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
KEN LUDWIG’S THE GAME’S AFOOT (or Holmes for the Holidays)
presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. (www.concordtheatricals.com)
Directed by Jim Pike
Audition Dates: Sunday, August 25 @ 6:30pm and Monday, August 26 @ 6:30pm
Synopsis: This play tells the story of Broadway star, William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes. He has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then it’s up to Gillette himself, who just happens to think he’s Sherlock Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears.
PERFORMANCE DATES: November 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 (x 2), 17, 21, 22, 23
Characters:
William Gilette – has played Sherlock Holmes on the stage for 15 years; he is strikingly handsome and well humored, full of irony and life.
Simon Bright – histrionic, mischievous, and saucy fellow cast member.
Aggie Wheeler – beautiful, bright eyed, and full of spark fellow cast member.
Madge Geisel – flamboyant and wry fellow cast member.
Felix Geisel – sweet and enthusiastic fellow cast member.
Martha Gilette – William’s somewhat vague and dithering mother.
Daria Chase – glorious gossip columnist despite her show biz cattiness.
Inspector Harriet Goring – called to the house to investigate a murder; she is eccentric, wry, and clever and alternately into a world of her own.
Contact the director for an audition form, a copy of the script, or if you need to schedule an alternate audition time/date. Director – Jim Pike (248) 705-6849, busterbillie@hotmail.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