The Valley Players seek two actors and four production team members for its production of Lee Blessing’s celebrated play A Walk in the Woods. Auditions (March 24 & 26) and rehearsals will be at the Bangs Community Center (70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst MA) and the show will go up weekends June 20-29 at the First Church Amherst. Half of net ticket sales from this production will be donated to the Amherst-based Peace Development Fund.
Praised by New York Magazine as “a minor miracle,” by Time as “a work of passion and power,” and by Drama-Logue as both “a marvelous piece of theater” and “a great treatise on the nature of mankind,” A Walk in the Woods takes place in the 1980s and follows the evolution of the personal and professional relationship between two nuclear disarmament negotiators—a Russian and an American—who meet at a bench in the woods outside Geneva over the course of a year. Blessing’s drama is a witty, moving, tightly scripted exploration of conflict and coexistence, dialogue and diplomacy, and the critical role that reaching out and building personal relationships plays on the path to peace.
Auditions slots must be booked in advance through www.valleyplayers.org. No preparation or prior performance experience is required. All auditioners will read from excerpts from the script. No specific prior experience or commitment to Valley Players is required to audition or be cast. Valley Players is seeking one person (any gender) age 30s-50s and one person (any gender) age 50s-70s and able to perform a Russian accent.
For the production team, the Valley Players is seeking a stage manager, house manager, lighting designer, and costume designer. More information about these positions is available at valleyplayers.org. Individuals interested in serving in one of these roles should email info@valleyplayers.org with a brief description or resume indicating their relevant experience. The Valley Players is an entirely volunteer-run nonprofit group with a mission to enrich the quality of life in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts by producing nimble, meaningful, and accessible community theater. All contributions are tax-deductible and go fully to support the organization’s mission and programming. Anyone who wants to donate or become a business sponsor, or find more information about the group, can visit valleyplayers.org