Auditions for
LOBBY HERO
4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, September 8th - Readings from script
7:00 p.m. Monday, September 9th - Callbacks
Readings from the script will take place at CST’s rehearsal hall and business office located at 806 W. Main, which is right next door to the theatre on the west side. Actors should bring a resume and an up-to-date photo. A headshot is preferred, but a good snapshot will suffice. Please be prepared to list any and all conflicts during the rehearsal and performance periods. IN ORDER TO READ ON SUNDAY, DO NOT ARRIVE ANY LATER THAN 5:00 P.M.
Reading the script before auditions is strongly recommended! Perusal scripts are available for a $10 refundable deposit. We recommend that you bring a check so that we can return it to you, but of course, we will accept cash. Please call CST at 405-232-6500 or email csttix@coxinet.net to make arrangements to check out a script. Before dropping by, please call ahead to make sure a script is available and someone is in the office to check it out to you.
The CST office is closed on Mondays, and is open Tuesdays through Fridays 1-6 pm. Again, please call or email us, and we’ll make arrangements.
LOBBY HERO
a comedy by Kenneth Lonergan
Directed by Doobie Potter
Performance dates: October 18-19, 25-26, 31, November 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and 9.
Rehearsals begin approximately September 16.
Cast: 3 men aged 20s-30s, 1 woman aged early 20s.
Jeff (late 20s) a uniformed security guard stationed in the lobby of a middle-income high-rise in Manhattan; he’s infatuated with Dawn, the rookie cop that just started working in the neighborhood.
William (late 20s-early 30s) Jeff’s uniformed supervisor; African-American. His brother is accused of robbery and murder. William is faced with a moral dilemma when he’s asked to provide an alibi for his brother the night of the crimes.
Bill (30s) a uniformed policeman; he’s very sure of himself to the point of being cocky.
Dawn (early 20s) Bill’s rookie partner; she really looks up to Bill and is rather attracted to him until she makes some discoveries.
Synopsis:
When Jeff, a luckless young security guard, is drawn into a local murder investigation, loyalties are strained to the breaking point. As Jeff's tightly wound supervisor is called to bear witness against his troubled brother, and an attractive rookie cop finds she must stand up to her seasoned partner, truth becomes elusive and justice proves costly.
Soon after making the year's best movie, You Can Count on Me, Kenneth Lonergan delights us with his irrepressible LOBBY HERO, confirming him as a comic wizard. —NY Magazine. A masterpiece. The best drama, the best comedy and the best romance of the year, all rolled into one. —Time Out NY.
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