Summer Stock Intensive
Ages 14+
The Play That Goes Wrong follows the antics of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, who are trying their very best to stage a production of a 1920s murder mystery. As the show’s title might suggest, this is not as easy as it sounds with everything that can go wrong doing just that! This small cast of 8 characters will try their best to perform, while props go missing, actors forget lines, and hilarious disaster ensues when the cast starts to crack under the pressure.
This is the one-act version of the hit 2012 production that opened in the UK. Run time is 75 minutes, which is good, as we only have 3 weeks of rehearsal! Join Playful People Artistic Director Katie D’Arcey for a summer stock production for teens and adults that will perform on the Hoover stage July 29th-31st. With a small cast, everyone gets a lead, and there will be multiple casts!
Join us for this fun and hilarious production!
Registration is open!
Registration Fee for One Actor: $375
Multiple Actors from same family receive a 10% discount at time of registration.
Needed for Registration
** If you have previously registered for one of our productions using the ACTIVE registration system most of your information will be in the system. PLEASE make sure to update conflicts, address or phone changes, shirts size, etc.
- Actor information (name, birthdate, allergies/medical conditions, t-shirt size)
- Email contact for at least one family member. Please be ready to provide email address for any family member that will want cast updates.
- Rehearsal Availability-which day(s) actor is available/unavailable for rehearsal and specific conflict dates for days where actor is available but has a conflict.
- No conflicts allowed during Tech/Show week
Participation Hours
For each participating cast member, 15 hours of adult volunteer work is required (25 hours for two cast members/35 hours for three).
If unable to fulfill hours of participation, a buyout option is available at the time of registration. Late buyout payments will have a 20% late fee added on.
Information on Job Choices will be communicated to registered participants when it becomes available.
Ages 14+
Initial auditions will be video auditions, with an in-person call back at the Hoover Theater studios.
AUDITIONS: Video audition deadline is June 1, 2022.
Registered participants may submit video auditions here.
CALL BACKS: In person call-backs are June 16, 2022 at the Historic Hoover Theater.
HOW TO AUDITION
Please include the following in your video audition:
- Set up your camera/computer/recording device so that we can see your torso, head, and arms.
- State your name, pronouns, age, and gender preferences for roles. (Only two of the eight named characters are female, fyi) If you are familiar with the show and have a specific role in mind, you can share your request.
- Read or recite a monologue (comedy please) that should be 1-2 minutes in length. If you don’t have a monologue, you may use this one provided from the show, viewable at this link.
- Tell me a joke. Seriously.
REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES
All actors should prepare for a full schedule or rehearsals due to the short rehearsal window. There will be optional zoom rehearsals and read throughs before July 11th, for anyone wanting to get a head start. Any conflicts (standing appointments, trips, etc.) need to be noted in the “conflicts” area of registration. A full rehearsal schedule will be provided after casting that will tell which actors are rehearsing on what day.
Rehearsals:
Begin Monday, July 11, 2022
Teens: rehearse Mon-Fri, 4:30-6:30 pm
Adults: rehearse Mon-Fri, 6:30-8:30 pm
Note: All participants must be available every day of tech week.
Performances:
July 29-31, 2022
Performances
July 29-31, 2022 at the Hoover Theater
Tickets* on sale early July 2022
*in theater only – live stream is not available for this production.