AUDITIONS FOR
Cocktails, Canapes, and Comedy 2026
UNNECESSARY FARCE by Paul Slade Smith

AUDITIONS
Wednesday, November 18 and Thursday, November 19, at 7:00pm at Trinity Church, 103 N Warren St Northport.

PERFORMANCES
February 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at Willowbrook Mill in Northport
Actors will receive a stipend of $599 following the final performance.

Director Joe Thatcher Assistant Director/Stage Manager Laura Kalchik

Synopsis: Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go. In a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while in the room next door, two undercover cops wait to catch the meeting on videotape. But there's some confusion as to who's in which room, who's being videotaped, who's taken the money, who's hired a hit man, and why the accountant keeps taking off her clothes. This is a really fun show with a lot of physical comedy and fast-paced action switching back and forth between the two hotel rooms.

Cast (4M, 3F, ages 18+)
Eric Sheridan: a police officer. Bookish, even-keeled but out of his element when called on to express his feelings to a woman, lie to his boss, disguise himself, and stand up to an armed mobster—while not wearing any pants.

Billie Dwyer: a police officer, Eric’s partner. Excitable, unthreatening, lacking every skill necessary for police work. As eager to succeed as she seems destined to fail.

Karen Brown: an accountant, has always taken pride in her accountant-like, professional demeanor—until this morning, when she suddenly cannot keep herself under control. 

Mayor Meekly: an Innocent. Affable, gentle, not too quick on the pick-up but a sweet, sweet soul.

Agent Frank: Head of security at Town Hall, and frankly the wrong man for the job. Though he tries to project an image of toughness and competence, he’s afraid of his own shadow.

Todd: Speaks with a Scottish accent. A hit man, professional, smooth, quiet, and perceptive—until he gets angry; the angrier he becomes, the thicker his accent gets, until he is basically unintelligible.

Mary Meekly: The Mayor’s wife. Unfailingly sweet, she seems in every way the perfect match for her husband.