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Laughter on the 23rd FloorWritten By: Neil Simon
Directed By: Ida Zecco
Stage Manager: Vicki Yates
AUDITIONS:
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
6:00 – 8:30 pm
Auditionees do not need to come to both days of auditions.
PRODUCTION DATES:
Thursday May 15, 2025 – Sunday May 18, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025 – Sunday May 25, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025 – Sunday June 1, 2025
(11 Performances)
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shows are at 7:30 pm
Sunday shows are at 2:00 pm
Tech Week: REQUIRED (Saturday May 10, 2025, Monday May 12, 2025 – Wednesday May 14, 2025)
We are looking for strong, passionate actors, and all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Auditions will consist of readings from the script.
The Arctic Playhouse stands firm on the fact that strong actors with strong direction can play a role, no matter what their type, look, or ethnicity. Those interested should bring a resume (not an option) with photo/headshot. Auditions will consist of readings from the script.
CAST SIZE: 7 men 2 women, all ethnicities. Auditions will consist of readings from the script.
SYNOPSIS:
This play is based on television history.
The play combines the writing staffs of two Sid Caesar television programs – Your Show of Shows, which ran from 1950-1954, and its successor, Caesar’s Hour, which ran from 1954-1957 The plot arc of Laughter on the 23rd Floor leans more towards the trajectory of Your Show of Shows..
The play is based on Simon’s days as a young writer. It takes place in 1953, when Your Show of Shows was widely considered by audiences and critics alike to be the best, most sophisticated comedy on TV. It shaped the way America thought of TV comedy – sitcoms and variety shows alike – for generations to come, and most of the writers who passed through its doors continued to wield an outsized influence through the 1980s and beyond. The show was performed live, without cue cards, and nobody ad-libbed. It was tightly scripted, scrupulously rehearsed and highly professional, with high-quality costumes and sets. Apart from this play, Your Show of Shows was the inspiration for The Dick Van Dyke Show (its creator, Carl Reiner, was a regular both in front of, and behind, the camera on Your Show of Shows), as well as the 1982 Peter O’Toole film My Favorite Year (produced by Mel Brooks).
For more information on specific roles, visit our website at https://thearcticplayhouse.com/auditions/.
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1249 Main Street, West Warwick, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02893
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