Come Audition for Same Time, Next Year!

by Bernard Slade

Director: Marge Ventura

Show Dates: February 19th, 20th, 26th, 27th, March 5th @ 7:30pm

Sunday February 21st & Saturday March 6th matinees aat 2:00pm

Audition dates are:

Monday and Tuesday November 9th and 10th at 6:30pm

Invited callbacks, if needed, will be Thursday November 12, also at 630pm.

Rehearsals will be built around the conflicts of the chosen actors, the theater availability, and the team. Please come prepared with a listing of all your conflicts.

Conflicts during tech and performance dates will not be accommodated.

For additional information please email Marge.Ventura@gmail.com

Character descriptions:

George

• Gender / Age Range: Male. Starts at approximately 24–30 years old in 1951 and ages to roughly 50–55 years old by 1975.

• Personality & Arc: Initially a nervous, guilt-ridden, and conventional New Jersey accountant who is uncomfortable and uptight. Over the 24-year span, he shifts through phases of corporate success, severe neurosis, psychiatric analysis, counter-culture/hippie experimentation, and eventually settles back into a comfortable middle-aged establishment figure.

• Audition Focus: The actor must physically and emotionally transition across six distinct time periods balancing high-strung neurotic comedy with deep emotional vulnerability.

Doris

• Gender / Age Range: Female. Starts at approximately 24–25 years old in 1951 and ages to roughly 48–50 years old by 1975.

• Personality & Arc: Initially an unashamed, warm, and somewhat awkward young housewife from Oakland (who first meets George while away on a church retreat). Over the decades, she evolves into a college student, a passionate anti-war and women's liberation advocate, an over-aged flower child, and eventually a confident, self-made businesswoman.

• Audition Focus: The actress needs sharp comedic timing, a natural warmth, and the ability to evolve from a naive young mother to an independent modern woman.