Watertown Players Announce Auditions!!!
The Watertown Players are excited to announce open auditions for the 2025 Youth Theater Outreach show
“You Can’t Take It With You” written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Auditions will be held at
The Watertown Players Theater in The Market, 210 S. Water St, Watertown, on Saturday, June 21, from
10 am until noon. No prior acting experience or preparation for the audition is necessary. The show will
be performed August 15-17, 2025, in cooperation with Old Time Radio Researchers.
“You Can’t Take It With You” is a romantic comedy/farce that tells the story of the Sycamores, a large and
extended family of charming eccentrics. Alice is one of the daughters in the family, who loves her family
very much but is embarrassed by their idiosyncrasies. When she and her boss Tony, a young business
man, fall in love she fears that their two families –so unlike each other-- will never come together. When
the families meet, fireworks and comedy explodes!
The Watertown Players Youth Theater is open to young adults aged 11 -21. No former acting experience is
needed to perform in the show and there is no cost to participate in the show.
We're using SignUp.com to organize our audition. To sign up to come to audition you will....
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2) follow the directions and sign up to come to auditions.
This year’s show is unique because it will be presented as a Staged Radio production, which means the
performers will be reading from scripts, but will also be in costume and be making entrances and exits as
they would in a non-radio version of the show. This is a great show for newcomers to the stage as well as
performers with some experience. There are a wide variety of characters, from charming family members
to a Russian dance teacher, his friend the Grand Duchess and wise cracking G-men. No memorization will
be needed for the show and the rehearsal schedule will be flexible.
There are roles for 12 males, 5 females and 10 of any gender. In a Staged Radio Production, it is common
to have a performer play more than one role if needed. For this show we are looking for a cast of between
12 and 30 performers. In addition to performers, there will also be a role for a sound effects technician
who will be onstage creating the sounds of the show that include a typewriter, and doors opening and
closing to name a few.
You Can’t Take It With You” is being directed by Annette Weirick, assisted by Kara Jorgensen. Juanita
Edington is the producer. Jim Steffl, and Blaine Landowski will be providing technical support. For
further information about auditions, or the show, please call the director at 920-988-9866. You can also go
to our Facebook site, Watertown Players Inc. for more information.
Laughing Stock!!!
LAUGHING STOCK is a hilarious backstage farce and genuinely affectionate look into the world of the theater. When The Playhouse, a rustic New England summer theater, schedules a repertory season of Dracula, Hamlet and Charley’s Aunt, comic mayhem ensues. We follow the well-intentioned but over-matched company from outrageous auditions to ego-driven rehearsals through opening nights gone disastrously awry to the elation of a great play well told and the comic and nostalgic season close.
The cast includes fourteen enthusiastic and talented performers: Norman Goeschko, Joseph Falcon-Kienbaum, Ashlyn Koepke, Annalis Goeschko, Nate George, Linda Ewert, Connie Casy, Casey Scheiber, Logan Martinez, Lisa Steffl, Larry Martinez, Lincoln Martinez, Kayla Wegner and Jackson Gleesing. Blaine Landowski is directing, Kayla George is serving as Stage Manager, Jennie Ortega is serving as Producer, and Jim Steffl is the show’s Technical Director.
The Watertown Players Community Theater is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of those in this and surrounding communities by providing quality live theatre performances and educational and outreach opportunities that will entertain our audiences and engage our participants of all ages, from children to senior citizens. For further information about The Watertown Players and all upcoming events, please call (920)306-4364 or follow them on Facebook at Watertown Players, Inc.
Tickets for the Watertown Players’ Theatre production of Laughing Stock are now on sale at Piggly Wiggly, 1330 Memorial Dr., Watertown for $15 or by calling the box office--(920)306-4364. Tickets will also be available at the door before each of the performances for $20. The show will be performed June 20 and 21 at 7:00 p.m., and June 21 and 22 at 2:00 pm. at the Watertown Players’ Theater, 210 S Water St (inside The Market), Watertown. Laughing Stock is produced in partnership with Dramatists Play Service.
The Cast of Laughing Stock!
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The Watertown Players is Watertown’s oldest theatre group and is proud to be a non-profit organization existing purely for the advancement of the arts in this and surrounding communities. For information please contact the Watertown Players at (920)306-4364 or follow the Watertown Players on Facebook.
