Auditions for Center Stage Theatre’s production of 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' set for Aug. 19-20

Published: 07/31/2019

Center Stage Theatre is holding a casting call for “Brighton Beach Memoirs” at St. Charles Community College. There are 4 roles for women and 3 for men. 

Auditions are 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, and Tuesday, Aug. 20 – attend one night only. All auditions are in the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building theater. Callbacks – by invitation only – will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Performance dates are Sept. 25-29.

Auditions are open to the community and will consist of cold readings from the script. Monologues are encouraged but not required. A copy of the script is available at the SCC library. 

This play is part one of Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy. “Brighton Beach Memoirs” is a portrait of Simon as a young teen – named Eugene Jerome – in 1937 living with his family in a crowded, lower middle-class Brooklyn home. Eugene dreams of baseball and girls. This bittersweet memoir evocatively captures the life of a struggling Jewish household where, as his father states, "if you didn't have a problem, you wouldn't be living here."

This performance of “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” written by Neil Simon, is produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Donna Spaulding will direct the performances. Set design will be provided by Matthew Stuckel, and costume design will be provided by Jane Bagnall. 

For the most current information regarding auditions and upcoming shows, visit the SCC Center Stage webpage at stchas.edu/centerstage and follow Center Stage Theatre on Facebook at facebook.com/SCCCenterStage. 

For more information, contact Jean Deimund at 636-922-8050 or jdeimund@stchas.edu.

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