Garrison Players Auditions

Garrison Players, the Dover area’s all-volunteer community theatre group, will hold auditions for two upcoming shows, “6 Rms Riv Vu” to be staged in May, and “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which will open in November.

Auditions for “6 Rms Riv Vu,” a romantic comedy directed by Donna Phofolos, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, March 19 and from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, at the Garrison Players Arts Center, Route 4, Rollinsford. "Sides" will be available for all interested actors before the audition dates. They can be picked up at the Arts Center on March 12-15 and 17, after 6:00 p.m.

The play, which features roles for four women and four men of various ages, is about a couple who have never met before and find themselves locked in a vacant Manhattan apartment that they both wish to rent. An unexpected connection forms between them, and sharing their life experiences leads to a mutual attraction that drives the story. The play will be performed on May 18-20 and 25-27.

Auditions for “Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be held on Saturday March 17 from 12.30pm to 3.30pm and Thursday March 22 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and are open to everyone, no matter the age or experience. All roles are available, with the possibility of some “non-traditional” casting. Director Tim Robinson says, “If Shakespeare frightens the life out of you do not worry! There will be a session aimed at demystifying The Bard and his language before rehearsals start.”

Auditioners are requested to come comfortably dressed, as they may be asked to dance, and they should prepare a10-line monologue from any of Shakespeare’s plays. Robinson adds, “Some of the characters will need to dance and play musical instruments. If you can do those things well, that’s a bonus, but mostly the characters will be expected to do both comically and badly! If you can juggle, somersault, eat-fire (just kidding there) or something similar, that too, would be of interest.”

Monologue auditions for “Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be individual in 5-minute time slots, so auditioners are asked to call 603-948-2796 or email whollyterra@hotmail.com for a time.