Auditions

Blues in the Night
Essex Theatre Company will be holding auditions for Sheldon Epps' musical review Blues in the Night on Saturday & Sunday, March 20 & 21, from 2 to 4 pm at the Community Church in Essex (across the street from the Masonic Lodge, which is next to the ferry dock).

The cast is three women and one man, or as Sheldon Epps says, "Three women and a saloon singer in a 'cheap hotel.'" The women are The Lady, The Woman, and The Girl. The Man is a snake of a guy, who is the center of their three lives. It features the blues melodies of Bessie Smith, Jimmy Cox, Alberta Hunter, and others.

The show will play July 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, at the Masonic Lodge in Essex. The performances are at 7:30 pm, except for the last, which is at 5 pm. We will begin rehearsals on May 23, from 6:30 to 9:30 (probably at the Community Church until we can get into the Lodge around June 20). There will be three rehearsals a week in the evening (days determined by cast availability).

For auditions please bring two songs you'd like to sing (with an extra copy for the accompanist, if you can). If for some reason you can't make the auditions but would like to try out, please call me at 518-374-5410, and we'll set up another time. See you at auditions!