Jersey Voices Hold Open Auditions in Chatham

Ever want to be part of New Jersey's arts scene? The Chatham Community Players have a great opportunity.

The players will hold open auditions for the 19th annual Jersey Voices One-Act Festival at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Chatham Playhouse.

The Jersey Voices festival provides a venue for New Jersey playwrights to have their work perfomed for the public. This year the festival will feature six one-act plays which will be performed July 26 and 27 and August 2 and 3.

Roles are available for men and women ages 20 to 80. Sides will be available at the auditions, or actors may present their own prepared monologues.

Full scripts for the following six plays will be available at the Library of the Chathams:

• "Most Beautiful Rock" by Eric Alter - The Story of War told and heard by people who aren't quite ready to hear it and are surprised by how it ultimately resolves. Need: One male (mid 20's), one male (30’s-40’s) and one female (20’s-30’s) Directed by Joann Scanlon.

• "One Woman's Onions" by Mark McCarthy - Two modern suburban sisters with separate lives dance around their differences, but finally come to the fact that they love and care for each other and will find a place of common thought. Need: Two women (20's-40's) Directed by Arnold Buchiane.

• "Fool Me Twice" by Jerrod Bogard - Being Royalty is really just a business... Need: One woman to play the Beautiful Queen Helena, One man to play the advisor to the Queen and one male to play the Court Jester, a victim of hard times.  Directed by Paul Bettys.

• "Aquasize" by Loretta Napolitano - A group of Senior Citizens adjust to their ages and the reality while trying to get their exercise in. Need: One female (80’s), three females (70’s) and two males (70’s). Directed by Steve Catron.

• "The 5564 to Toronto" by Karen Howes - The impossible to believe happens in a near empty bus terminal at 4:00 in the morning. Need: One male (20’s or 30’s any race) and one female (20’s or 30’s any race)  Directed by Ron Mulligan.

• "Keli Richards" by Omar Kozarsky - Love is blind and love endures. Unrequited love, though, is still tough to live with.  Need: One female (early 20’s-mid 30’s, beautiful movie actress), one male (early 20’s-mid 30’s, clean cut, good looking) and one male (30’s-40’s, bodyguard, imposing figure). Directed by Megan Ferentinos.

All the roles are open and everyone is encouraged to audition. Anyone with questions can call Bob Lukasi at 201-412-4039. 

For directions or additional information about each of the one-acts being produced, please visit www.chathamplayers.org.