AUDITIONS - The 2 1/2 Penny 'Occupy' Opera

The UFT Players will hold auditions for singers and non-singers for a staged reading of The 2 1/2 Penny 'Occupy' Opera, an adaptation of "The Three Penny Opera" by Lee Schwartz. 

 Auditions will take place on February 4th and 5th, 2013 from 4-6PM at the Manhattan offices of the UFT (50 Broadway, 2nd floor). Performances will be March 14th & 15th.

Contact Lee Schwartz @ leegazelle@hotmail.com for more information.

Auditions for Actors - November 19th & 20th

Auditions for the upcoming Original One-Act Plays Festival (to take place on December 6th & 7th) will be held on Monday November 19th and Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 at the UFT building in Manhattan (50 Broadway, 2nd floor) from 4-6PM. Audition material will be provided.  For further information: email Milton Polsky @ polskyspen@aol.com

What the Dickens is Going On Next?

It's auditions for What the Dickens! - our celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, conceived by Executive Board members Warren Wyss and Milton Polsky. Auditions will be held on January 3rd and 4th, 2012 at The UFT Building in Manhattan (50 broadway) from 4-6 PM.

Performances will take place on February 16th & 17th at the UFT and March 10th at another location TBA.

Contact Warren @ wwyss@nyc.rr.com

or

Milt @ polskyspen@aol.com for more information.

Audition Notice!

The UFT Players will hold auditions for actors for the final installment of this season's Original One-Act Play Festival (Series C) on Monday, December 5, 2011 from 4-6PM @ the Manhattan UFT building (50 Broadway, 2nd floor). The performance (a staged reading) will be held on December 15th. For more information, contact Milton Polsky @ polskyspen@aol.com

The Executive Board Honed it's Acting & Audition Skills at the October Board Meeting

After dealing with our regular Board business at the October Board meeting, UFT Players Executive Board members got a chance to work with the inimitable Elizabeth Browning of the Elizabeth Browning Studio. Elizabeth shared with us some techniques that she uses with her professional acting clients to help them prepare for auditions and performances. At her midtown studio, working with actors at all levels, Elizabeth teaches acting classes and does private coaching.

Check out the website for more information and watch the trailer for an exciting, new independent film that Elizabeth has just finished called The Face.

Auditions for Boda Latina/Latin Wedding

Auditions

for this season's musical review,

Boda Latina/Latin Wedding (directed by Lourdes Ayala),

will be held at the UFT building in Manhattan (50 Broadway, 2nd fl) on

Monday and Tuesday, October 24th & 25th from 4-6PM.

Can you sing, dance or play a musical instrument? Bring your own music on CD or a piano-ready arrangement. Duos & trios are encouraged!

Performances will be December 1st & 2nd. For more information, contact Warren Wyss at wwyss@nyc.rr.com

Auditions for Original One Act Play Festival

Auditions for this season's Original One Act Play Festival will take place at the UFT building (50 Broadway, Manhattan) on Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 from 4-6 PM. Material for actors will be provided at the audition.

For more information, contact Milton Polsky @212.475.9546

Please note: Performance dates for the Original One Act Play Festival are still being decided.

Auditions for "An Evening with Williams & Wilder"

&

Audition for:

An Evening with Wilder and Williams

including two one-act plays:
Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen by Tennessee Williams
The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden by Thornton Wilder
and selected poems & monologues from these same authors

Tuesday, March 1st & Wednesday, March 2nd from 4-6PM
(Performances are Thursday, March 31st and Friday, April 1st)
UFT Building 50 Broadway 2nd floor

Sides will be provided at the audition. Bring your monologue and/or poem selections if you wish.
For more information, contact Milton Polsky 212.475.9546 or Cliff Ross 212.580.1368

It's Audition Time!

The UFT Players will be holding auditions for actors on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 19th & 20th from 4-6:30PM at the UFT building at 50 Broadway in Manhattan. Scripts will be provided.

Nine original short plays have been selected for inclusion in this year's One-Act Play Festival (staged reading dates are November 18th & 19th). More than 25 roles need to be cast. Male and female actors of varying ages and ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Auditioners must be active or retired members of the UFT.

For more information, contact Warren Wyss at wwyss@nyc.rr.com or Milton Polsky at polskyspen@aol.com