CALLING ALL ACTORS:

GENERAL AUDITIONS FOR THE 2012 SEASON

OF THE MENDOCINO THEATRE COMPANY

The Mendocino Theatre Company is looking for actors of all ages and experience to audition for our 2012 season. We have an exciting season planned, with a wide range of plays—something for everyone:

November, by David Mamet, directed by Dan Cohen and Mervin Gilbert

March 15 through April 15                       Cast: 4 men, 1 woman 

Master Class, by Terrence McNally, directed by Sandra Hawthorne

April 26 through May 27                        Cast: 3 men, 3 women

Other People's Money, by Jerry Sterner, directed by TBA

 June 7 through July 15                         Cast: 3 men, 2 women

A View From the Bridge, by Arthur Miller, directed by Bob Cohen

July 26 through September 2            Cast: 10 men, 3 women

Lettice and Lovage, by Peter Shaffer, directed by TBA

September 13 through October 14      Cast: 2 men, 3 women

All in the Timing, by David Ives, directed by Jane Hill

October 25 through November 25        Cast: 11 men, 7 women

A short description of each play is available in the MTC Box Office (or just Google name of play and read synopsis) along with perusal scripts. MTC productions perform Thursday-Sunday. Sunday performances are matinees.

These are General Auditions: Anyone who wishes to audition is welcome!

Audition dates: Monday, January 30, and Tuesday, January 31, 2012..

All the directors for 2012 season will be present both evenings.          

If you are interested in auditioning for one or more of the plays, please contact Forrest Naylor, Producing Director, to reserve a five-minute audition slot on either Monday or Tuesday. The earliest slot will be at 6:30 pm, the latest at 9:20 pm.  Forrest can be reached at (707) 937-2718, or by email at mtc@mcn.org.

You have the following options for your audition:

            Presenting one or two prepared (memorized) monologues, OR

            Reading a monologue from some other play(s) of your choice, OR

            Telling a story or joke, reciting a poem, or other presentation, OR

            Any combination of the above.

We are hoping that this variety of choices will encourage all interested people to audition, regardless of their level of experience. 

Note: Prepared monologues should not be selected from the 2012 plays.

Your total presentation should be four minutes or less. This is important, as we will be cutting you short if you run over. Though this may sound harsh, it is ordinary theatre practice, and ensures that each person who auditions receives the same time and attention from the directors.

Please arrive at the theatre 20 minutes before your scheduled slot, so that you can fill out an audition form. If you can bring a headshot or other photo of yourself, and a theatrical résumé, please do so. If you can’t, don’t worry—it will not affect your chances of being cast.

Callbacks will be scheduled by the individual directors.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE AUDITIONS!