CVP holds Open Auditions for our productions, meaning they are open to anyone 18 yrs and older. No experience is required! CVP accepts both novice and experienced actors, and we provide a fun, casual and non-judgmental atmosphere. CVP is a non-equity community theatre that thrives on volunteers from the local community. CVP membership ($35/year) is required for everyone in a production.
Auditions consist of readings from selected scenes, called “cuts” or “sides”; scripts/sides will be provided at the audition. Actors may attend one or both nights of auditions. Contact the director if you need to schedule an alternate audition time/date.
Auditions are held at The Depot Theatre, 4861 White Lake Rd., Clarkston MI 48346
Upcoming Auditions
THE 39 STEPS
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. (www.concordtheatricals.com)
Directed by Sara Sanger
Audition Dates: December TBA
2025 Performances: March 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22
Synopsis: Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of four), an onstage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance!
Characters:
RICHARD HANNAY
ANNABELLA SCHMIDT/PAMELA/MARGARET
CLOWN 1
CLOWN 2
Contact the director if you need to schedule an alternate audition time/date. Director: Sara Sanger (586) 822-6255 slsanger16@yahoo.com
JAKE’S WOMEN 
By Neil Simon
Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Directed by Mary Powers and produced by Vickie Pike
Audition Dates: Sunday, September 15 @ 6:30pm and Monday, September 16 @ 6:30pm
Synopsis:
Jake, a novelist who is more successful with fiction than with life, deals with a marital crisis by daydreaming about the women in his life. The wildly comic and sometimes moving flashbacks played in his mind are interrupted by visitations from the actual women. Jake’s women include a revered first wife who was killed years earlier in an accident, his daughter who is recalled as a child but is now a young woman, his boisterous and bossy sister, an opinionated analyst, his current wife who is leaving Jake for another man, and a prospective third wife.
2025 Performances: January 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25
Characters: (ages provided for reference)
Jake (40-60) – Novelist who is more successful with fiction than with Life. Lately he is spending much of his time daydreaming about women in he knows, both currently in his life or from his past.
Maggie (35-50)- Jake’s current wife but feels the need to take a break from the marriage
Molly (12)- Jake’s daughter living with Jake after her mother died in an accident
Molly (21)- Now she’s an independent young woman in and out of Jake’s life
Karen (40-60) – Jake’s loud, rambunctious and bossy sister
Julie (20-30)- Jake’s beloved first wife who died in an accident
Edith (any age)- Jake’s opinionated therapist
Sheila (30-50) – Jake’s current girlfriend who is in line to be wife #3