Auditions for the 2025 Staged Reading Series
Tuesday, May 6 at 6:30 pm **
at the Yountville Communty Center in Yountville (6516 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599)
Non-AEA; no pay. We are filling 42 roles and 11 narrators! All teen to adult ages. Any gender; any ethnicity. Only 2 to 4 rehearsals per performance date!
Performances: June 1st, June 15th, June 29th, July 13th, July 27th, August 10th, and August 24th, all at 4 pm at the American Legion Hall in Napa (1240 Pearl Street).
Rehearsals: Rehearsals will generally take place in the evenings a week or two before the performance date at The Meadows (1800 Atrium Pkwy, Napa, CA 94559) in Napa. Actual rehearsal dates and times will be set by the individual directors and actors. Each final rehearsal will have a preview audience.
Fill out the audition form here!
All auditioners should be prepared to cold read from the scripts.
** Can’t make the May 6th audition date? Be sure to check the “I need to schedule an online audition” checkbox on the online form and we’ll schedule an online audition date.
CASTING NOTES
The ages, ethnicities, and genders stated below are suggestions. ALL ages, ethnicities, and genders are encouraged to audition!
About the plays
JUNE 1
Resident Poet by Cassandra Powers
Directed by Richard Pallaziol
When a mother-daughter pair of poets compete for the same prestigious residency, old wounds re-open, forcing questions about who gets to make art to the surface.
3 F presenting, any ethnicity, 20s to late 70s
2 M presenting, any ethnicity, 20s to 70s
Narrator – any age, any ethnicity, any gender
JUNE 15
The Other Wife by Arnold Margolin
Directed by Megan Palagi
In this painful comedy, Richard’s late wife, Diana, now a ghost but free of the dementia that killed her, visits Richard and his new wife, Kate, on the eve of their first anniversary. Diana says she has come back to save Richard and Kate’s marriage. But is she really?
2 F presenting, any ethnicity, 40s and any
1 M presenting, any ethnicity, late 50s
Narrator – any age, any ethnicity, any gender
JUNE 29
An Evening of Shorts
Directed by June Alane Reif
The Tea Test by Seth Freeman
When two friends meet for a casual cup of tea, the way the tea is prepared leads to an increasingly chilling conversation. Not that it matters, but the historical events referenced in this piece are true.2 F presenting, any ethnicity, 40s to 60s
Narrator – any age, any ethnicity, any genderLittle Cat Feet by William Brasse
A man trips over something. A discussion ensues. No questions. No answers.1 F presenting, any ethnicity, 60s
1 M presenting, any ethnicity, 60s
Narrator – any age, any ethnicity, any genderThe Tree by Barbara Anderson
The Old Woman tells her husband of many years that he must cut down their dying oak tree before the city comes out and cuts it down and charges them. After his wife leaves, the Old Man begins to cut it down. But the Tree has something to say about that!1 F presenting, any ethnicity, 60s to 80s
1 M presenting, any ethnicity, 60s to 80s
1 Any gender, any ethnicity, Any age
Narrator – any age, any ethnicity, any genderFinal Cut by Lorraine Midanik
Shelly is increasingly dissatisfied with Lisa’s (her long-term stylist) work and has decided to end their relationship. Lisa is surprised and angry, adding truth to the adage that breaking up is hard to do.
2 F presenting, any ethnicity, 50s to 60s
1 F presenting, any ethnicity, any age
Narrator – any age, any ethnicity, any gender
JULY 13
An Institution by Dan Takacs
Directed by Audrey Schultz
When a graduate student reports sexual misconduct to her professor, the faculty scrambles to control the rumor. In the end, one adjunct professor must choose between her career and doing the right thing.
3 F Presenting, any ethnicity, late teens – 60s
2 F presenting, Black, late teens – 60s
2 M presenting, any ethnicity, 40 – 60s
Narrator – any age, any ethnicity, any gender
JULY 27
Two One-Acts
Directed by Rhonda Bowen
She Leaves Behind… by Joy Sedjro-Gnang
Jace, a recovering addict and alcoholic, returns after years to his family for the funeral of his brother Noah’s wife. Noah and Jace have a very strained and complicated relationship stemming from childhood, often needing their mother and aunt to stand between them. The night before the funeral, all of that past finally comes to a head, and the family is pushed to the brink.
3 F presenting, any ethnicity, 30s to 60s
2 M presenting, any ethnicity, 30s to 40s
Narrator – any age, any ethnicity, any genderA Second Language by Kate Neuman
A Second Language examines the intersection of memory, identity, and love as a daughter tries to reconnect with her fading mother over coffee, memories, and long-buried truths. This tender, witty play examines the fragile threads that hold us to each other—even as memory slips away.
2 F presenting, any ethnicity, 40s to 80s
Narrator – any age, any ethnicity, any gender
AUGUST 10
Annelies by Oded Gross
Directed by June Alane Reif
The present collides with the past in the drama Annelies. Mourning the loss of his father, a bereaved man in 2020 begins to keep a journal, only to find himself in correspondence with the famous and tragic diarist, Anne Frank. A play about grief, friendship, and hope, Annelies explores the strength and legacy of the written word and its power to change our lives forever.
2 F presenting, any ethnicity, Teen to 30s
1 M presenting, any ethnicity, 40s
Narrator – any age, any ethnicity, any gender
AUGUST 24
Fugitive Colors by Barbara Anderson
Directed by Debbie Baumann
Every second Sunday of the month, four women of very different ages and backgrounds meet at Marge’s mountain cabin in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Usually, they hike and share lunch, but today will be different—very different. Fugitive Colors is a humorous yet thought-provoking play about love, friendship, and life’s most difficult choices.
4 F presenting, any ethnicity, 30s to 80s
Narrator – any age, any ethnicity, any gender