Calling for Directing Applications for our New 2024-2025 Season
Apply by April 30, 2024
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please review the slate of shows for the new season,
THEN complete the APPLICATION form at the end,
by April 30, 2024.
The season will not be announced to the general public until May 25.
We trust you will keep the season slate below confidential.
THE MINUTES, by Tracy Letts
Comedy Drama / 3 women, 8 men
Beneath the deadpan back-and-forth of a seemingly typical city council board meeting lies the whiff of something distinctly sinister in Tracy Letts’s new play The Minutes. Known for his keen ability to illustrate the faults and cracks under humanity’s surface, Letts delivers an acutely thrilling new work that pulls you in with laughter before grabbing you by the throat.
Auditions: July 8, 9Read Through: Sunday, July 14
Performances: August 29, 30, 31, September 6, 7, 8, 13, 14* — 2024
Strike: September 15
THE LION IN WINTER, by James Goldman
Drama / 2 women, 5 men
Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter is a modern-day classic. Comedic in tone, dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom.
Auditions: September 16, 17
Read Through: Sunday, September 22
Performances: November 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23* — 2024
Strike: Sunday, November 24
ALIAS GRACE, by Jennifer Blackmer
Drama / 4 women, 5 men
Based on Margaret Atwood’s novel, this stage adaptation of Alias Grace takes a look at one of Canada’s most notorious murderers. In 1843, 16-year-old Grace Marks was accused of brutally murdering her employer and his housekeeper. Imprisoned for years, Grace still swears she has no memory of the killings. A doctor in the emerging field of mental health arrives to try to find out the truth of the matter.
Auditions: December 9, 10
Read Through: Sunday, December 15
Rehearsals officially begin: January 2
Performances: February 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22*— 2025
Strike: Sunday, February 23
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, by Christopher Durang
Comedy / 4 women, 2 men
Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike. Old resentments flare up, eventually leading to threats to sell the house.
Auditions: February 17, 18
Read Through: Monday, February 24
Performances: April 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19* — 2025
Strike: Sunday, April 20
10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL 2025
8 Winning 10-Minute Plays from Submissions Around the World
Auditions: April 21, 22
Read Through: At Directors’ discretion
Performances: May 29, 30, 31, June 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14* — 2025
Strike: Sunday, June 15
NEW PLAYS FROM THE HEARTLAND
3 Winning New One-act Plays from Submissions Around the Midwest
Auditions: June 16, 17
Read Through: Sunday, June 22
Forum with Playwright: July 10
Performances: July 11, 12, 13 — 2025
* 2 Performances (matinee and evening) on final performance date
Questions? Write to [email protected].