Performances: April 7 through April 23
Director: James Reed
Audition Location: The Historic Mars Theater, 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA.
“A Few Good Men” details the courtroom drama of two Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tense legal tribulations that follow. A callow young Navy lawyer serves as the focus of the story. He is more interested in softball cases and expects a plea bargain. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial.
Open auditions for David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Rabbit Hole.”
Roles are available for 3 women, 1 man, and 1 teenage male.
Play synopsis: “Rabbit Hole”
David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a couple’s struggle to deal with the loss of their young son. Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. “Rabbit Hole” charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.
Performance dates are April 20-22 and 27-29
*Character descriptions:
BECCA (30s-40s) — A grieving mother. Tough and uncompromising, she cannot tolerate insincerity or impracticality. Trying desperately to pick up the pieces of her shattered world
HOWIE (30s-40s) — Becca’s husband. A patient man who specializes in pretending everything is fine. More welcoming of moving forward than Becca is. Seeks normalcy again even if it’s an illusion.
IZZY (20s-30s) — Becca’s younger sister. Wild child of the family. A perennial party girl who never grew up. Still trying to find herself.
NAT (60s) — Becca and Izzy’s mother. Blunt, sarcastic. An opinionated alcoholic with a knack for sticking her foot in her mouth.
JASON (17) — Shy, awkward, nerdy. Boy who accidentally killed Becca and Howie’s son when the little boy ran in front of his car.
*Actors shouldn’t be discouraged by the ages specified. All our decisions are based on ability and what age you might be able to pull off. It doesn’t necessarily have to be exact.
Actors only need to attend one night of auditions. Call backs will only be had if deemed necessary by the director. Auditions will consist of cold reads from the script.
An online pdf version of the play can be accessed at: http://
Performances: April 7 through April 23
Director: James Reed
Audition Location: The Historic Mars Theater, 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA.
“A Few Good Men” details the courtroom drama of two Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tense legal tribulations that follow. A callow young Navy lawyer serves as the focus of the story. He is more interested in softball cases and expects a plea bargain. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial.
Open auditions for David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Rabbit Hole.”
Roles are available for 3 women, 1 man, and 1 teenage male.
Play synopsis: “Rabbit Hole”
David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a couple’s struggle to deal with the loss of their young son. Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. “Rabbit Hole” charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.
Performance dates are April 20-22 and 27-29
*Character descriptions:
BECCA (30s-40s) — A grieving mother. Tough and uncompromising, she cannot tolerate insincerity or impracticality. Trying desperately to pick up the pieces of her shattered world
HOWIE (30s-40s) — Becca’s husband. A patient man who specializes in pretending everything is fine. More welcoming of moving forward than Becca is. Seeks normalcy again even if it’s an illusion.
IZZY (20s-30s) — Becca’s younger sister. Wild child of the family. A perennial party girl who never grew up. Still trying to find herself.
NAT (60s) — Becca and Izzy’s mother. Blunt, sarcastic. An opinionated alcoholic with a knack for sticking her foot in her mouth.
JASON (17) — Shy, awkward, nerdy. Boy who accidentally killed Becca and Howie’s son when the little boy ran in front of his car.
*Actors shouldn’t be discouraged by the ages specified. All our decisions are based on ability and what age you might be able to pull off. It doesn’t necessarily have to be exact.
Actors only need to attend one night of auditions. Call backs will only be had if deemed necessary by the director. Auditions will consist of cold reads from the script.
An online pdf version of the play can be accessed at: http://
Performances: May 4 through May 21
Director: Emily Miller
Audition Location: The Back Alley Productions Scene Shop, on the corner of Henderson Street and Chattanooga Street, directly south of the Historic Mars Theater, 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA.
Set in the early 1960s, Cuckoo’s Nest explores a variety of themes such as mental illness, individuality, authority and societal influence. The story is experienced through the eyes of Chief Bromden, a docile inmate on the insanity ward floor in a state hospital. He details the arrival of a new inmate: the rebellious Randall P. McMurphy who is faking insanity to get out of prison. On the lifeless ward, McMurphy makes it his priority to crack the head nurse, Nurse Ratched, who rules the ward with an iron fist. But the stakes grow dangerous as McMurphy implements defiant tactics in order to break the tyrannical Nurse Ratched.
FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS Circle Theatre (general seating) – World Premiere
Grand Prize Winner April 21 – May 7, 2017
Not even written yet new: A completely new work for our 2017 Festival of New Plays – our ninth biennial festival where the work of local playwrights is showcased. The 2014-15 winner, the romantic comedy Dorothy Parker Would Not Approve by Stacy Chapman, was the most popular in the history of the competition.
Performances: May 4 through May 21
Director: Emily Miller
Audition Location: The Back Alley Productions Scene Shop, on the corner of Henderson Street and Chattanooga Street, directly south of the Historic Mars Theater, 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA.
Set in the early 1960s, Cuckoo’s Nest explores a variety of themes such as mental illness, individuality, authority and societal influence. The story is experienced through the eyes of Chief Bromden, a docile inmate on the insanity ward floor in a state hospital. He details the arrival of a new inmate: the rebellious Randall P. McMurphy who is faking insanity to get out of prison. On the lifeless ward, McMurphy makes it his priority to crack the head nurse, Nurse Ratched, who rules the ward with an iron fist. But the stakes grow dangerous as McMurphy implements defiant tactics in order to break the tyrannical Nurse Ratched.
FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS Circle Theatre (general seating) – World Premiere
Grand Prize Winner April 21 – May 7, 2017
Not even written yet new: A completely new work for our 2017 Festival of New Plays – our ninth biennial festival where the work of local playwrights is showcased. The 2014-15 winner, the romantic comedy Dorothy Parker Would Not Approve by Stacy Chapman, was the most popular in the history of the competition.
Back Alley Productions invites you to audition for “Deathtrap,” a thriller comedy compelte with murder, betrayal and plottwists (with jokes). Audtions are Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The show is directed by Zack Jordan.
CAST:
We are looking for 3 men, 2 women.
PLOT:
Seemingly comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college—a thriller which Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway hit. Sidney’s plan, which he devises with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student, an idea which the younger man quickly accepts. Thereafter suspense mounts steadily as the plot begins to twist and turn with devilish cleverness, and with such an abundance of thrills and laughter, that audiences will be held enthralled until the final, startling moments of the play.
Back Alley Productions invites you to audition for “Deathtrap,” a thriller comedy compelte with murder, betrayal and plottwists (with jokes). Audtions are Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The show is directed by Zack Jordan.
CAST:
We are looking for 3 men, 2 women.
PLOT:
Seemingly comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college—a thriller which Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway hit. Sidney’s plan, which he devises with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student, an idea which the younger man quickly accepts. Thereafter suspense mounts steadily as the plot begins to twist and turn with devilish cleverness, and with such an abundance of thrills and laughter, that audiences will be held enthralled until the final, startling moments of the play.