Theatre Charleston Troupe’s Primetime Players are holding auditions for their upcoming production of “The Star Spangled Girl” by Neil Simon. The event will feature a staged reading in the style of a radio play, specifically for senior actors age 40 and older, according to the troupe.
Auditions are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, and 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19. They will take place at TCT-Off Broadway, located at 213 East Franklin Street behind the arena, the troupe said.
Director Debby Gibbs can be reached by email at gibbsdr@bellsouth.net with questions. The play is a 1966 comedy centered on a love triangle involving two liberal magazine publishers and a Southern former Olympic swimmer who moves next door. The plot explores the characters’ romantic entanglements and the struggles of maintaining their political magazine, Fallout.
Characters include Andy, a liberal publisher; Norman, his partner obsessed with Sophie; and Sophie Rauschmeyer, the former Olympic swimmer and new neighbor.
