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Home Welcome About Northside Northside News Current Production 12-13 34th Season Ticket Information Donate Reviews Map Employment Links/Resources back to top of page	2013 - 2014 35th Anniversary Season NEXT AUDITIONS Auditions: Monday, August 19th 6:30 - 8:30pm Callbacks: Tuesday, August 20th 6:30 - 8:30pm Needed: 1 Women age 45-55 @ 3 Men ages 30-50 Phone (408) 288-7820 to make an audition appointment. Office hours: Tuesday-Friday 1-5 pm TRUE WEST A comedy by Sam Shepard This American classic explores alternatives that spring from the demented terrain of the California landscape. Sons of a desert dwelling alcoholic and a suburban wanderer clash over a film script. Austin, the achiever, is working on a script he has sold to producer Sal Kimmer when Lee, a demented petty thief, drops in. He pitches his own idea for a movie to Kimmer, who then wants Austin to junk his bleak, modern love story and write Lee’s trashy Western tale Shepard’s winning genius is the ability to make you think you’re watching one thing while at the same time he’s presenting another." S.F. Chronicle. "Shepard’s masterwork." N.Y. Post. Directed by Richard T. Orlando Performances: Oct 10 - Nov 3, 2013 Rehearsals: Mon-Fri from 6:45-9:30 pm starting Monday, September 2, 2013 NON-AEA. $200 STIPEND. All performances, auditions and rehearsals take place at: Olinder Theatre, 848 East William Street, San Jose, CA 95116 Special arrangements for auditioning can be made. Don't let missing audition dates keep you from auditioning. Call and ask. Additional Audition Information Northside Theatre Company holds open auditions for each of its productions. Auditions are held by the production's director and managed by the Northside staff. Audition times are 6:30-9:30 pm. Non-Equity actors receive a $200.00 stipend for performing. All auditions, rehearsals and performances are held at the Olinder Theatre, 848 E. William Street, in the downtown area of San Jose. (near San Jose State University, cross streets: 18th & William.) To Audition you must: 1. Phone in at (408)288-7820 and reserve an audition time. 2. Prepare 2 contrasting monologues. No more than 3 minutes total! Callbacks are decided by the director and actors are notified usually at their audition. So, keep the Wednesday of auditions week open. click here for all 2013-2014 Shows/Performances and dates Main stage Rehearsals are generally 6:45 pm until 9:00 or 9:30 pm, Monday through Friday, with some weekend rehearsals as needed. Performances are Thursday, Friday & Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 3 PM, for four weekends. Mandatory pick-up rehearsals are held (if needed) on Wednesday evenings. Each production has a 5 week rehearsal period. Note sessions can be called by the director during the run of the show. These sessions happen after the next performance, And are designed to maintain quality during the run of the show; Olinder Theatre, 848 East William Street, San Jose CA 95116 (408) 288-7820 northside8@hotmail.com

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2013 - 2014 35th Anniversary Season

NEXT AUDITIONS

Auditions: Monday, August 19th 6:30 - 8:30pm
Callbacks: Tuesday, August 20th 6:30 - 8:30pm

Needed: 1 Women age 45-55 @ 3 Men ages 30-50

Phone (408) 288-7820 to make an audition appointment.

Office hours: Tuesday-Friday 1-5 pm

TRUE WEST

A comedy by Sam Shepard

This American classic explores alternatives that spring from the demented terrain of the California landscape. Sons of a desert dwelling alcoholic and a suburban wanderer clash over a film script. Austin, the achiever, is working on a script he has sold to producer Sal Kimmer when Lee, a demented petty thief, drops in. He pitches his own idea for a movie to Kimmer, who then wants Austin to junk his bleak, modern love story and write Lee’s trashy Western tale Shepard’s winning genius is the ability to make you think you’re watching one thing while at the same time he’s presenting another." S.F. Chronicle. "Shepard’s masterwork." N.Y. Post.

Directed by Richard T. Orlando

Performances: Oct 10 - Nov 3, 2013

Rehearsals: Mon-Fri from 6:45-9:30 pm starting Monday, September 2, 2013

NON-AEA. $200 STIPEND.

All performances, auditions and rehearsals take place at:

Olinder Theatre, 848 East William Street, San Jose, CA 95116

Special arrangements for auditioning can be made. Don't let missing audition dates keep you from auditioning. Call and ask.

Additional Audition Information

Northside Theatre Company holds open auditions for each of its productions. Auditions are held by the production's director and managed by the Northside staff. Audition times are 6:30-9:30 pm.

Non-Equity actors receive a $200.00 stipend for performing.

All auditions, rehearsals and performances are held at the Olinder Theatre, 848 E. William Street, in the downtown area of San Jose. (near San Jose State University, cross streets: 18th & William.)

To Audition you must:
1. Phone in at (408)288-7820 and reserve an audition time.
2. Prepare 2 contrasting monologues. No more than 3 minutes total!

Callbacks are decided by the director and actors are notified usually at their audition. So, keep the Wednesday of auditions week open.

click here for all 2013-2014 Shows/Performances and dates

Main stage Rehearsals are generally 6:45 pm until 9:00 or 9:30 pm, Monday through Friday, with some weekend rehearsals as needed. Performances are Thursday, Friday & Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 3 PM, for four weekends. Mandatory pick-up rehearsals are held (if needed) on Wednesday evenings. Each production has a 5 week rehearsal period. Note sessions can be called by the director during the run of the show. These sessions happen after the next performance, And are designed to maintain quality during the run of the show;

Olinder Theatre, 848 East William Street, San Jose CA 95116

(408) 288-7820 northside8@hotmail.com