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THE PLAYERS CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS HOLDS AUDITIONS FOR THE 2019 PLAYERS NEW PLAY FESTIVAL Contact Name: Amanda Heisey Contact Email: amandah@theplayers.org Contact Phone Number: 941.365.2494 Sarasota, FL – June 18, 2019 – Auditions for the The Players Centre for Performing Arts’ 2019 Players New Play Festival will be held June 24, 2019 from 6-8pm at The Arnold Simonsen Players Studio (1400 Boulevard of the Arts, Suite 200, Sarasota, FL 34236). Those interested in auditioning are asked to please prepare: • A Short, One Minute Monologue The Players New Play Festival invites local playwrights to submit their brand new, never-before-performed plays. Five plays are chosen then performed in readers-style theater by actors under the leadership of a local director with a talk-back following the show to give the playwright some constructive criticism. One play is chosen as the winner and a year later, after a few revisions, is performed with full sets and costumes. This year the festival runs August 5-9, 2019 at 7:30pm. The following shows are finalists. “Mother of Eve” by George Steitz Director: Summer Dawn Wallace “The Mentor” by Sylvia Reed Director: Preston Boyd “Bloodlines” by Connie Schindewolf Director: Dan Higgs “Damaged Goods” by Ron Pantello Director: Carole Kleinberg “Beyond the Summer of Love” by Jim Moss Director: Pam Wiley To secure your audition slot please call the Box Office at 941-365-2494 or sign up at our website here: https://tickets.theplayers.org/TheatreManager/1/online?event=825 Get your tickets for the 2019 Players New Play Festival here: https://tickets.theplayers.org/TheatreManager/1/online?event=795 Last year’s Play Reading Festival winner was The Wonder of Our Stage by Monica Cross. That show will run Backstage at The Players July 23 through 28, 2019. Get tickets here: https://tickets.theplayers.org/TheatreManager/1/online?event=804 # # # The Players Centre For Performing Arts 838 N. Tamiami Tr., Sarasota FL 34236, 941-365-2494, Fax: 941-954-0282 www.theplayers.org. Box Office: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10 am – 2 pm, and one hour prior to curtain time. The Players Box Office is located on Tamiami Trail between 10th Street and Blvd. of the Arts.