Grey Gardens the musical to hit Hayward, CA

Auditions are next month, and the performances are in September!

From bayareatheatrebums, by George Ledo, on April 16, 2012

Auditions for "Grey Gardens" at the Morrisson Theatre

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre is happy to announce auditions for "Grey Gardens" by Doug Wright, Scott Frankel, and Michael Korie. This is the 2006 Broadway musical based on the 1975 documentary film of the same name by the Maysles brothers, which tells the story of the Beales—mother Edith (Big Edie) and daughter Edie (Little Edie)—who were aunt and cousin, respectively, to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.

The auditions will be on Saturday, May 5, 2012, from 12:00noon to 4:00pm, and on Sunday, May 6, 2012, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

The performance dates are September 6 thru September 30, 2012.

The auditions are by appointment only. Please schedule your audition by contacting director Michael Ryken at shufloff@att.net.

Please prepare one Broadway song, not from the show, scored in your key. An accompanist will be provided. Actresses auditioning for Edith/Little Edie are recommended to prepare two songs. Callbacks will be held on Monday, May 14 at 7:00pm. All performers need to be strong solo singers as well as capable of maintaining complex harmonies in an ensemble.

For additional information on the show, character descriptions, vocal ranges, and more, please visit our Upcoming Auditions page at www.dmtonline.org.

Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 N. Third St., Hayward, CA.

Recent images of Grey Gardens

Reader Brian sent in a couple of recent photos of Grey Gardens. I must agree with him about the house. Personally, this raccoon is quite a fan of what Edie referred to as "the overgrown Louisiana bayou look" as well!
The house was reshingled within the past few years. I'm pleased to see that the shingles have weathered a bit!

Obviously Spring hasn't really arrived out there...notice the gorgeous sparse tree to the left of the front porch! The house kind of had the old look to it as even the adirondack chairs were not in place. Actually it looked as though Little Edie would pop out at any minute as she would have spied us from an upstairs window with her binoculars.

What a magical place. I really felt transported back into time. The house really is a character.