Audition Alert: Hartsville Community Players to hold auditions on March 18th & 19th

For its spring production, the Hartsville Community Players will be stepping out of the box to present a collection of six one-act plays.

“Phone Play – A Collection of One-Acts” will be co-directed by Jason Umfress and Josh Euten, members of the Hartsville Community Players Board of Directors. The performances will take place May 4-5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Performing Arts Center Black Box Theater at Coker College.

Some of the one-act plays contain adult language and situations. They are not recommended for children under the age of 17.

Since this production is being held at the Black Box Theater, seating will be limited and no advanced tickets will be sold. Also, season ticket holders must reserve seats by calling the Players’ office at (843) 857-3535 or (843) 332-1836.  Unclaimed reserved seats will be released 10 minutes before the show. 

Auditions for the plays will take place Sunday, March 18, at 3 p.m. and Monday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in the Center Theater.

 “Although the days of the rotary dial, party lines and live operators are long gone, the telephone remains a communication staple in our modern lives,” said Umfress.

The six one-act scenes feed the audience’s contact curiosity, Umfress said, by allowing the audience to eavesdrop on out-of-the-ordinary telephone conversations.

“From a hot-shot lawyer who is too busy taking phone calls to counsel his death-row client, to a woman who makes a shocking discovery when phone wires are crossed, to a love-struck man who goes to great lengths to find an acquaintance, this collection of dramas and comedies will have audience members on the edge of their seats in anticipation of what is next,” Umfress said.

The one-act plays include:

“976-LUST,” a comedy by David S. Raine. The cast includes one man and one woman;

“Sorry, Wrong Number” is a drama by Lucille Fletcher. The cast includes three men and four women;

“Cell/Block” is a comedy by Jim Gordon. The cast includes three men/women;

“The Kindness of Strangers” is a comedy, also by Jim Gordon. The cast is one woman;

“After the Beep” is a drama by Seth Kramer. The cast includes one man and two women;

“Perfect Meeting” is a comedy by Seth Kramer. The cast includes one man and one woman.

With a variety of comedies and drams the Community Players are hoping to attract more people to audition. Some of the one-act plays are very short in length and would be ideal for the actor or actress who doesn’t have the time to commit to lots of lines and long rehearsals of a full-length play.

Previous acting experience is not required. There are opportunities to participate in community theater other than acting. Costume, set design, publicity, make up and lighting are just a few of the other areas where members of the community can get involved in Hartsville  Community Players' productions.

-This story was taken SCNow.com and was written by Ardie Arvidson.