Auditions for The Puzzle with the Piazza

Saturday, January 8, 10:00am-12:00pm
Sunday, January 9, 2:00pm-4:00pm

The Puzzle with the Piazza
Written by Mark Dunn
Directed by Pippa Asker

Performance dates are: Friday, March 11-Sunday, March 13; Thursday, March 17-Sunday, March 20.
All Thursday-Saturday shows will begin at 7:30pm, and Sunday matinees will begin at 2:00pm.

The Marion Art Center has announced open auditions for all roles in the upcoming production of The Puzzle with the Piazza, written by Mark Dunn and directed by Pippa Asker.
Due to current MAC policies and for everyone’s safety, only fully vaccinated actors will be considered for roles. PLEASE WEAR A MASK to auditions.

Synopsis

The Puzzle with the Piazza, a new full-length comedy-drama by Mark Dunn, author of Belles, Five Tellers Dancing in the Rain, and The Glitter Girls, tells the story of septuagenarian Althea Witlin, who has one jigsaw puzzle among her large collection that she’s never worked. It contains 3,000 pieces and she has less than a day to finish it, because poor health has forced her to move in with her younger sister … without her puzzles. The Puzzle with the Piazza is a gentle, bittersweet comedy/drama about the fragility of family ties and the often much stronger bonds of friendship that lattice the final years of our lives.

To Audition

Auditions will be held on Saturday, January 8 from 10:00am – 12:00pm and Sunday, January 9 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm at the Marion Art Center located at 80 Pleasant Street, Marion, MA. Due to current MAC policies and for everyone’s safety, only fully vaccinated actors will be considered for roles. PLEASE WEAR A MASK.

Director Pippa Asker will be casting four females and one male.

Roles include:
Althea Witlin – woman in her seventies
Leif Morrell – young man, thirties
Connie Morrell (Leif’s wife) – thirties
Mattie Pleshette – young woman, neighbor, in her twenties/thirties
Ina Gluck – Althea’s sister – early to mid-seventies

Director Pippa Asker is also seeking a stage manager or stage team. This is a great opportunity to have fun in a group, make new friends, and contribute incredibly to the production! Any crew member is required to be fully vaccinated to participate in this production.

Questions? Contact Director Pippa Asker at pasker@comcast.net.