Performances are located in the back of the Old Stone House in the brand new courtyard with state of the art soft Astroturf. Please feel free to bring a picnic or buy from our delicious concession stands.
2010 Auditions
Piper Theatre Productions is now accepting headshots and resumes for both 2010 mainstage productions. Piper produces free outdoor productions at Washington Park in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Piper works with an Equity Showcase contract. Every actor receives an honorarium of $250.00
The Nocturnes
by John Connelly
Directed by Nigel Williams
The world premiere of New York Times Best selling mystery writer’s book of short ghostly stories. Direct is looking for 4 adult men (mid 20’s – mid 40’s) and 4 adult women (mid 20’s – mid 40’s). Actors should be athletic, comfortable with devising an original piece of theatre, and comfortable with physically lifting each other. Actors with strong movement skills encouraged. Nocturnes performs July 10–25 and rehearses DAYS and weekends starting June 13 during the day.
The Book of Liz
by Amy and David Sedaris
Directed by David A. Miller
Director looking for 6–8 comedic high energy actors to play a variety of characters including Reverant Tollhouse, Sister Elizabeth Dunderstock, Brother Brightbee, and Sister Constance. All actors play multiple comic characters that range in age from early 30s to 50s. The Book of Liz performs July 10-25, rehearses evenings and weekends starting June 13.
All ethnicities encouraged to audition.
Piper is also seeking actors who can teach special classes to our workshop students (aged 11-16) on voice, movement, improvisation, theatre sports, stage combat, and clowning. Piper teachers work Mon-Fri / July 5-30 / 1:00-2:30 / 15 students per class and receive an honorarium of $1200.
Auditions begin on Friday, April 30.
To schedule an audition appointment, please send resume/headshot to:
John P. McEneny, Artistic Director
Piper Theatre Productions
PO Box 150613
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Or email interest in Book of Liz to bookofliz@gmail.com
Or email interest in Nocturnes to john@pipertheatre.org
Emerging artist programs
The Living Series 2010: Making a Living
a one act festival for emerging writers
| Thursday | June 18 at 7 pm |
| Friday | June 19 at 7 pm |
| Saturday | June 20 at 7 pm |
at BAX/Brooklyn Arts Collective in Park Slope, Brooklyn
421 Fifth Avenue
re:Definition
original theatrical production devised and performed
by Nikkole Salter and Glenn Gordan
| Saturday | June 26 at 8 pm |
at the Old Stone House
Professional outdoor productions
The Nocturnes
A chilling evening of thrills and mystery.
Inspired by the book of ghostly tales by John Connelly.
Directed by Nigel Williams
| Thursday | July 8 at 8:30 pm |
| Friday | July 9 at 8:30 pm |
| Thursday | July 15 at 8:30 pm |
| Friday | July 16 at 8:30 pm |
| Wednesday | July 21 at 8:30 pm |
| Thursday | July 22 at 8:30 pm |
The Book of Liz
by Amy and David Sedaris
Directed by David A. Miller
Sister Elizabeth Donderstock despite a liftime burden of heavy perspiration, must leave the comforts of her rigid Amisheque home of Squeemish and take a journey outside to an Oz like world of Ukrainian refugees with cockney accents, gay recovering alcoholic waiters, and employment at Pilgrim themed restaurants. The "Talent Family" supplies another distaft and hilarious comedy.
| Saturday | July 10 at 8:00 pm |
| Sunday | July 11 at 8:00 pm |
| Saturday | July 17 at 8:00 pm |
| Sunday | July 18 at 8:00 pm |
| Saturday | July 24 at 8:00 pm |
| Sunday | July 25 at 8:00 pm |
All performances of The Nocturnes and The Book of Liz are presented free to the general public.
A contribution of ten dollars per family is encouraged.
youth Productions
| July 16 | 9:30 am | The Starlings/As You Like It | |
| July 27 | 8 pm | Little Shop of Horrors | |
| July 28 | 6 pm | Writers’ Celebration | |
| 8:30 pm | Piper Film Festival | ||
| July 29 | 6 pm | Peer Gynt | |
| 8 pm | The Taming of the Shrew | ||
| July 30 | 9:30 am | The Starlings/Taming of the Shrew | |
| 6 pm | Giver | ||
| 8 pm | The Witch’s Children | ||
| (Performances are held outdoors at the Old Stone House.) | |||
| July 31 | Extravaganza at the Lyceum Theatre on 4th Avenue! | ||
| 12 pm | Witch’s Children | ||
| 2 pm | The Giver | ||
| 4 pm | Peer Gynt | ||
| 6 pm | Taming of the Shrew | ||
| 8 pm | Little Shop of Horrors | ||
