THE DINING ROOM by A.R. Gurney

Directed by: Jacqueline Lucid

Synopsis
Throughout the course of a day, the audience witnesses various scenes involving characters from different eras of the twentieth century. There is an upper class family during the Depression, a brother and sister in modern times dividing up a parent’s possessions, girls raiding the parent's liquor cabinet, a nephew doing research for his college paper, and many more. No two scenes are the same and only one character appears more than once.
Each scene includes an element of wealth and grandeur; often a maid (or two) is present and a cook is mentioned. Manners and deportment as well as public image are big concerns for most of the characters in each scene, no matter the era in which the scene takes place. Adultery, vanishing customs, the treatment of domestic help, sexuality, Alzheimer's, women's education, and family values are all subjects discussed and acted out in a home's dining room.

Seeking: Teens to play multiple characters in this ensemble piece.

Auditions for returning MSTDA Students: By appointment – Wednesday, September 6, 10am – 4pm, followed by Callbacks, in the evening, 6 - 9pm. Sign up link below.

Optional Audition Day for New Students: Attend the Teen Theatre Open House on Saturday, September 9, at 11:30am. Auditions, immediately following if you choose to audition

Instructions: Registration is required and a minimum deposit of $100 in order to audition. If you plan on doing the teen musical* (see below) in the spring, you may register for the entire year. Register at this link - REGISTRATION. 
Fill out the audition form (link below). 
Sign up for your audition slot here - AUDITION SIGN UP LINK
If you are not able to attend auditions, please let us know by emailing info@mstda.org or jlucidcusick@mstda.org and we will arrange an optional time for you to audition.

*Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors who will be doing the musical: In order to balance your casting in both shows, I will ask you to sing a song of your choice at the callback. This can be a song from an MSTDA musical you have been in, or a song from the Teen Musical “Hello, Dolly!” Please bring recorded accompaniment (a YouTube Karaoke is fine).

Where: Howe Theatre at Roosevelt Island Cultural Center, 548 Main Street, for auditions and rehearsals.

Rehearsal Information and Other Important Dates: 
All rehearsals will take place at the Howe Theatre at MSTDA.
Rehearsals will begin on Monday, September 11th at 6pm.
Rehearsals will be on Mondays from 6pm - 9 pm and Wednesdays from 7pm to 9pm (occasionally 6:30 with advance notice). Not everyone will be called each week or for the full time, until we start run-throughs in the month closer to opening.
Tech: Saturday, Jan 27 - February 1
Show Dates: Feb 2 - 4 (Total 4 performances)

Audition Preparation: Prepare a monologue of your choice from the link below - memorization is encouraged but not required. For your reference, a link to a pdf of the script is provided below.

Audition Materials:
AUDITION FORM (link) - Please complete this and bring it with you to the audition. Your parent must read and sign this as well.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN (link)
MONOLOGUES (link)

Reference Material:
THE DINING ROOM SCRIPT (link)