Acme Theater of Weston announces open auditions for:

The Cottage, written by Sandy Rustin, directed by Kevin Nessman.

 

Performance Dates:

June 6,7, 8,13,14,15,20, and 21, 2025(Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm)

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You must be available for all performance dates and tech week (June 1-6) to be considered for casting.

 

Audition Dates:

Sunday, March 23 at 6pm

Tuesday, March 25 at 7pm.

 

Location:
Auditions and performances will be at Acme Theater’s new home (377 North Ave, Weston, MA).

 

We are located in the rear building of the Weston United Methodist Church. Parking is available in the back. Enter through the Acme Theater door at the top of the ramp.

Please bring a resume and a current headshot, and be prepared to fill out a conflict calendar for the next 3 months.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script, which will be assigned at the audition. No appointments necessary. Rehearsals will begin within 2 weeks, and will be scheduled between 3-4 nights per week, flexible to the cast members’ schedules.

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The Play:
It’s 1923 and Sylvia and Beau have spent the night in Beau’s mother’s cottage, continuing a 7- year affair that Sylvia has decided she doesn’t want to keep secret anymore. She has sent a telegram to her husband and also to Beau’s wife to meet them at the cottage so that Sylvia and Beau can finally confess their love and be together always. Unfortunately for Sylvia, Beau is not on board with the plan, but it’s too late to escape, and when his other mistress arrives, followed by her murderous ex-husband, things take a turn for the absurd. Combining the best elements of bedroom farce, slapstick, and screwball comedy, The Cottage is fast-paced and hilarious. 
 
The play is set in England, so British accents are highly recommended. The play also involves some of the characters drinking tea, smoking cigarettes (elegantly and/or furiously), and standing around in negligees. They also hide in window boxes, rush through swinging doors, and possibly give birth. 

Character Descriptions:

(Age ranges are suggested)
Sylvia - (Female, late 20s to early 40s) Pretty, glamorous, and charming; though a little insecure. Beau’s mistress. A bit of a romantic, full of dreams and schemes. Haunted by a lost love and dissatisfied with her current situation, she is on the verge of understanding her real worth outside of her romantic entanglements.
 
Beau - (Male, 30s to late 40s) A successful lawyer. Handsome, charming, and charismatic, a bit of a manipulator, self-absorbed and selfish, on the verge of an epic comeuppance
 
Marjorie - (Female, late 20s to early 40s) Beau’s wife, eight months pregnant, no-nonsense, tough, witty, and a little bit spicy. She has secrets of her own. 
 
Clarke - (Male, late 20s to early 40s) An accountant. Sylvia’s husband, deeply in love, though not with his wife. Earnest, honest, easily distracted, and a little simple-minded.  
 
Dierdre - (Female, early 20s to early 30s) Beau’s other, prettier mistress, youthful and naive, genuine and gullible, surprisingly poetic, finally free of her oppressive marriage, she has come to claim Beau for her own.
 
Richard - (Male, late 20s to early 40s) A pharmacist and possible murderer. Deirdre’s ex-husband, menacing, owner of many guns, and even more secrets. He has an unexpectedly soft and tender side, which can be brought out by the right woman.

For more information, email the director at nessmank@gmail.com.

​​​​​​Acme Theater holds open auditions. For information on our casting policy, please see "View Our Casting Policy" below.

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