Tred Avon Players will be hosting auditions for its production of LOOKING which will be performed August 17-27, 2023, at the Oxford Community Center in Oxford, MD.

AUDITION DATES AND LOCATIONS

• April 25 and April 27, 6 pm at Oxford Community Center, 200 Oxford Road, Oxford, MD

• April 29, 10 am at TAP office, 114 N Washington Street, Easton, MD – 2nd floor

CASTING

TAP will be casting two men and two women who are comfortable playing middle-aged roles. All ethnicities, body types, abilities, skill levels, etc. are welcome to audition and will be considered for roles. See specific characters in the play summary.

Graphic Design by Julie Patterson

PLAY SUMMARY

A single personal ad inadvertently draws four middle-aged singles together when Val and Andy arrange to meet on a blind date, dragging Nina and Matt along for moral support. High romance and contagious laughter are the result.

Written by Norm Foster, LOOKING is the story of four middle-aged singles who are seeking relationships while navigating life’s pitfalls. Andy and Matt are long-time buddies looking for surefire ways to meet women. Val and Nina are best friends forever looking to meet men. Val is an OR nurse, Andy is in the storage business, Nina is a police officer, and Matt is the host of a morning radio show. Val agrees to meet Andy at a bar, and Nina and Matt are coaxed into joining their friends for support. Their relationships progress through the following weeks, setting off laughable plot twists and an unexpected hookup. Cleverly written, funny and insightful, Looking shows us we don’t always get what we set our sights on, but what we end up with can be an unexpected surprise.

Alison Lynch will be directing LOOKING. Readings will be selected scenes (sides) from the script provided during the audition. You can reach Alison by text at 410-476-7437 or by emailing [email protected] for any special accommodations.

PRODUCTION CREW

TAP also needs a LOOKING production crew – sets, lights, sound, costumes, and stage crew.  If you are interested, come to any audition to find out more information, or send an email to [email protected].

ABOUT TRED AVON PLAYERS

Founded in 1982, the Tred Avon Players is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to enrich, educate and entertain its community by providing a high-quality theater experience. Hundreds of local performers, stagehands, audience members and donors have been the backbone of its success throughout the decades. To learn how you can get involved and to purchase tickets for upcoming shows, visit www.tredavonplayers.org and follow Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

Tred Avon Players presents MOON OVER BUFFALO, a wild, wacky and hilarious comedy. The show runs April 20-30 and will be performed in partnership with the Oxford Community Center at 200 Oxford Road, Oxford, Md.

Written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Tim Weigand, MOON OVER BUFFALO centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. At the moment, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in repertory theater in Buffalo, New York with five actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if he likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf, old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body.

L-R: Lynn Sanchez as Charlotte, Jaime Windon as Rosalind, Tim Weigand as Paul. Photo by Randy Bachand.

Rob and Lynn Sanchez are reprising their roles as George and Charlotte Hay after first appearing on the TAP stage 20 years ago in the same roles. Also in the cast are Chris Agharabi as Howard, Mike Fisher as Richard, Corrie James as Ethel, Jackie Royer as Eileen, Tim Weigand as Paul and Jaime Windon as Rosalind. Expect to laugh out loud during their performances!

MOON OVER BUFFALO opens on Thursday, April 20 and runs for seven performances through Sunday, April 30. Thrifty Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons are at 2:00 p.m. at the Oxford Community Center, 200 Oxford Rd in Oxford. Tickets are adults $25 / students $15 (no fee added.) Thrifty Thursday (April 20) and Sunday matinees sell out quickly!

About Tred Avon Players
Founded in 1982, the Tred Avon Players is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to enrich, educate and entertain its community by providing a high-quality theater experience. Hundreds of local performers, stagehands, audience members and donors have been the backbone of its success throughout the decades. To learn how you can get involved and to purchase tickets for upcoming shows, visit www.tredavonplayers.org and follow Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

As Tred Avon Players enters its 42nd season of entertaining the community with comedies, dramas and musicals, it’s excited to announce a terrific line-up for 2023. Flex Passes and individual ticket sales are available for all four shows at www.tredavonplayers.org. The shows will be performed in partnership with the Oxford Community Center at 200 Oxford Road, Oxford, Md.

Time Stands Still
By Donald Margulies
Directed by Ed Langrell
February 16-26
Time Stands Still is set in Brooklyn and revolves around Sarah, a photojournalist who has returned from covering the Iraq war after being injured by a roadside bomb, and her reporter boyfriend James who is swamped by guilt after leaving Sarah alone in Iraq. They receive a visit from their friend Richard, a photo editor, who introduces them to his new girlfriend Mandy, who is much younger than he. The play focuses on their relationships and Sarah and James’ prospects at a more conventional life.

Moon Over Buffalo
By Ken Ludwig
Directed by Tim Weigand
April 20-30
The hilarious comedy, Moon Over Buffalo, centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. At the moment, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with five actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if he likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf, old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body.

Looking
By Norm Foster
Directed by Alison Lynch
August 17-27
A single personal ad inadvertently draws four middle-aged singles together when Val and Andy arrange to meet on a blind date, dragging Nina and Matt along for moral support. High romance and contagious laughter are the result. Looking is the story of four middle-aged singles who are seeking relationships while navigating life’s pitfalls. Andy and Matt are long-time buddies looking for surefire ways to meet women. Val and Nina are best friends forever looking to meet men. Val is an O.R. nurse, Andy is in the storage business, Nina is a police officer, and Matt is the host of a morning radio show. Val agrees to meet Andy at a bar, and Nina and Matt are coaxed into joining their friends for support. Their relationships progress through the following weeks, setting off laughable plot twists and an unexpected hookup. Cleverly written, funny and insightful, Looking shows us we don’t always get what we set our sights on, but what we end up with can be an unexpected surprise.

The Fantasticks
Music by Harvey Schmidt
Book and lyrics by Tom Jones
Directed by David Cherry
October 26-November 5
The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in the world, a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time. Its moving tale of young lovers who become disillusioned, only to discover a more mature, meaningful love is punctuated by a bountiful series of catchy, memorable songs, many of which have become classics.

The Fantasticks is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.”

About Tred Avon Players

Founded in 1982, the Tred Avon Players is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to enrich, educate and entertain its community by providing a high-quality theater experience. Hundreds of local performers, stagehands, audience members and donors have been the backbone of its success throughout the decades. To learn how you can get involved and to purchase tickets for upcoming shows, visit www.tredavonplayers.org and follow Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Susan Patterson

Tred Avon Players (TAP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Patterson as president of its board of directors.

Patterson started volunteering at TAP in 2012 as an actor and board member. She has appeared in numerous productions over the past 10 years. In 2017, she was named vice president of the board. As president, she takes over the remaining term of John Norton who recently retired to move to the west coast. “I can’t tell you how much we will miss John,” says Patterson. “His wealth of experience and commitment to our organization were immeasurable.”

As a small business owner and educator, Patterson has first-hand knowledge of what it takes to guide an organization. In 1982, she joined Saints Peter and Paul High School in Easton, Md. as a social studies teacher. In 1990, she was appointed principal. During her tenure, she increased enrollment and the number of college bound students. She left the high school in 2002 to open and manage College Placement Consulting for the next 20 years. Patterson earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Immaculata University and a master’s degree in educational administration from Salisbury University.

About Tred Avon Players
Founded in 1982, the Tred Avon Players is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to enrich, educate and entertain its community by providing a high-quality theater experience. Hundreds of local performers, stagehands, audience members and donors have been the backbone of its success throughout the decades. To learn how you can get involved and to purchase tickets for upcoming shows, visit www.tredavonplayers.org and follow Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The Tred Avon Players are getting back on stage with a glamorous, full-scale production of The Great Gatsby, opening this fall.

Auditions for The Great Gatsby are scheduled for Sunday, July 11 at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, the 13th, and Wednesday, the 14th, at 7:00 p.m. at the Oxford Community Center, 200 Oxford Road, Oxford, MD.

The performance dates are October 28, 29, 30, and 31 and November 4, 5, 6, and 7 at the Oxford Community Center.

Note: All cast and crew members must be vaccinated.

The Story:  Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed, and danger. The breathtaking glamour and decadent excess of the Jazz Age come to the stage in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel and Simon Levy’s adaptation, approved by the Fitzgerald Estate. The Great Gatsby is directed by John Perkinson and produced by John Norton.

The Cast: Includes five women and seven men. All parts are open, and no parts are pre-cast. Cold readings are from the script. Copies of sides will be available at auditions. Hairstyles appropriate to the period will be required during the show.

Jay Gatsby – male, mid-20s – mid-30s: A young romantic idealist millionaire with shady business connections. His disarming smile opens doors, but there’s only room in his heart for one girl, Daisy.

Nick Carraway – male, mid-20s – mid-30s: A focused and optimistic newcomer to New York and West Egg looking to make his way in the bond market. His gentle manner exudes upbringing but not pretension.

Daisy Buchanan – female, 20s – 30s: An attractive young debutante from Kentucky, she is the quintessential “Flapper.” Her “party girl” attitude tries to hide her shallow and self-absorbed attitude.

Tom Buchanan – male, mid-20s – mid-30s: An imposing athletic figure that demands attention be paid. His money and arrogance swept Daisy off her feet and kept mistresses at his beck and call.

Jordan Baker – female, mid-20s – mid-30s: An amateur golfer of some acclaim with her sharp sarcasm wrapped around an aloof attitude. Her modest fame strikes an attractive chord for Nick at Daisy’s urging.

George Wilson – male, late-20s – late-30s: A completely helpless husband to Myrtle, his desperation to please her leads to his blindness of her affair with Tom.

Myrtle Wilson – female, 20s – 30s: A fierce exuberance to rid herself of this disappointing marriage, she finds her ticket out in the form of Tom Buchanan.

Meyer Wolfsheim – male, 50s or older: A gambler that would bet on two cockroaches racing and juice his long shot when the other guy wasn’t looking.

Mr. McKee – male, late 20s – late 30s: An amateur photographer who satisfies his passion with his young wife.

Mrs. McKee – female, 20s – 30s: An exhibitionist for her doting husband

Policeman – male, late 20s – early 40s: A professional law enforcement officer

Mrs. Michaelis – female, late 20s – early 40s: The nosy neighbor next door.

For more information about this audition, please email [email protected]