AUDITIONS
All Auditions are open to the public, we welcome all levels of experience, and each production holds two dates in order to allow the greatest number of people to fit auditions into their schedule. Unless otherwise specified in the audition notice below, directors will request cold readings from the script or provide sides for auditions. Some may do both.
Please note: Forge is an all-volunteer organization. There is no compensation of any kind.
Audition Notice: Arsenic and Old Lace
Director Marsha Amato-Greenspan is seeking a cast for Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring, at Forge Theatre (241 First Avenue, Phoenixville, PA)
Auditions: Sunday, October 15 at 2 pm, and Monday, October 16 at 7 pm
Rehearsal Schedule: Sundays at 2 pm; Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 pm
Show Dates: February 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17–8 pm
February 11, 18–2 pm
Audition Information: Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. For further information about auditions, please contact Marsha Amato-Greenspan at forgetheatrephoenixville@gmail.com.
Please see the cast descriptions, below, for open roles. Forge welcomes auditionees of any gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and ability level. Forge is committed to maintaining and further fostering an inclusive environment that embraces and encourages diversity across all aspects of our organization and throughout our community.
COVID-19 Updates for Volunteers, Actors and Staff
In keeping with recommendations by the CDC and following the practices to keep all participants safe, the Board has implemented the following policy: All Volunteers, Actors and Staff must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination to participate in Forge Theatre auditions, productions and other indoor activities.
Synopsis: Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police—not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage—it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding. Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.
Cast/Open Roles
Abby Brewster (Lead)
Martha Brewster (Lead)
Mortimer Brewster (Lead)
Teddy Brewster (Supporting)
Officer O'Hara (Supporting)
Jonathan Brewster (Supporting)
Dr. Einstein (Supporting)
Elaine Harper (Supporting)
Dr. Reverend Harper (Featured)
Mr. Witherspoon (Featured)
Lieutenant Rooney (Featured)
Officer Brophy (Featured)
Officer Klein (Featured)
Mr. Gibbs (Featured)
Director Marsha Amato-Greenspan is seeking a cast for Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring, at Forge Theatre (241 First Avenue, Phoenixville, PA)
Auditions: Sunday, October 15 at 2 pm, and Monday, October 16 at 7 pm
Rehearsal Schedule: Sundays at 2 pm; Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 pm
Show Dates: February 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17–8 pm
February 11, 18–2 pm
Audition Information: Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. For further information about auditions, please contact Marsha Amato-Greenspan at forgetheatrephoenixville@gmail.com.
Please see the cast descriptions, below, for open roles. Forge welcomes auditionees of any gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and ability level. Forge is committed to maintaining and further fostering an inclusive environment that embraces and encourages diversity across all aspects of our organization and throughout our community.
COVID-19 Updates for Volunteers, Actors and Staff
In keeping with recommendations by the CDC and following the practices to keep all participants safe, the Board has implemented the following policy: All Volunteers, Actors and Staff must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination to participate in Forge Theatre auditions, productions and other indoor activities.
Synopsis: Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police—not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage—it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding. Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.
Cast/Open Roles
Abby Brewster (Lead)
Martha Brewster (Lead)
Mortimer Brewster (Lead)
Teddy Brewster (Supporting)
Officer O'Hara (Supporting)
Jonathan Brewster (Supporting)
Dr. Einstein (Supporting)
Elaine Harper (Supporting)
Dr. Reverend Harper (Featured)
Mr. Witherspoon (Featured)
Lieutenant Rooney (Featured)
Officer Brophy (Featured)
Officer Klein (Featured)
Mr. Gibbs (Featured)