MAUDITIONS
MATH will be holding one audition date for the three V Season plays PLUS Streetcar Named Desire:
Saturday, October 25th from 9:00am to 7:00pm
We will be auditioning with either monologues or sides (depending on the play and director). Please sign up for a 15 minute time slot from below, and let us know which part(s) you would like to audition for by emailing maudeadamsinfo@gmail.com. We will email you the sides at that time. Should you like to peruse a PDF of any of the plays, we will get you access.
We are also happy to view submitted video auditions. Once we've seen everyone, we will either cast or set up follow up auditions for chemistry reads. Please know that we are also scouting talent for the full 2026 season, so even if there isn't a part in these four plays, do audition so that we know you're interested in one of the other plays!
Performance Dates for each show listed on the flyer above.
Rehearsals will be determined by the casts and conflicts.
Audition location:
THE DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 7971 MAIN STREET, HUNTER, NY
TIME SLOTS:
11:15am
LUNCH BREAK from 1:00 until 2:00
3:30pm
3:45pm
4:00pm
4:15pm
4:30pm
4:45pm
5:00pm
5:15pm
5:30pm
5:45pm
Please peruse the information below, and then email maudeadamsinfo@gmail.com with the following:
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Part you are auditioning for (can be multiple)
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Resume (if you have one--if not a brief paragraph about you)
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Headshot (if you have one--snapshot if not)
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Preferred time slot
VIDEO: email and you will be put in touch with the director for further instructions. These should be submitted by the day of auditions in order to be considered alongside in-person auditions.
All parts are open and available, though the role of Blanche in Streetcar is already cast, we would love to see others read for this part in the event we cast understudies.
Non-Equity, high-level community theater (no monetary compensation, no fees charged for participation). Equal opportunity casting.
CONFLICTS: Please bring your conflicts to auditions, where you will be provided with a projected rehearsal schedule.
Audition sides available upon submission.
VOLUNTEERS: We welcome volunteers who would like to be involved in all aspects of the productions. Please email maudeadamsinfo@gmail.com to learn more about costume design, set design and build out, painting, stage management, ushering, and other opportunities to support community theater!
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION by JOHN GUARE (V Season Staged Reading)
directed by Ben Rendich
THE STORY: Inspired by a true story, the play follows the trail of a young black con man, Paul, who insinuates himself into the lives of a wealthy New York couple, Ouisa and Flan Kittredge, claiming he knows their son at college. Paul tells them he is the son of actor Sidney Poitier, and that he has just been mugged and all his money is gone. Captivated by Paul’s intelligence and his fascinating conversation (and the possibility of appearing in a new Sidney Poitier movie), the Kittredges invite him to stay overnight. But in the morning they discover him in bed with a young male hustler from the streets, and the picture begins to change. After kicking him out, Ouisa and Flan discover that friends of theirs have had a similar run-in with the brash con artist. Intrigued, they turn detective and piece together the connections that gave Paul access to their lives. Meanwhile, Paul’s cons unexpectedly lead him into darker territory and his lies begin to catch up with him. As the final events of the play unfold Ouisa suddenly finds herself caring for Paul, feeling that he gave them far more than he took and that her once idyllic life was not what it seemed to be. (Note: some of the parts may be combined, depending on casting. All parts are open and available.)
CAST
Ouisa Kittredge - Late 40s-early 50s
Attractive, urbane, and witty New Yorker; she’s a gracious hostess, a quick conversationalist and a dramatic storyteller who’s somewhat insulated in her upscale world of New York society; the bond she forms with Paul leads to an inner transformation that involves a new way of seeing the world around her and is profoundly changed by the things she learns about herself, her children, and her marriage. Smart, insightful, urbane, witty, attractive, and stylish, she is ultimately a deeply thoughtful person with enormous reserves of compassion.
Flanders Kittredge—Male, late 40’s - late 50’s
attractive, sophisticated, successful art dealer who possesses a cutthroat zest for the high stakes of the art world; however, the passion he once felt for the art itself has been supplanted by his competitive interest in the wealth it can earn for him; Flan is drawn to Paul, but when he realizes that he’s been conned by him, all he can feel is anger and betrayal. Smart, charming, socially adept.
Paul (Paul Poitier-Kittredge)—Male, African American, 20’s
He claims to be the son of Sidney Poitier as well as a Harvard classmate of the Kittredges' children, although we never really know for certain who he is or where he came from; handsome, charming, endlessly winning, intelligent, and idealistic, he alters every life he touches; Paul is a great actor and easily convinces the Kittredges of his false identity in an effort to gain a sense of belonging in the upscale world in which he’s has never been allowed; he’s a dangerous con man, but he’s also a young man with an enormous appetite for knowledge and experience, desperate for a sense of belonging.
Talbott (Tess) Kittredge – Female, 20’s
The Kittredge’s daughter. Articulate, self-involved and privileged. She can barely contain her contempt and judgement for her parents’ ever action and utterance.
Woodrow (Woody) Kittredge – Male, 20’s
The Kittredge’s son. Currently at Harvard. Also self-absorbed and intolerant. Preppy with an athletic build. Also furious with his parents.
Geoffrey—Male, 40’s - 60’s
Elegant, liberal South African billionaire who is an acquaintance of the Kittredges' and is at their home when Paul first arrives; easily charmed by Paul and his apparent relationship to Sidney Poitier, he agrees to buy a major artwork that Flan is selling; without effort, he’s the most powerful person in the room; he wields his power with a charm and warmth which can disappear rapidly if he’s crossed.
Kitty - 40s to late 50s
Married to Larkin; she and Larkin are friends of the Kittredges--their children went toboarding school together--and they move in similar NYC social circles; they too end up being taken in by Paul’s charms; waspy and a bit high-strung, she speaks before she thinks; abit of a climber, who’s highly concerned with how she’s viewed in her world, she doesn’t want to deal with anything that disrupts her life or status.
Larkin - late 40s - late 50s
He and Kitty are friends of the Kittredges as their children went to boarding school together-- and they move in similar NYC social circles; they too end up being taken in by Paul’s charms; waspy, very concerned with his position in the world; during conflict or controversy, prefers to bury his head in the sand.
Ben – Male, 20’s
Kitty and Larkin’s son brimming with post-adolescent contempt toward his parents, who he thinks are utter fools.
Dr. Fine – Male, 40’s – 50’s
Jewish; divorced; obstetrician at New York Hospital; his son Doug, with whom he has a strained relationship, went to boarding school with the Kittredges' children; prides himself on being a liberal and open-minded person, he’s also gullible and susceptible to being conned by Paul.
Doug – Male, 20’s
Dr. Fine’s son; went to boarding school with the Kittredges' children; currently attending Dartmouth; he is enraged and appalled when he discovers that his father, with whom he never had a good relationship, has been taken in by Paul.
Rick—Male, 20’s
Idealistic and passionate young actor and singer who moves to New York from Utah with his girlfriend Elizabeth in pursuit of their art; he and Elizabeth befriend Paul after meeting him in Central Park, believing that they see in him a kindred spirit; very attractive, unpretentious, open, kind, impressionable, naïve, and earnest.
Elizabeth—Female, 20’s
Idealistic young actress who moves to New York from Utah with her boyfriend Rick in pursuit of their art; she and Rick befriend Paul in Central Park and believe his story about being Flan’s estranged son; attractive, warm, open, earnest, forthright, upstanding, ultimately practical.
Trent Conway—Male 20’s
Attended the same high school as the Kittredge children; had an affair with Paul during which (in flashback) he teaches Paul all about the privileged New York families he knew and about the lifestyle of New York’s wealthy families; sly and opportunistic; a genius of sorts, he never fit into the world in which he grew up. (can double with Hustler)
Hustler – Male, 20’s – 30’s
Male hustler, shocks Ouisa when she discovers him naked and in flagrante delicto with Paul in her bed. (can double with Trent)
Doorman/Policeman - 30’s - 50’s
New York doorman of the Upper East Side apartment where Flan and Ouisa live; escorts the injured Paul in when he first shows up on the Kittredges' doorstep. Doubled with NYPD cop who is called to Dr. Fine’s home to arrest Paul after Dr. Fine discovers he’s been duped
Detective
NYPD detective who interviews all the victims who have been taken in by Paul.
SHAPE OF THINGS by Neil LaBute (V Season Staged Reading)
directed by Jacob Shipley
THE STORY: Neil LaBute is no stranger to the darker side of human nature. In The Shape of Things, that darkness is undeniably there, but it’s simmering just underneath the surface until it boils over in a gut-punch ending. The four-character play explores how far someone is willing to go and how much they change for who (or what) they love. Two intertwined couples make up the story: the dating Evelyn and Adam and the engaged Phillip and Jenny. Evelyn is a graduate art student and Adam is an undergraduate English student at the same college who also works at a nearby museum as a security guard. Adam is a stereotypical nerdy guy--he’s an English literature major who has an appreciation for art and hasn’t had luck with women. He falls in love with Evelyn and willingly begins changing his physical appearance at her insistence. At first, it’s little things like losing some weight and letting his hair grow out. Then it becomes plastic surgery and cutting out his closest friends, all for what he thinks is the perfect relationship. But in life, like in art, appearances can be deceiving, and the truth is finally revealed in a gut-wrenching ending. Sometimes darkly funny and always gripping, The Shape of Things is a fascinating character study into the nature of love and art, and what happens when the two collide. (All parts are open and available.)
CAST
Evelyn - 20s
Artistic, charismatic, and ultimately manipulative for her art.
Adam—20s
attractive but not polished--becomes more self-assured and interesting as the play progresses. Evelyn's Pygmalion.
Phillip—20’s
Adam's best friend. Engaged to Jenny, but not always faithful.
Jenny—20’s
Engaged to Adam, but uncertain and makes mistakes.
Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker (V Season Staged Reading)
director TBD
THE STORY: In the small town of Shirley, Vermont, five strangers gather in a dance studio to embark on a unique journey together in a creative drama class for adults. Taught by Marty, their free-spirited and supportive leader, the group -- Schultz, a recently divorced, emotionally vulnerable carpenter, Teresa, an earnest and vibrant former actress, James, Marty’s quiet and genial husband, and Lauren, a reserved and self-conscious high schooler -- move through a series of acting exercises, ranging from the heartbreaking to the ridiculous. In this one small room, through these few seemingly trivial games, quiet wars are waged, emotional wounds are nursed, and healing is finally, slowly, able to begin. In Annie Baker’s quiet masterpiece, Circle Mirror Transformation, the audience takes a transcendent journey through the mundane into the profound. (All parts open and available.)
CAST
Marty - 40s-50s
Warm, resilient drama teacher/coach for an evening theater class at a local studio.
James—40s-50s
Marty's husband of many years, bookish, supportive, but makes bad choices.
Theresa—30s
Former successful actress looking to return to the stage, and also to heal from a bad relationship.
Schultz—30s-40s
Recently divorced, vulnerable, on the rebound and hoping to find a place to connect.
Lauren—Teen
Local high school student hoping to be Maria in West Side Story, doesn't understand why they play games instead of working real scenes from plays. Discovers a deeper connection to acting by the end of the play.
A Streetcar Named Desire (Fully staged play at the Lodge at Hotel Lilien)
directed by Caitlin McColl
THE STORY: Explosive, passionate, and heartrending, A Streetcar Named Desire is modern American theatre at its best. When fading Southern belle Blanche DuBois arrives on the doorstep of her sister Stella’s apartment building in New Orleans, she is unwittingly entering a lion’s den. Wounded by romantic abuses, loss, and dangerous mistakes, Blanche prefers her world kept in dim, flattering light, fuzzy at the edges. She is shocked by Stella’s simple existence, her new low-class habits, and most of all, her crude, simple husband, Stanley. Stanley is fierce and unpredictable, moving from violence to softness in an instant, and he and Blanche begin a crue dance where the only possible end is pain. With his signature poetic prose, muggy Southern Gothic setting, and psychological insight, Tennessee Williams’ mighty play, and his troubled, eccentric heroine, unravel before our very eyes. (Other than Blanche, all parts are open and available.)
CAST
Blanche DuBois Stella’s older sister, who was a high school English teacher in Laurel, Mississippi, until she was forced to leave her post. Blanche is a loquacious and fragile woman. After losing Belle Reve, the DuBois family home, Blanche arrives in New Orleans at the Kowalski apartment and eventually reveals that she is completely destitute. Though she has strong sexual urges and has had many lovers, she puts on the airs of a woman who has never known indignity. She avoids reality, preferring to live in her own imagination. (Note: This part has been cast, but we welcome auctioneers for understudy casting)
Stella Kowalski
Blanche’s younger sister, of a mild disposition that visibly sets her apart from her more vulgar neighbors. Stella possesses the same timeworn aristocratic heritage as Blanche, but she jumped the sinking ship in her late teens and left Mississippi for New Orleans. There, Stella married lower-class Stanley, with whom she shares a robust sexual relationship. Stella’s union with Stanley is both animal and spiritual, violent but renewing. After Blanche’s arrival, Stella is torn between her sister and her husband. Eventually, she stands by Stanley, perhaps in part because she gives birth to his child near the play’s end. Stella’s denial of reality at the play’s end shows that she has more in common with her sister than she thinks.
Stanley Kowalski
The husband of Stella. Stanley is the epitome of vital force. He is loyal to his friends, passionate to his wife, and heartlessly cruel to Blanche. With his Polish ancestry, he represents the new, heterogeneous America. He sees himself as a social leveler, and wishes to destroy Blanche’s social pretensions. Stanley, who fought in World War II, now works as an auto-parts salesman. Practicality is his forte, and he has no patience for Blanche’s distortions of the truth. He lacks ideals and imagination. By the play’s end, he is a disturbing degenerate. Yet, Blanche is an outcast from society, while Stanley is the proud family man.
Harold "Mitch" Mitchell
Stanley’s army friend, coworker, and poker buddy, who courts Blanche until he finds out that she lied to him about her sordid past. Though he is clumsy, sweaty, and has unrefined interests like muscle building, Mitch is more sensitive and more gentlemanly than Stanley and his other friends, perhaps because he lives with his mother, who is slowly dying. Blanche and Mitch are an unlikely match: Mitch doesn’t fit the bill of the chivalric hero, the man Blanche dreams will come to rescue her. Nevertheless, they bond over their lost loves, and when the doctor takes Blanche away against her will, Mitch is the only person present besides Stella who despairs over the tragedy.
Eunice Hubble
Stella’s friend, upstairs neighbor, and landlady. Eunice and her husband, Steve, represent the low-class, carnal life that Stella has chosen for herself. At the end of the play, when Stella hesitates to stay with Stanley at Blanche’s expense, Eunice forbids Stella to question her decision and tells her she has no choice but to disbelieve Blanche.
Steve Hubble
Stanley’s poker buddy who lives upstairs with his wife, Eunice. Like Stanley, Steve is a brutish, hot-blooded, physically fit male and an abusive husband. (read the poker sides)
Pablo
Stanley’s poker buddy. Like Stanley and Steve, Pablo is physically fit and brutish. Pablo's friendship with Steve, Stanley, and Mitch emphasizes the culturally diverse nature of their neighborhood. (read the poker sides)
A Young Collector
A teenager who comes to the Kowalskis’ door to collect for the newspaper when Blanche is home alone, who embodies Blanche’s obsession with youth and presumably reminds her of her teenage love, the young poet Allan Grey, whom she married and lost to suicide.
Neighbor Woman
In Scene One, the unnamed woman is sitting on the steps talking to Eunice when Blanche arrives, and she finds Stanley’s openly sexual gestures toward Stella hilarious. Later, in Scene Ten, we see her scurrying across the stage in the night as she rifles through a prostitute’s lost handbag. (read Eunice's sides)
Doctor
At the play’s finale, the doctor arrives to whisk Blanche off to an asylum. He and the nurse initially seem to be heartless institutional caretakers, but, in the end, the doctor appears more kindly as he takes off his jacket and leads Blanche away. This image of the doctor ironically conforms to Blanche’s notions of the chivalric Southern gentleman who will offer her salvation.
Mexican Woman
A vendor of Mexican funeral decorations who frightens Blanche by issuing the plaintive call “Flores para los muertos,” which means “Flowers for the dead.”
Nurse
Also called the “Matron,” she accompanies the doctor to collect Blanche and bring her to an institution. She possesses a severe, unfeminine manner and has a talent for subduing hysterical patients.