| Show | Cocktail Blues: A Tale of the Jazz Age |
| Company | Landmark Radio Theater |
| Notes | Actors are cast on how they sound; no need to "look the part." Versatile performers who can give distinctive voices to multiple characters are needed. Cast members will be required to attend all rehearsals. Some cast members assist in creating sound effects during the performance; let us know at auditions if you are interested. |
| Instructions | Sides will be provided at auditions. Both singing and non-singing actors will be cast; to be considered for a singing role, please be prepared to perform about twelve bars of a popular or show tune, unaccompanied. |
| Rehearsal Dates | Four Monday evenings — Sept. 30, Oct. 7, Oct. 21, Oct 28 — plus tech and dress on Sunday morning, Nov. 3 |
| Performance Dates | Sunday, Nov. 3, 4 p.m. |
| Submissions | Actors who cannot attend in-person auditions can submit an audio recording using provided sides. Email for further details. Pat Lyons, landmarkradiotheater@gmail.com |
| Show Info | Travel back in time to the devil-may-care days of the Roaring 1920s with "Cocktail Blues: A Tale of the Jazz Age," a new comedy presented in the classic style of old-time radio. Set in Port Washington in 1924, "Cocktail Blues" tells the story of a newly wealthy family who rent a summer place on Long Island’s fabled Gold Coast in the Great Gatsby era. Flappers, jazz music and cocktails are all the rage, but Prohibition is in full force. Will trying to make a splash in high society boost their daughter’s chances for romance, or tangle the family up with bootleggers and land them behind bars? The performance features sound effects created live on stage, period songs and "station breaks" between acts, just as you might have heard them on the parlor radio back in the day. Come and join our "studio audience" for an hour of retro fun. |
| Type | Location | Date | Time |
| Open | Jeanne Rimsky Theater 232 Main St. Port Washington | Sep 08 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Open | Jeanne Rimsky Theater 232 Main St. Port Washington | Sep 09 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Roles
| Role | M/F | Age | Description | Horace | M | 0+ | Mature adult | Grumpy businessman dragged reluctantly into high society | Mildred | F | 0+ | Mature adult | Socially ambitious wife and mother, intelligent, determined, a bit impractical | Roger | M | 0+ | Young adult | Fancies himself a sport, takes nothing very seriously | Agnes | F | 0+ | Young adult | A flapper, clever, modern, likes to be provocative | Willowby | M | 0+ | Mature adult | Family butler, calm, diplomatic, resourceful. | Henrietta | F | 0+ | Mature adult | Wealthy society blue-nose, bossy, judgmental | Florence | F | 0+ | Mature adult | Society matron, sidekick to Henrietta, has an impish side | Dan | M | 0+ | Young adult | Police officer, conscientious, eager, friendly, guileless | Maxine | F | 0+ | Adult | 1920s-style jazz chanteuse, singing required | Various | M/F | 0+ | Plus a variety of secondary male and female characters; actors will be cast to perform several characters each. |