Call Type
Equity Principal
Date of Audition
7/25/2011
Location
Theatre @ Boston Court
70 N. Mentor Ave
Pasadena, CA 91106
Parking lot located behind theatre.
Time(s)
Monday, July 25th
10am-2pm
Pre-sign begins at 9am
(Building will not be open before 9am)
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
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Contract
TYA
TYA weekly minimum (currently $426 per week)
Seeking
Cast consists of 6 men and 2 women, most of whom play mulitiple roles. Those playing multiple roles should be comfortable with different voices and/or dialects. Male actors should be comfortable with a ball and a mitt!
Preparation
Please prepare a short (1 - 2 minute) monologue showing character and range.
Other Dates
First Rehearsal: September 12, 2011
First Performance: September 30, 2011
Final Performance: October 16, 2011
Other
School Shows on Weekdays (9:15 & 11:15 AM), Matinees on Weekends (1 & 4pm) Show will perform 8 - 9 times a week.
Show will rehearse 6 days per week in Rancho Cucamonga.
Personnel
Producer: City Of Rancho Cucamonga/MainStreet Theatre Company/ Murry Hepner
Director: Abigail Deser
Adapted by Steven Dietz from the novel by Dan Gutman
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| Breakdown
Magical things happen when Little Leaguer Joey Stoshack finds the most valuable baseball card in the world – the T-206 Honus Wagner. Set in contemporary Pittsburgh, Honus and Me is filled with baseball lore and time travel with a twist. It transports the legendary Honus Wagner to the present, and takes Joey – and the audience – to the thrilling 1909 World Series between Ty Cobb’s Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates. You don’t have to be a baseball fan to be enchanted by this surprising play!
www.lewisfamilyplayhouse.com
The MainStreet Theatre Company is in its 6th season of producing high-quality Theatre for Young Audiences productions at the Lewis Family Playhouse in Rancho Cucamonga. The Lewis Family Playhouse is a 536 seat, state-of the-art proscenium theatre.
We do not provide housing! We will provide a small travel stipend for those people commuting between 50 and 65 miles from the theatre.
The play is not published, but the novel is available at most libraries and bookstores.
JOEY STOSHACK - (Male, 20’s to play 10 year old) -- Joey loves baseball and knows everything about it, but isn’t very good at playing the game. He collects baseball cards, and thinks that if his family didn’t have money problems, maybe his parents would get back together. Needs to be comfortable with a mitt and a ball
HONUS WAGNER (Male, late 20’s – 40’s) - the legendary Baseball player, nicknamed “The Flying Dutchman”. Honus loves telling stories. He is a modest, kind and funny man who cares little for money and a lot for the game of baseball. Needs to be comfortable with a mitt and a ball. (Since Honus Wagner is a real person, you can look him up to get a better sense of his physicality and personality).
MISS YOUNG/Fan (Female, over 50 ) – Joey and Mom’s elderly neighbor. The neighborhood kids are afraid of her because she’s “really old”! She hires Joey to clean her attic, and has some secrets of her own. A rough exterior with a big heart
DAD/Auctioneer/Fan (Male, 35 – 50)
DAD – divorced from Joey’s Mom, Dad has instilled a love of baseball in his son. He tries to do the right thing, but sometimes fails. Needs to be comfortable with a mitt and a ball.
Auctioneer – present day. Big voice, fast talking.
Fan – in 1909
BIRDIE/Various Baseball players (Male, 40 – 60)
BIRDIE –The owner of a baseball card store. An ex-wrestler, Birdie looks like he’s part jock, part biker, part bouncer. He’s behind on his rent and has a temper. A real crook, the play’s villain.
Baseball players – include Joey’s Little League teammate, Wagner’s teammate, opposing Little League team pitcher, Detroit Tigers pitcher
TY COBB/Chuck/Others (Male, late 20’s – 40’s)
TY COBB – Great hitter for the Detroit Tigers. Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner square off during the 7th game of the 1909 World Series. (Since Ty Cobb is a real person, you can look him up to get a better sense of his physicality and personality).
CHUCK – Birdie’s assistant/sidekick, tries to be tough like his boss; a menacing goofball.
Others – include Opposing pitcher, Little League catcher
COACH/Mr. Mendoza/Sportswriter/Others (Male, 30’s – 50’s)
COACH – Joey’s Little League Coach. Not the warmest or most encouraging of coaches. Tends to talk on his cell phone while Joey’s up at bat. His adage would be “It’s not whether you play or not, but how you win the game.”
MR. MENDOZA – The “landlord”. He owns the building where Birdie’s shop is. He’s given Birdie until the end of the week to pay his rent, or he’s out.
SPORTSWRITER – both present day and in 1909
* The role of MOM has already been cast.
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