Curtain Call Theatre (Latham, NY) will be holding auditions for
“Good Night, Oscar”
By Doug Wright
Directed by Barbara Richards
Auditions (sides will be provided)
· Sunday, October 26th OR Monday, October 27th at 7pm.
Location
· Curtain Call Theatre – 1 Jeanne Jugan Lane, Latham, NY 12110
Rehearsals
· Rehearsals Begin March 29th, 2026
· Most rehearsals will be Sunday – Wednesday evenings (4-5 times per week)
Performances
· May 7th – May 24th, 2026
· Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 PM, & Sunday at 2:00 PM
· Saturday Matinee – 2:00pm – May 16th, 2026
The Show
Oscar Levant, 1950s character actor, amazing pianist and famous wit, was also an over-medicated, neurotic mess — a very difficult person but a brilliant talk show guest. This play describes one astonishing evening in 1958 on NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jack Parr”, where Oscar seems to have gone down in flames, bringing Parr, NBC and live television with him.
Available Roles –
BOB SARNOFF
The reigning president of NBC during television’s Golden Age. Expensively dressed and intense, 40s or 50s.
JACK PARR
Host of the hottest late-night talk-show on television, The Tonight Show. Clever, bright and also known as America’s smoothest talker, 30s or 40s.
JUNE LEVANT
Oscar’s wife, attractive and gracious under pressure; seemingly put-upon, but actually has a core of steel, mid 40s.
ALVIN FINNEY
A young medical orderly working in the mental ward at Mt. Sinai, with a droll sense of humor and serious ambition, 20s or 30s, African-American.
MAX WEINBAUM
Jack Parr’s new production assistant. A young man whose ingratiating enthusiasm is matched only by his comic ineptitude, 20s.
GEORGE GERSHWIN
One of the most celebrated composers in American popular music, charming and rakish, with a winning grin, late 30s.
The role of Oscar Levant has been cast.
For questions about the auditions, please contact Barbara Richards at maggiob87@gmail.com
For more information about the theatre and the rest of our season please visit our website at www.curtaincalltheatre.com or call 518-877-7529.