Moon Over Buffalo
by Bastrop Opera House
Mar. 09
Ken Ludwig's hilarious Moon Over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950’s. At the moment, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with five actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if he likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body.
DIRECTED BY AJ FUEX
Audition Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Rehearsal Dates: Rehearsals to begin April 8th, Monday-Thursday, 7:00 p.m. -9:30 p.m.
Performance Dates and time:
June 7 - June 15, 2024
Sign Up To Audition: Please fill out and submit our online audition form on TheaterForms. Have your calendar handy and be prepared to enter rehearsal conflicts. You will be asked to upload a headshot (a JPEG file) if you have one. If you don’t have this file you can still submit the form.
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The role age is not necessarily the actor’s age. Actors will do cold readings from sides provided for their particular role requested.
ROLES:
George Hay
Lead Male
40s – 50s; an actor, something of a ham, but a compelling talent; former Broadway and film star. Jealous of those who are more successful than him.
Charlotte Hay
Lead. Female.
40s-50’s; Charlotte Hay is an actress, a still vivid former Broadway star; Broadway Diva no longer on Broadway and wife of George; cares about her husband and family.
Ethel
Supporting Female
60s – 80’s; an actress, a dignified former star who tours with her daughter Charlotte and Son in Law, George; almost completely deaf.
Rosalind (Roz)
Supporting Female
20-40
The Daughter of George and Charlotte, an actress in their company not wanting to continue the family business and looking to have a “normal” life.
Howard
Supporting Male
20’s – 30’s
Howard works in TV as a weather reporter, He is handsome, good natured and a bit awkward; Roz’s connection to a normal life.
Eileen
Supporting Female
20-39’s
Eileen is a young actress, and ingénue in the touring company of George and Charlotte.
Paul
Supporting Male
20-40
Richard
Supporting Male
40-60
