-82 years.
Performances June 29-July 9 in the woods behind the Pratt Museum & Park.
CAST
MAUD MONTGOMERY -- 32, warm, charismatic, postmistress, “poetess”, aspiring “authoress”, dutiful granddaughter, spinster, plays the organ in church. Ewan may be her last chance
LUCY MACNEILL -- 82, Maud’s maternal grandmother, raised Maud, old-fashioned and pragmatic, beloved for her “unfailing kindness”
REV. EWAN MACDONALD -- 36, mild mannered, Maud’s suitor, Presbyterian
PIERRE MONTEE -- 16, knows everything, the hired farmhand, second generation French Catholic immigrant, doesn’t dance
NORA LEFURGEY -- 26, a good friend, the local schoolteacher, fellow nature lover, encourages Maud’s writing, her rebukes are always loving, laughter is her default
FREDE CAMPBELL -- 21, Maud’s cousin and best friend, devoted, funny, feisty, smart, ambitious, the beloved family “baby”. (Can double with Prescott)
PRESCOTT MACNEILL -- 27, Maud and Frede’s cousin, John’s son, kind of a doofus. (Can double with Frede)
MRS. MCELROY -- 50s-60s, a friend, neighbor, and word tornado. (Can double with John)
JOHN MACNEILL -- 50s-60s, Maud’s and Frede’s uncle, Prescott’s father, Lucy’s eldest son, hasn’t spoken to his mother since his father died 7 years ago. (Can double with Mrs McElroy)
“Maud of the Island” was developed in residency with Perseverance Theatre and the Alaska Writers Workshop.
