Upcoming Auditions
AUDITIONS: Sunday 12/8 or Monday 12/9 at 7:00pm
*please note that Tuesday 12/10 @ 7pm is only for callbacks if necessary*
Conyers First Methodist Church
921 N. MAIN STREET NW, CONYERS, GA 30012
PLEASE PREAPRE A COMEDIC SIDE
COLD READINGS FROM SCRIPT ALSO AVAILABLE
BRING HEADSHOT AND RESUME
BE PREPARED TO READ WITH OTHER ACTORS
AND LIST ANY CONFLICTS
"No conflicts at this time" is not a valid response.
*ROLES ARE NOT PAID*
Seeking:
4 Women, 4 men - ages 20’s to 60’s
Performance Dates: February 20 - March 2, 2025
Thurs-Sat at 7:30, Sun. at 3pm
One Additional Matinee on Sat. 3/1 at 3pm
If you have further questions, you can email us at: info@thenewdepotplayers.com
SHOW DESCRIPTION
GENRE: Zany Comedy
TIME: 1934 - Cleveland, Ohio.
ALL WELCOME
Winner of 3 Tony Awards and 4 Drama Desk Awards, Lend Me A Tenor is set in
September 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world-famous singer Tito Merelli, known as Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as the star of the opera. Tito arrives late, and through a hilarious series of mishaps, he is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he’s dead - and in a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Merelli's costume and fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max succeeds and lives up to his idol, but Merelli regains consciousness and gets into the identical costume, ready to perform. Now two opera singers are running around in the same costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il
Stupendo. A sensation on Broadway and in London's West End, this madcap, screwball comedy is
guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter.
MAX (Male, 20s): Assistant to Saunders - A bit of a mousy kind of guy, who is great at taking orders. Almost a “Woody Allen” type. Good at comedic double-takes, mannerisms and improv.
MAGGIE (Female, early-mid 20s): Saunders’ Daughter and Max’s girlfriend. Cute, bubbly and semi-innocent. Good at on-stage comedy.
SAUNDERS (Male, late 40s - mid-50s): Manager of the Cleveland Open Company and Maggie’s father. A rather loud, boisterous blowhard. A fellow who has a short fuse and who is never wrong. Good at over-the-top mannerisms.
TITO MERRELLI (Male, mid-late 40s): A world-famous tenor, known to his fans as Il Stupendo. An over-the-top performer who os quite in love with himself. Comedic facial expressions. Heavy Italian accent.
MARIA (Female, mid-late 40s): Tito Merrelli’s wife. An attractive but very jealous woman with a temper as explosive as Mount Vesuvius. Good at on-stage physical comedy. Heavy Italian accent.
BELLHOP (Male, 20s - early 40s): The hotel’s bellhop. An incredibly huge fan of opera and Tito Merrelli. A bit flamboyant and will do anything to meet his idols. Good at over-the-top on-stage mannerisms and silliness.
DIANA (Female, mid-30s - early 40s): A soprano in the Cleveland Opera Company. A big diva in a small city. She’ll do anything to jump the line in show business.
JULIA (Female, mid-50s - late-60s): Chairwoman of the Opera Guild. A stuffy high society erudite, with a pompous disposition. Should be able to command the stage with her presence.
Directed by: Beth Clark and Sylvia Veith
AUDITIONS: Sunday 1/5 or Monday 1/6 at 7:00pm
*please note that Tuesday 1/8 @ 7pm is only for callbacks if necessary*
The New Depot Players Rehearsal Space
912 CENTER ST, CONYERS, GA 30012
COLD READINGS FROM SCRIPT
BRING HEADSHOT AND RESUME
BE PREPARED LIST ANY CONFLICTS
"No conflicts at this time" is not a valid response.
*ROLES ARE NOT PAID*
Seeking:
6 Women, 2 men - ages 30+
Performance Dates: April 24 - May 4, 2025
Thurs-Sat at 7:30, Sun. at 3pm
One Additional Matinee on Sat. 5/3 at 3pm
Rehearsals begin week of March 3rd
If you have further questions, you can email us at: info@thenewdepotplayers.com
SHOW DESCRIPTION
Neil Simon’s revision of his hugely successful play, The Odd Couple, sees the lead characters transformed into Olive Madison and Florence Unger. Olive and their group of girlfriends are enjoying their weekly Trivial Pursuit night in Olive’s messy and ill-equipped apartment. As the game continues, Florence arrives, fresh from being dumped by her husband. Fearful that the neurotic Florence might attempt suicide, Olive invites her to move in as her roommate. However, Olive and Florence have VERY different personalities. Where Olive is messy, untidy, and unconcerned about the state of her apartment, Florence is obsessively clean, tidy, and obsessed with hygiene. Olive’s easy-going outlook on life soon clashes with Florence’s highly-strung neurotic tendencies, testing their friendship to the limit. When Olive organizes a double date with the Costazuela brothers, their differences come to a head and sparks fly.
OLIVE MADISON (age 30+) Olive is a successful television producer. She is intelligent, wisecracking, with a good sense of humor – and she’s a complete slob when it comes to her surroundings. She has an encyclopedic understanding of sports, is a good friend, and a complete pushover for her ex-husband.
FLORENCE UNGER (age 30+) Florence is very well groomed, neat and has just broken up with her husband. She takes herself very seriously, likes to clean, decorate, and cook; and, she is very good at all three (obsessively so). Flo is also intelligent, warm-hearted (in her own way), and has no sense of humor (at least about herself) – she does NOT make jokes. She can also, without meaning to, make Olive feel guilty.
SYLVIE (age 30+) Sylvie is desperately trying to stop smoking, and so sucks on lollipops or chews gum. She can get irritated with her friends, but has a good sense of humor, especially about her husband.
MICKEY (age 30+) Mickey is a police officer, who is down-to-earth, plain talking, and has a good understanding of people. Sometimes she can take the “police bit” too far and she tries very hard to be in control of all situations.
RENEE (age 30+) Renee is Sylvie’s best friend. She can be very plain-spoken, especially when she points out Olive’s failings as a hostess, and then Flo’s. She is single and dating a doctor.
VERA (age 30+) Vera is very sweet, very nice, somewhat spacey, and, although quite smart, is often a step or two behind her friends. She’s very funny but doesn’t realize it. She is married to Harry.
MANOLO COSTAZUELA (age 25-35) Manolo is handsome, very well groomed, and Spanish. He is every woman’s dream date and showers both Olive and Flo with attention. He must have good comic timing, as he gets VERY emotional. He is sensitive and appreciates Florence’s sensitivity.
JESUS COSTAZUELA (age 25-35) Jesus is Manolo’s younger brother, who is also very handsome, well-groomed, excellent posture, very romantic, and he also gets very emotional, and truly appreciates Florence.