San Leandro Players Ensemble Theatre Group

San Leandro Players' auditions for "The Man Who Came to Dinner" Great roles available: 1 man and 1 woman (late teens’- 20’s); 2 women (40+); 1 man (40+). Please see below for additional info. If interested, please contact Sage Hindley @ [email protected]. The Man Who Came to Dinner by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Sage Hindley, runs Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm 4/18 thru 5/17/20, and Fridays at 8pm 5/8 and 5/15/20 at the San Leandro Museum/Audito...rium, 320 West Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro (next to the historic Casa Peralta, and 2 blocks east of the San Leandro BART Station). All ethnicities encouraged, non-AEA, no pay. Rehearsals begin Thursday, 3/5, and run through Thursday, 4/16 and Friday 4/17 (Monday-Thursday from 7pm to 9pm). Open auditions; read from script. Contact Sage Hindley @ [email protected]. "The Man Who Came to Dinner" is a 1930's American romantic comedy. While on a speaking tour in Ohio, opinionated and arrogant radio personality Sheridan Whiteside injures himself slipping on ice and becomes an unexpected houseguest for a prominent area family, the Stanleys. Whiteside proceeds to make brash proclamations and offer his unsolicited advice to the family members; he drives his hosts mad by viciously insulting them, monopolizing their house and staff, running up large phone bills, and receiving many bizarre guests, including paroled convicts. When a romance begins between Whiteside's assistant and a local reporter, he interferes with that as well. Mix in a plethora of bizarre characters, antics and complications, and hilarity ensues. Open Roles: Richard Stanley (late teens-20’s) Son of Earnest and Daisy Stanley, photographer, wishes he could travel and take pictures. June Stanley (late teens-20’s) Daughter of Earnest and Daisy Stanley. Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley (Daisy) (40+) Always trying to play the hostess, and keep her husband from flying off the handle. John (40+) Butler who has been around awhile Sarah (40+) Housekeeper who has been around awhile

San Leandro Players' Spring 2020 show, "The Man Who Came to Dinner" has been postponed; don't know when we'll be able to produce the show, but will post here as soon as we know. Thank you for your support!

San Leandro Players' auditions for "The Man Who Came to Dinner" Great roles available: 1 man and 1 woman (late teens’- 20’s); 2 women (40+); 1 man (40+). Please see below for additional info. If interested, please contact Sage Hindley @ [email protected]. The Man Who Came to Dinner by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Sage Hindley, runs Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm 4/18 thru 5/17/20, and Fridays at 8pm 5/8 and 5/15/20 at the San Leandro Museum/Audito...rium, 320 West Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro (next to the historic Casa Peralta, and 2 blocks east of the San Leandro BART Station). All ethnicities encouraged, non-AEA, no pay. Rehearsals begin Thursday, 3/5, and run through Thursday, 4/16 and Friday 4/17 (Monday-Thursday from 7pm to 9pm). Open auditions; read from script. Contact Sage Hindley @ [email protected]. "The Man Who Came to Dinner" is a 1930's American romantic comedy. While on a speaking tour in Ohio, opinionated and arrogant radio personality Sheridan Whiteside injures himself slipping on ice and becomes an unexpected houseguest for a prominent area family, the Stanleys. Whiteside proceeds to make brash proclamations and offer his unsolicited advice to the family members; he drives his hosts mad by viciously insulting them, monopolizing their house and staff, running up large phone bills, and receiving many bizarre guests, including paroled convicts. When a romance begins between Whiteside's assistant and a local reporter, he interferes with that as well. Mix in a plethora of bizarre characters, antics and complications, and hilarity ensues. Open Roles: Richard Stanley (late teens-20’s) Son of Earnest and Daisy Stanley, photographer, wishes he could travel and take pictures. June Stanley (late teens-20’s) Daughter of Earnest and Daisy Stanley. Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley (Daisy) (40+) Always trying to play the hostess, and keep her husband from flying off the handle. John (40+) Butler who has been around awhile Sarah (40+) Housekeeper who has been around awhile

San Leandro Players' auditions for "The Man Who Came to Dinner" As of 3/3/20, great roles still available: One woman (late teens to mid-20's); one woman (any a...ge); 1 man (late teens to mid-20's); Two women 40+; one man (30's-40's); one woman (30's- 40's). If interested, contact director, Sage Hindley at [email protected] or come to the San Leandro Museum/Aditorium today (3/3/20) at 7pm. See below for details. by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Sage Hindley, are Monday, 2/24/20 and Tuesday, 2/25/20 AT 7:00 TO 8:30 PM; callbacks Thursday, 2/27/20 from 7pm to 8:30 pm at the San Leandro Museum/Auditorium, 320 West Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro (next to the historic Casa Peralta, and 2 blocks east of the San Leandro BART Station). All ethnicities encouraged, non-AEA, no pay. Rehearsals begin Monday, 3/2/20. Open auditions; read from script. Appointments possible. Contact Sage Hindley @ [email protected]. "The Man Who Came to Dinner" runs Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm 4/18 thru 5/17/20, and Fridays at 8pm 5/8 and 5/15/20. "The Man Who Came to Dinner" is a 1930's American romantic comedy. While on a speaking tour in Ohio, opinionated and arrogant radio personality Sheridan Whiteside injures himself slipping on ice and becomes an unexpected houseguest for a prominent area family, the Stanleys. Whiteside proceeds to make brash proclamations and offer his unsolicited advice to the family members; he drives his hosts mad by viciously insulting them, monopolizing their house and staff, running up large phone bills, and receiving many bizarre guests, including paroled convicts. When a romance begins between Whiteside's assistant and a local reporter, he interferes with that as well. Mix in a plethora of bizarre characters, antics and complications, and hilarity ensues. Cast of Characters: Sheridan Whiteside (pre-cast) A middle-aged, Falstaffian celebrity. He is a critic, lecturer, and radio personality, the intimate friend of anyone worth knowing. He is an egomaniac, a cruel wit, and is obviously impossible to live with. Most of the time, he is a consummate tyrant, but a few isolated acts of genuine kindness make him human, although not redeemable. For all of his sins, he remains disdainfully unrepentant. Maggie Cutler (30’s to 40’s) Whiteside’s private secretary and chief interference runner for the past ten years. She is sarcastic and cynical, and she knows where the bodies are buried. Lorraine Sheldon (30’s to 40’s) is a beautiful, bitchy actress, the vicious epitome of the glamorous, brainless, superficial superstar. Professor Metz (40+) is a strange-looking little man; an entomologist who once lived for two years in a cave with nothing but plant lice. An eccentric, he brings Whiteside a colony of ten thousand roaches. Mr. Ernest W. Stanley (40+) Rich factory owner, uptight and put out by the audacity of his guest. Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley (Daisy) (40+) Always trying to play the hostess, and keep her husband from flying off the handle. Miss Preen (pre-cast) Whiteside’s frantic nurse, not enjoying the task of taking care of him. A spinsterish, humorless prude, she becomes the constant butt of his insults and name-calling, to which she reacts with routine indignation. Richard Stanley (18-20’s) Son of Earnest and Daisy Stanley, photographer, wishes he could travel and take pictures. June Stanley (18-20’s) Daughter of Earnest and Daisy Stanley. Harriett Stanley (50+) Earnest Stanley's eerie sister, floats in and out when Whiteside is alone. John (40+) Butler who has been around awhile Sarah (40+) Housekeeper who has been around awhile Mrs. Dexter (30+) Visiting society friend of Mrs Stanley Mrs. McCutcheon (30+) Visiting society friend of Mrs Stanley Dr. Bradley (50+) Whiteside's doctor while Whiteside is in Mesalia. He diagnoses Whiteside's injuries by looking at the wrong X rays. He is also a late-blooming author who tries to get Whiteside to read his book, Forty Years an Ohio Doctor. Bert Jefferson (20’s to 30’s) The owner and editor of the Mesalia Journal. He is "an interesting looking young man" who has written a producible play. He naïvely and ambitiously allows himself to be lured by the chance of making it to the big time, even if it means the sacrifice of personal happiness. Beverly Carlton (male; 30’s to 50’s) English thespian, songwriter, musician. A Noël Cowardish character who dashes around the world composing and writing plays and being devastatingly charming (pianist preferred, not required). Sandy (20’s) a labor-organizer in Mr. Stanley's factory, big strong lad. Banjo (30’s to 50’s) a famous Hollywood comedian, a grown-up adolescent. He is as loony off-screen as on-the Marx Brothers all wrapped into one. Also seeking (may be doubling): The Luncheon Guests (prisoners) Mr. Baker (guard) Expressman Westcott (head radioman) Two Radio Technicians Six Young Boys Two Deputies and A Plainclothes Man

San Leandro Players & The BAL Theater proudly present: Dickens' "A Christimas Carol", a FREE live radio show! 7pm, December 21, 2019 at the historic BAL Theater..., 14808 East 14th St, San Leandro. A benefit for the San Leandro Boys & Girls Club; donations cheerfully accepted! Reservations recommended. For more info, visit www.baltheatre.com or www. slplayers.org See more

LAST 3 PERFORMANCES: Through November 17, 2019! San Leandro Players Present George Orwell's "1984" Adapted by Robert Owens, WIlson E. Hall, Jr., & William A. Miles, Jr. Directed by Daniel Dickinson Presented by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois... Friday 11/15/19 at 8pm; Saturday 11/16/19 at 8pm, and Sunday 11/17/19 at 2pm. San Leandro Museum Auditorium, San Leandro, CA, 320 West Estudillo Ave, San Leandro, 2 blocks east of the San Leandro BART Station and next to the historic Casa Peralta. The dystopia described in Orwell's nearly 70-yr old novel "1984" suddenly feels all too familiar. A world in which Big Brother (or maybe the NSA) is always listening in, and high-tech devices can eavesdrop in people's homes (Hey, Alexa, what's up?). A world of endless war; a world where the government insists that reality is not "something objective, external, existing in its own right"--but rather, "whatever Big Brother and The Party holds to be truth." Join us for this frighteningly relevant dramatic presentation. Featuring: Ben Yuen, Rosella Bearden, Ron Cook, Bruce Kaplan, Robyn Werk, Terry Guillory, Karen Barbera, Amy Cook, Paul Pedersen, Rob Mueller, Pollina Litvak, Trent Beals $20 General; $15 Seniors, TBA Members and Students with ID. Not recommended for audiences under 12. Other Discounts may apply. For tickets/info: (510)895-2573; buy tickets online at www.slplayers.org.

OPENS SATURDAY OCTOBER 19TH! SAN LEANDRO PLAYERS PRESENTS: "1984" by George Orwell & Adapted by Robert Owens, Wilton E. Hall, Jr., & William A. Miles, Jr. Directed by Daniel Dickinson. Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm October 19 thru November 17, 2019--and Fridays at 8pm November 8th & 15th at the San Leandro Museum/Auditorium, 320 West Estudillo Ave, San Leandro, 2 blocks east of the San Leandro BART Station! $20 general; $15 seniors, students w/ID, TBA Members w/ID & under... 12. Other Discounts may apply. Purchase tickets online at www.slplayers.org or reserve at (510)895-2573. Featuring: Ben Yuen, Rosella Bearden, Ron Cook, Bruce Kaplan, Robyn Werk, Terry Guillory, Karen Barbera, Amy Cook, Paul Pedersen, Rob Mueller, Polina Litvak, Trent Beals. The dystopia described by Orwell's novel "1984" suddenly feels all too familiar. A world in which Big Brother (or maybe the NSA) is always listening in, and high-tech devices can eavesdrop in people's homes (hey, Alexa, what's up?). A world of endless war; a world where the government insists that reality is not "something objective, external, existing in its own right"---but, rather, "Whatever Big Brother and The Party hold to be truth." Join us for this frighteningly relevant dramatic presentation!

AUDITIONS: SAN LEANDRO PLAYERS "1984" by George Orwell and adapted by Robert Owens, Wilton E. Hall, Jr., & William A. Miles, Jr.; directed by Daniel Dickinson,...will be held Tuesday, 9/3/19 and Wednesday, 9/4/19 AT 7:00 TO 8:30 PM; callbacks Thursday, 9/5/19 from 7pm to 8:30 pm at the San Leandro Museum/Auditorium, 320 West Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro (next to the historic Casa Peralta, and 2 blocks east of the San Leandro BART Station). All ethnicities encouraged, non-AEA, no pay. Rehearsals begin Monday, 9/9/19 (Monday thru Thursday 7pm to 9pm 9/9 thru 10/10/19; then Monday thru Friday 7pm at 10pm 10/14 thru 10/18/19). Open auditions; read from script. Appointments possible. Contact Daniel Dickinson @ [email protected] "1984" runs Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm 10/19 thru 11/17/19, and Fridays at 8pm 11/8 and 11/15/19. Notes on the Main Characters: Winston Smith: 30+. Party member working at the "Ministry of Truth" correcting "errors" in past publications. Amateur intellectual; nurses a secret hatred of the Party. Julia's love interest. Forced into submission by the Party, he ends up a shell of a man, but devoted to the Party. Julia: 20+. Party member working in the Fiction Department of the Ministry of Truth. Secretly hates the party; Winston's love interest. Prim; diffident at first. Sees life simply; only interested in survival and personal rebellion against the Party. End fate similar to Winston. Syme: 40+. Winston's "friend" and philogist working on the Eleventh Edition of the Newspeak Dictionary. Not to smart; devoted to the Party; too vocal for his own good. Pale, timid, scholarly; hesitant and self-effacing in manner. O'Brien: 40+. Prominent Inner Party Member with whom Wilson feels a strange bond. Graceful, intelligent; has a certain charm of manner. Full of strange contradictions. Fanatically expresses devotion to the Party. Parsons (pre-cast): Jovial, stupid unpleasant-looking woman. Landlady: 50+. Landlady where Winston rents a room. Unkempt; hard-working. Knows a lot about the time before the Party. Gladys: 14-year old member of the children's Spies organization.

SAN LEANDRO PLAYERS PRESENT: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (by Agatha Christie; directed by Mark O'Neill). Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island; soon they start being murdered...one by one. Prepare for this masterpiece of murder, suspense and mystery based on one of the best-selling books of all time! Featuring: Jessi Lee, Mark McMillan, Sage Hindley, Liam Webster, Gretta Stimson, Robyn Werk, Terry Guillory, Mark DeWeese, Michael Fallon, Rachel Rynazewski, Robert Rankin.... Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm 7/20/19 thru 8/18/19; and Fridays at 8pm, 8/9/19 & 8/16/19 at the San Leandro Museum/Auditorium, 320 West Estudillo Ave, San Leandro. $20 general, $15 seniors, TBA members, under 12, students (with ID). 2 blocks east of the San Leandro BART Station. For info/reservations call (510)895-2573. Info/order tickets online! at www.slplayers.org

SAN LEANDRO PLAYERS AUDITIONS: Auditions for "And Then There Were None" (by Agatha Christie; directed by Mark O'Neill) will be held Monday 5/20/19 and Tuesday 5/21/19 from 7pm to 8:30pm; callbacks Thursday 5/23/19 from 7pm to 9pm, at the San Leandro Museum Auditorium, 320 West Estudillo Avenue, 2 blocks east of the San Leandro BART Station. Read from script. No pay; non-Equity. 8M-2F flexible (open casting; some men's roles may be cast by women); all adult; all ages; all et...hnicities encouraged (Emily Brent pre-cast) Rehearsals begin 5/27/19 (Mon-Thurs eves). Performances: Sat at 8pm and Sun at 2pm, 7/20 thru 8/18/19, plus 2 Fridays at 8pm 8/9 and 8/16/19. Open auditions; appointments possible. Opportunity for stage crew/lights & sound operators. Any age, M-F. For more information call (510)895-2573 and leave a message or visit our website at www.slplayers.org. For info/appointments contact Mark O'Neill at: [email protected]. "And Then There Were None" is a classic Agatha Christie drama. Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. While waiting for their mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each guest. Soon they start being murdered; one by one. As survivors try to keep their wits, they realized one of them must be the killer! This is a masterpiece of murder, suspense and mystery, based on one of the best-selling novels of all time!