Goshen Players to hold auditions

GOSHEN — Goshen Players, Inc, are holding open auditions for its Spring 2019 musical, “[title of show]” with book by Hunter Bell and music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen. Auditions will be held Jan.13-14, 7-9 p.m, with callbacks (if needed) Jan. 17, 7-9 p.m. All auditions will be held at the Goshen Old Town Hall, 2 North St., at the Rotary Junction of Routes 4 and 63, Goshen.

Those who would like to audition but cannot make the scheduled times should contact director Colleen Renzullo to make alternate arrangements, at colleenrenzullo@gmail.com.

Production dates are March 29, 30, April 5, 6, 12 and 13 at 8 p.m., and March 31 and April 7 at 3 p.m.

The Goshen Players is seeking two men and two women ages 25-40; all roles are available.

The production will be directed by Colleen Renzullo, with codirection by Jane Coughlin and musical direction by Scott Stanchfield.

Rehearsals will be scheduled based on the availability of the actors and the directors. Attendance will be required at rehearsals March 24, 25, 26 and 27, with absolutely no exceptions.

About [title of show]: Jeff and Hunter, two struggling writers, hear about a new musical theater festival. However, the deadline for submissions is a mere three weeks away. With nothing to lose, the pair decide to try to create something new with the help of their friends Susan and Heidi with Larry on keyboards. With the cast in place, Jeff and Hunter begin a conversation about what to write. Eventually, Jeff suggests they write about what to write about. They make a pact to write up until the festival’s deadline and dream about the show changing their lives. [title of show] — taken from the space on the festival’s application form which asks for the [title of show] — follows Hunter and Jeff and their friends on their journey through the gauntlet of creative self-expression. In the span of 90 minutes they write and perform their show at the festival and learn lessons about themselves as people, friends and artists. [title of show] is, above all, a love letter to the musical theater: a uniquely American art form — and to the joy of collaboration. The musical received a Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical in 2009.

For information, contact the director Colleen Renzullo at colleenrenzullo@gmail.com.