Auditions for "The Nance" at Elmwood Playhouse

Name: Auditions for "The Nance" at Elmwood Playhouse
Start: 2025-02-23T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-23T17:00:00-05:00
Location: 10 Park St, Nyack, NY, United States, New York 10960

Schedule

Sun Feb 23 2025 at 01:00 pm to 05:00 pm

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Location

10 Park St, Nyack, NY, United States, New York 10960 | Nyack, NY

Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack, NY, will be holding auditions for its upcoming production of “The Nance,” written by Douglas Carter Beane and directed by Alan Demovsky. In “The Nance,” Chauncey Miles leads a risky double life, starring as a gay burlesque caricature on stage while hiding his homosexuality offstage at a time when it was easy to play gay and criminal to be gay.
AUDITIONS: Sunday February 23, 2025 at 1:00 pm and Monday February 24, 2025 at 7:00 pm
CALLBACKS: Tuesday February 25, 2025 at 7:00 pm (by invitation only)
PERFORMANCES: Friday, May 16, 2025 thru Saturday, June 7, 2025 (Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays with possible Wednesday and Thursdays)
CAST REQUIREMENTS: (3 Males, 3 Females)
The show is not a full musical, but contains burlesque musical numbers and comedy sketches from the period.
All auditioners should prepare a comic upbeat song and wear clothing� appropriate for the character and for easy movement. (Note: the time period is 1937.)
For complete information, go to https://www.elmwoodplayhouse.com/shows/auditions/