the next open auditions will be for
LOST IN YONKERS
by Neil Simon
directed by Tim James
performance dates: Monday 3rd - Saturday 8th May 2010

audition dates: Sunday 14th March @ 3:00pm & Tuesday 16th March @ 8:00pm

Lost in Yonkers is a coming of age tale that focuses on brothers Arty and Jay, left in the care of their Grandma Kurnitz and Aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York. Their desperate father, Eddie, works as a travelling salesman to pay off debts incurred following the death of his wife. Grandma is a severe, frightfully intimidating immigrant who terrified her children as they were growing up.

Bella is a sweet but mentally slow and highly excitable woman who longs to marry an usher at the local movie house so she can escape the oppressive household and create a life and family of her own.

Her brother Louie is a small-time, tough-talking hoodlum who is on the run, while her sister Gert suffers from a breathing problem with causes more psychological than physical pain.

Lost in Yonkers climaxes with a dramatic confrontation between embittered mother and lonely daughter that creates a permanent fissure in this highly dysfunctional family.

One of Neil Simon's best!!!!

If you are interested but unable to attend the audition dates, to see an advance copy of the script, or for more information, please contact Tim James here.

we are looking for:

Jay


Arty


Eddie

Bella

Grandma Kurnitz

Louie

Gert

Young actor capable of playing the character somewhere in the age range of 14 -18. This is a pivotal role and the actor will be required for ALL rehearsals.

Young actor, also capable of playing the character age range of 14 -18. This is a pivotal role and the actor will be required for ALL rehearsals.

Their travelling salesman father. Age range anywhere between 30 - 50.

The boys' emotionally challenged aunt. Age range 30 - 50.

The indomitable matriarch. Actor needs a good Yonkers (Jewish New York) accent. Age range 40 - 99.

The boys' uncle (Eddie's brother). Typical New York hoodlum. Age range 30 - 50.

The boys' aunt (with interesting vocal habits). Age range 30 - 50.

We also need set builders, as well as people willing to do sound and lighting for the week before the performance, as well as the rehearsals leading up to it. Please contact Tim James for further details or to put your name forward to help.

Please note that all auditionees should be prepared to read in New York dialects.

Age specifications are not set in stone and the director will consider all auditionees in context of casting.

If you are interested but unable to attend the audition time, to see an advance copy of the script, or for more information, please contact Tim James here.