Old Academy Players [3544 Indian Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129; 215-843-1109; https://oldacademyplayers.org/] is pleased to announce the audition date for its June production of The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney. The Dining Room will be performed from June 13 – 29, 2025. The show is directed by Loretta Lucy Miller and produced by Joan and Randy Shupp, Janine Lieberman, and Jerry Jennings.
Auditions: Old Academy Players welcomes new talent! Please note: Old Academy Players is a non-profit community theater. All roles are performed on a volunteer basis. If you are auditioning for a show, please complete our Audition Form [https://oldacademyplayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/OAP-Forms-for-web_Audition-Form.pdf] in advance of the audition.
Audition Date & Time:
10:00AM-11:30AM — Saturday, February 15, 2025 in the theater
All roles are non-union, non-paying.
Location of Auditions:
Old Academy Players
3544 Indian Queen Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19129
There is free parking onsite, located behind the theater.
Audition Requirements:
Performance Dates:
Show Information: A comedy of manners that takes place in a dining room – or many dining rooms, where nineteen scenes from different households overlap and intertwine. The action is a mosaic of interrelated snapshots — some funny, some touching, some rueful — which, taken together, create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species of the upper-middle-class. It was a finalist for the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Characters:
*All roles are non-union, non-paying.*
We are seeking eight versatile actors – four women and four men who will play many roles. There are a total of 57 speaking roles with nineteen blended scene changes.
You must be able to move well on stage, be flexible (play different ages) and think out of the box. After auditions, the roles will be divided as evenly as possible. It is important that you like to do warm ups, improvs. and have fun!
Contact (Director): Loretta Lucy Miller — [email protected]
The Old Academy Players has provided continuous community theater entertainment since 1923 and is a non-profit community theater in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia. Constructed in 1819, the Old Academy building has been the OAP home since 1932. Old Academy Players is a member of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. Most notable alumni include Tony Award-nominated actor Robert Prosky and Hollywood icon, Grace Kelly. Support is provided by the "Philadelphia Cultural Fund" and the "Sylvia W. and Randle M. Kauders Foundation".
Audition Requirements:
Characters:
*All roles are non-union, non-paying.*
We are seeking eight versatile actors – four women and four men who will play many roles. There are a total of 57 speaking roles with nineteen blended scene changes.
You must be able to move well on stage, be flexible (play different ages) and think out of the box. After auditions, the roles will be divided as evenly as possible. It is important that you like to do warm ups, improvs. and have fun!
