Red Barn Players Celebrating 70th Season, Hosting Auditions

Interested in auditioning to be a part of the Red Barn Players 70th Season?

Auditions will take place at Calvin Presbyterian Church, 415 Grandview Avenue, Zelienople, PA, on Sunday, March 9, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday, March 13, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

A “first-timer” will fill out a form that asks for the person’s name and contact information, as well as what shows they plan to audition says Red Barn Players President, Amos Eppihimer.

The musical only needs four males, approximately 20-30 years old.  The other show’s requirements will be communicated to folks by the director at the beginning of the event as well as potential casting requirements according to Eppihimer.

• Auditioning for Plays: Please come to one of the audition sessions – no signup is necessary. Cold readings will be provided. No monologue or preparation is needed.
• Auditioning for the musical: Please prepare a 16-32 bar cut of a musical theatre song in the style of the show. You may bring recorded accompaniment or sheet music (in your key – with marked cuts). An accompanist will be provided. Singing a cappella will not be permitted. No Sign up required.

“We have approximately 100 individuals that help with set construction, ushering, concession work, and handling the Box Office for each performance and also the online system,” adds Eppihimer.

For more information, tickets, and audition information, please visit www.redbarnplayers.com.

Rumors

Written by Neil Simon, Directed by Donald Pepe

June 5-7, 11-14; Curtain @ 7:30pm

​At a large, tastefully appointed townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though it’s only a flesh wound, his self-inflicted injury sets off a series of events causing four couples to experience a severe attack of farce. As their tenth wedding anniversary party commences, Charlie lies bleeding in another room, and his wife Myra is nowhere in sight. The first guests, lawyer Ken Gorman and his wife Chris, scramble to get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and miscommunications mount, the evening spins off into farcical hilarity.

Forever Plaid

Music & lyrics by various composers Book by Stuart Ross, Directed by Amos and Deanne Eppihimer

July 10-12, 16-19; Curtain @ 7:30pm

​One of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory, this fun revue is full of classic barbershop quartet harmonies! Once upon a time, there were four guys (Sparky, Smudge, Jinx and Frankie) who discovered that they shared a love for music and then got together to become their idols – The Four Freshman, The Hi-Lo’s and The Crew Cuts. On the way to their first big gig, the “Plaids” are broadsided by a school bus and killed instantly. It is at the moment when their careers and lives end that the story of Forever Plaid begins.

You Can’t Take It With You

Written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, Directed by Wayne Brinda

August 14-16, 20-23; Curtain @ 7:30pm

​Grandpa is the paterfamilias of a large and extended family: his daughter, Penny, who fancies herself a romance novelist; her husband, Paul, an amateur fireworks expert; and their daughter, Alice, an attractive and loving girl who is still embarrassed by her family’s eccentricities. When Alice falls for her boss, Tony, she fears that their two families will never come together. During a disastrous dinner party, Alice’s worst fears are confirmed, but love triumphs.

Not Done Yet

Written and Directed by Mary Jane Tillia

September 18-20, 24-27; Curtain @ 7:30pm

​“Not Done Yet” chronicles the adventures of four good hearted, off-beat souls searching for their place in the world and in each other’s lives. It all begins when Helen opens her front door to an unexpected stranger. Four endearing misfits find out they have more in common than it seems. A wanna-be astronaut, a librarian, the actress next door and Abraham Lincoln help each other to achieve goals they didn’t even know they were chasing.