California Suite Auditions
Schedule
Sat Feb 21 2026 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
545 Shasta Ave, Morro Bay, CA, United States, California 93442 | Morro Bay, CA
Audition notice!Our Spring show is Neil Simon's "California Suite." This will be a fun show with different directors directing different segments with different casts, so lots of opportunities to meet and work with new people!
California Suite by Neil Simon
A Director’s Workshop led by Nicolette Tempesta, with Jonah Duhe, Topher Lyons & Kira Dobson
Performance Dates: 4/24, 4/25, 4/26; 5/1, 5/2, 5/3; 5/8, 5/9, 5/10
Audition, Rehearsal and Show Location: By the Sea Productions - 545 Shasta Ave, Morro Bay, CA
Auditions Day 1: Saturday, February 21 | 1 pm
Auditions Day 2: Monday, February 23 | 6pm
A humorous confection divided in 4 parts, with each playlet led by a different director. All scenes take place in Room 203 of the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Synopsis:
Visitor from New York, directed by Nicolette features Hannah , a magazine writer and Billy, her ex-husband. The banter flies fast and furious as they attempt to decide who their teenaged daughter should live with.
The Visitor from Philadelphia, directed by Jonah unfolds as Millie arrives at the suite, catching her husband, Marvin, “en flagrante delicto” with a drunken Bunny, a lady of the evening.
Visitors from London, directed by Topher finds Academy Award nominee Diana returning from the awards ceremony empty handed to her husband, Sidney, whose homosexuality will be no comfort tonight.
The Visitors from Chicago, directed by Kira, are Mort & Beth and Stu & Gert, two couples ending a disastrous vacation they should not have shared.
Character Descriptions, ages approximate:
Hannah Warren - A workaholic Manhattan magazine writer, age 40s - 50s.
William Warren - Former husband of Hannah, a Hollywood screenwriter, age 40s - 50s.
Marvin Michaels - Nervous husband, 30s - 50s, who discovers a call girl in his hotel room bed the morning his wife arrives to join him.
Millie Michaels - Marvin's unsuspecting wife, age 30s - 50s.
Bunny – Call girl, Mostly comatose, any age 18+.
Sidney Nichols -50s-70s, British bon vivant bisexual , carefree and kind spirited (must have British accent)
Diana Nichols – 50s-70s, Sidney's long-time wife, a British star nominated for an Academy Award, tries for glamor
and propriety, sometimes failing (must have British accent)
Mort Hollender - On a disastrous vacation with his wife Beth and best friends the Franklyns, 30s - 50s, more physically imposing than Stu Franklyn.
Beth Hollender - Mort's wife, injured while playing tennis. 30s - 50s.
Stu Franklyn -- Mort's friend, thin. 30s - 50s.
Gert Franklyn - Stu's wife, injured (slightly) during the action of the play. 30s - 50s
If you have questions or would like to audition but can’t make either of the above times, contact
[email protected]
Where is it happening?
545 Shasta Ave, Morro Bay, CA, United States, California 93442
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