THEATRE JACKSONVILLE

THEATRE JACKSONVILLE

*OPEN Audition Notices*

As a community based theatre, we invite you to audition for the volunteer opportunities below. ​________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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AUDITION NOTICE

 

Barefoot in the Park
By Neil Simon
Directed by Tyler Leeps

 

Performance dates: November 7 – 23, 2025

 

Audition Date Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Theatre Jacksonville
2032 San Marco Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Auditions will be cold readings from the script.

About the Show:
Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He’s a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she’s a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. Their new apartment is her most recent find – too expensive with bad plumbing and in need of a paint job. After a six-day
honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie’s loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor-in-the-attic, Velasco, where everything that can go wrong does. Paul just doesn’t understand Corie, as she sees it. He’s too staid, too boring, and she just wants him to be a little more spontaneous. Running “barefoot in the park” would be a start…

Principal Roles:  2 Women 4 Men
CORIE BRATTER (Female): 
Age Range 20-30.

A carefree young newlywed, busily trying to set up and decorate the new
home she shares with her husband, Paul. She may be flighty, or over-enthusiastic, but not a fool.

PAUL BRATTER (Male):
Age range 25-35.

Corie’s husband, a young lawyer with a dry wit. Unlike Corie, he likes to stay in his comfort zone. Conventional.

Wants to be a good husband by being a good provider. Very much in love with Corie. Sometimes matter of fact, but never cold.

ETHEL BANKS (Female): 

Age Range 50-65.

Corie’s cautious mother who is willing to endure anything for her daughter. Now that Corie is out of the nest,

Ethel lives alone and struggles to find her role. She is very sharp, with a good, dry wit of her own.

Mr. VICTOR VELASCO (Male):

Age Range 50-65.

The Bratters’ eccentric, bohemian neighbor who lives in the attic of the brownstone, just above their apartment.

Fancies himself a lady’s man, and can be very charming. 

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TELEPHONE REPAIRMAN (Male):

Age Range 30-60.

A good-humored man who makes observations on everyday life and relationships as he installs and fixes telephones.

 

DELIVERY MAN: (Male):

Age Range 45 and up.

(Character role, very funny bit.) An older person who brings wedding gifts sent to the Bratters

and is exhausted by all the flights of stairs leading up to the apartment.

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In reference to our audition notices:

Most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns, and you will see that in the descriptions we provide. However limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible, and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. It is the policy of Theatre Jacksonville that all auditions are open to the public. All interested people, newcomers and stage veterans alike, are welcome. We are also in need of volunteers to assist in other areas of production, including set construction, set artwork, lighting, and backstage technical activities and invite all members of the public to participate in these activities as well.