PATTAYA PLAYERS AUDITION CALL

Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 6:30 PM
-- Open Auditions for 'Rumors' by Neil Simon --
Pattaya Players (Home of Pattaya's Professional Amateurs) is proud to announce their upcoming audition for 'Rumors' by Neil Simon. There are 10 parts for adult males and females of varying ages. Though this is mostly an ensemble cast production, it will nonetheless require savvy and experienced actors willing to take on especially challenging roles. Auditions will be held at The Eastern Grand Palace Hotel at 6:30 PM on Thursday, February 10, 2011. All interested parties both talent-wise and back stage should plan on attending.
The performances will take place on June 10-11, 2011 at The Rattanakosin Ballroom (also in The Eastern Grand Palace Hotel). For further details of audition requirements, please email pattayaplayers@gmail.com.

Character Descriptions:
Chris Gorman -- Female (212 lines) Upper middle class and high-strung
Ken Gorman -- Male (241 lines) Professional well-groomed and high-strung
Claire Ganz -- Female (239 lines) Yuppyish Westchester housewife type
Lenny Ganz -- Male (275 lines) Not the smartest, but very likeable
Cookie Cusack -- Female (110 lines) Gaudy dresser, very dramatic, physical comedy
Ernie Cusack -- Male (147 lines) Brow-beaten business man
Cassie Cooper -- Female (72 lines) Very dry, caustic sense of humor
Glenn Cooper -- Male (165 lines) Just wants everyone to be happy
Officer Welch -- Male (80 lines) Imposing burly type
Officer Pudney -- Female (2 lines) No nonsense type

'Rumors' centers around four couples who arrive at the townhouse of a Deputy Mayor and his wife to attend a party celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary. However, the four couples soon discover that there are no servants, the hostess is missing and the Deputy Mayor has shot himself in the head (though it’s only a flesh wound). Comic complications arise when, given everyone's upper class status, they decide they need to do everything possible to conceal the evening's events from the local police and the media.

The Pattaya Players continue to look for corporate and private sponsors to help offset their current set-up costs. Please consider joining 2010 current sponsors: AA Insurance Brokers, Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, The Cavanaugh Community Center, Indian By Nature, LCIT, Spectrum Audio, Ltd., Grand Eastern Palace, Horseshoe Point, Bruce & Judy Hoppe, St. Andrews International School, Steps & Rhythm Dance Academy, The Pattaya City Expats Club, Pattaya Mail and Pattaya People Radio in helping the Pattaya Players to continue being the premier creative arts organization in Pattaya! For directions to the audition and more information, please e-mail pattayaplayers@gmail.com.