Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 6:30 PM

-- Open Auditions for 'Rumors' by Neil Simon --

Pattaya Players (Home of Pattaya's ProfessionalAmateurs) is proud to announce their upcoming audition for 'Rumors' by NeilSimon. There are 10 parts foradult males and females of varying ages. Though this is mostly an ensemble cast production, it will nonethelessrequire savvy and experienced actors willing to take on especially challengingroles. Auditions will be held at The Eastern Grand Palace Hotel at 6:30 PM onThursday, February 10, 2011. Allinterested parties both talent-wise and back stage should plan onattending. The performances willtake place on June 10-11, 2011 at The Rattanakosin Ballroom (also in TheEastern Grand Palace Hotel). Forfurther details of audition requirements, please e-mail [email protected].

Character Descriptions:

Chris Gorman -- Female (212 lines) Upper middle classand high-strung

Ken Gorman -- Male (241 lines) Professionalwell-groomed and high-strung

Claire Ganz -- Female (239 lines) YuppyishWestchester housewife type

Lenny Ganz -- Male (275 lines) Not the smartest, butvery likeable

Cookie Cusack -- Female (110 lines) Gaudy dresser,very dramatic, physical comedy

Ernie Cusack -- Male (147 lines) Brow-beaten businessman

Cassie Cooper -- Female (72 lines) Very dry, caustic sense of humor

Glenn Cooper -- Male (165 lines) Just wants everyone to be happy

Officer Welch -- Male (80 lines) Imposing burlytype

Officer Pudney -- Female (2 lines) No nonsense type

'Rumors' centers around four couples who arrive atthe townhouse of a Deputy Mayor and his wife to attend a party celebratingtheir tenth wedding anniversary. However, the four couples soon discover thatthere are no servants, the hostess is missing and the Deputy Mayor has shothimself in the head (though it's only a flesh wound). Comic complications arisewhen, given everyone's upper class status, they decide they need to doeverything possible to conceal the evening's events from the local police andthe media.

The Pattaya Players continue to look for corporateand private sponsors to help offset their current set-up costs. Please consider joining 2010 currentsponsors: AA Insurance Brokers, Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, The CavanaughCommunity Center, Indian By Nature, LCIT, Spectrum Audio, Ltd., Grand EasternPalace, Horseshoe Point, Bruce & Judy Hoppe, St. Andrews International School,Steps & Rhythm Dance Academy, The Pattaya City Expats Club, Pattaya Mailand Pattaya People Radio in helping the Pattaya Players to continue being thepremier creative arts organization in Pattaya! For directions to the auditionand more information, please e-mail [email protected].

TONIGHT!!!