Old Academy Players welcomes new talent! Please note that we are a non-profit community theater and that all roles are performed on a volunteer basis and are non-paying. Please check this site for audition information which appears throughout the season. Audition Notices will be posted on this page. There may be multiple audition notices posted at the same time.
If you are auditioning for a show, please complete our Audition Form in advance of the audition.
Current Audition Notices:
# Summer One-Act Bonanza
AUDITION NOTICE FOR SUMMER ONE-ACT BONANZA 2026
Audition Date: Saturday, April 18th, @ 10am – 12 pm
Location: Old Academy Players, 3544 Indian Queen Lane, Philadelphia PA 19129
Show Dates: July 10th, 11th, 12th, 17th, 18th, 19th
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
- Come join us for the fun of the One-Acts! We are seeking a large company of diverse actors. Old Academy Players is a non-profit theater organization and all actors and staff are volunteers.
- Auditions will be readings from the scripts. We encourage you to read the scripts posted below for each One Act.
- On the day of the audition, be prepared to choose your first-choice role as you will only read once at the audition. We will hear actors in order of arrival.
- Complete our Audition form [https://oldacademyplayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/OAP-Forms-for-web_Audition-Form.pdf] and bring to auditions along with your Headshot and resume.
- Each director will set their own schedule in collaboration with their cast, starting in May and running through July 9th with an average two rehearsals per week.
- Actors will need to be fully available the first two weeks of July, with the exception of July 4th, as we put the whole show together. Actors must attend the first reading/rehearse scheduling on May 2nd.
- All actors will be required to assist with set-building Sun., June 28th and strike on Sun., July 19th.
- In addition, actors are required to assist the hospitality committee with one performance of Driving Miss Daisy (June 12th — June 28th).
- Questions? Email the producers Sarah Labov sjl56@yahoo.com or Nancy Frick ryterzbloc@msn.com.
Plays and Roles:
Crowbar by Sara Freedman
READ PLAY
Synopsis: A discussion of crows (of all things) leads to an unexpected intergenerational connection.
Director: Doug Tague
Roles:
RILEY, 19 years old, a college student, home for Thanksgiving
BILL, 70s-80s, lives down the street
JO, 50s, Riley’s mother
Unboxed by Jean Ciampi
READ PLAY
Synopsis: Struggling writer Willa is taunted as her failed or abandoned “projects” come to life.
Director: Rachel Dalton
Roles:
WILLA, female, any age, struggling to break free from old ideas and decisions to find confidence in her work as a writer
CHLOE, female, under 35, an attractive young French woman from post-WWII Paris. She is a character in one of Willa’s stories
MARK, male, any age, a somewhat unlikeable villain in a story idea discarded by Willa. He is a little bitter about it
HANNAH, female, any age, Willa’s therapist
Leo/Lisa by Kathy Passero
READ PLAY
Synopsis: Leonardo da Vinci’s studio in Renaissance Florence. Lisa arrives for her portrait!
Directors: Joan and Randy Shupp
Roles:
LEO, Leonardo Da Vinci, late 40s(ish)
LISA, Lisa del Giocondo, young twenties(ish)
Hello by Dana Leslie Goldstein
READ PLAY
Synopsis: Tina visits her parents who live separately at an adult living community and are jealous of the time she spends with each.
Director: Haley Dunning
Roles:
TINA, 20’s‑30’s, a dutiful daughter, any ethnicity
LORETTA, 60’s‑70’s, her mother, in very good shape and proud of it, any ethnicity
HERMAN, 60’s‑70’s, her father, in less good shape, gruff, any ethnicity
Shut Up and Listen by Jerry Jennings
READ PLAY
Synopsis: Failing new intern counselor begs the boss for guidance in a last attempt to keep his job.
Director: Jerry Jennings
Roles:
SANDY, (over 30)
REX, (mid- to late 20s)
Game Night by Maria Riillo
READ PLAY
Synopsis: A family gathers for a night of charades – and one very surprising clue.
Director: Kim Hess
Roles:
GRANDMA KERRY, 70, means well, doesn’t always come across that way. In fact, she probably doesn’t mean well. Likes to create chaos.
RICHIE, 48, Kate’s husband and Connor and Sammie’s dad. Just trying to survive Grandma Kerry.
KATE, 44, Grandma Kerry’s daughter, Richie’s wife and Connor and Sammie’s mom. Loves her family. Loves game night even more.
CONNOR, 22, youngest member of the family, younger sibling of Sammie.
SAMMIE, 25, oldest daughter. Enough said.
FRANCESCA, 26, Sammie’s new partner, trying to make a good impression. Also trying to survive Grandma Kerry.
Cue by Kate Danley
READ PLAY
Synopsis: Actors John and Mary are in the middle of a romantic scene but have to scramble when their scene partner keeps missing his cue.
Director: Marc Johnson
Roles:
MARY, 30+, an actress playing a woman having a torrid love affair
JOHN, 30+, an actor playing a man having a torrid love affair
TOM, 30+, a dramatic actor playing a jealous husband