Off Stage announces play auditions

Van Wert independent/Off Stage Productions info

Off Stage Productions is gearing up for its annual spring show, which will begin April 8.  Open auditions will be held February 13-14 at 7 p.m. at Dave’s Quality Cleaners on East Main Street in Van Wert. Scripts for the farce comedy Lie, Cheat, and Genuflect can be picked up at Premier Financial, 211 S. Walnut St., or by calling the Premier Financial office at 419.238.4466.

The story follows the Buckle brothers, Billy and Tom, who are in big trouble: Tom’s infallible eye for slow horses has drained away all of Billy’s savings and he has borrowed from loan shark Pizza Face Petrillo, who now wants his money back or else! There’s plenty of money in grandfather Buckle’s will, but these two black sheep are pretty sure they’ll never see any of that.

What else to do but dress Billy up as a nun and have him pose as their cousin who is to inherit the entire fortune? Involve a stuffy young lawyer, a hard drinking, man-hungry housekeeper and a trio of beautiful young women, and you have the recipe for a laugh packed farce of twists, turns, puns and pratfalls as Tom strives mightily to compensate for Billy’s “habitual” errors.

Off Stage Productions is a non-profit organization that strives to provide a quality dinner theatre experience for the community.  The theatre company relies on the support of many volunteers.  Volunteers are needed for every aspect of the show, including but not limited to casting.

This shows calls for a cast of four males and four females.  All ages and experience levels are invited to audition.  No prior experience is required.