Play, Pint & Pie one act festival - ESL Theater
Enter Stage Left Theater, the Resident Theater Company of The Hopkinton Center for the Arts, is pleased to announce auditions for its third annual Play, Pint and a Pie, an evening of new one- act play shorts to be held on the evening of Saturday, August 26, 2023. This outdoor festival showcases 7 plays selected from 112 submissions from playwrights nationally and internationally, and has been the hottest ticket around for the last two Summers running. Read a description of the selected plays and casting info at the bottom of this sheet.

WHO: Actors ages 16 - 65

WHEN: Auditions will occur on Monday & Tuesday June 26-27 @ 7 pm at the HCA (98 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton). If you are unable to audition in person, you must submit a video recording of your audition by June 26th. Send a shareable link of your recorded audition via email to: esltheather@hopartscenter.org 

WHAT: Actors should prepare a short monologue to perform or may be asked to read from one of the festival scripts.

REHEARSALS: Flexible. If an actor is offered a role and accepts, each Director will work out a rehearsal schedule that accommodates vacations, work, etc. Approximately 4-5 rehearsals plus tech week. 

PERFORMANCE DATE: August 26, 2023
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Mr. M's Slaughterous Thoughts (comedy) by Ryan Armstrong.  Directed by Gene Houk.
An over-enthusiastic Shakespearean actor is determined to make an impression, despite the Director's best efforts.
3 male actors (gender and age flexibility possible)

The Next Ivan Sharansky (comedy) by Jim Geoghan.  Directed by Paul Champlin,
Two seasoned actors bemoan the passing of the greatest corpse actor
1 man and 1 woman (middle aged to senior)

Florida (drama) by Steve Doloff.  Directed by Mary Scarlata-Rowe
A homeless couple reminisce about their time in Florida and the prospects of a return, as one of them grapples with the onset of dementia.
1 man and 1 woman, upper middle-aged to senior

Midge (conceptual/comedy/drama) by Adrienne LaValley.  Directed by Paul Champlin.
Despite multiple, determined attempts, a woman is prevented from passing through a door by a  military guard, and for good reason.
1 younger man and 1 older woman

A Much Better Deal (drama) by Stephen Feldman.  Directed by Dawn Anderson.
An attempted armed robbery is prevented when the targeted victims employ empathy and problem-solving to negotiate a solution to the would-be thief's dilemma.
1 teenage male, 1 young male, 1 middle-aged male, and 1 middle-aged woman

Arm Chair Critic (comedy) by Nicky Denovan,  Directed by Dawn Anderson.
A newspaper editor confronts his theater critic when something seems amiss regarding his most recent review.
2 middle-aged to older men (gender flexibility)

Art (comedy) by Steve Martin. Directed by Mary Scarlata-Rowe
Three elementary school art judges are at odds as they attempt to arrive at consensus on the winning pieces.
3 women (any age). There are brief appearances by two 8-9 year-old girls.
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