Auditions -
by Claudia Haas:
Presented through special arrangement with: YouthPLAYS
Directed by: Kristin Krause
Produced by: Beth Eslick
Audition Dates & Times:
Virtual Auditions, all audition videos must be submitted by May 22, 2026 at 9pm.
Performances:
July 24, 2026 at 7pm
Audition Requirements:
Please pick no more than 2 characters to submit for. Record a video of you reading the side # that corresponds to the character you are wanting to audition for. If you don’t have a specific character choice, then please submit side 1 as Aesop for male and side 2 for Rain for female. If possible have someone off camera read the other characters, if not pause a beat for them. Once you have your video, please fill out the form. There is a place to upload your video or add a URL (YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc).
This is a youth staged reading. Everyone who performs in the show must be 18 or younger. Recommended for 8+
Audition form: Please fill this out once you have your video ready. Click Here
Rehearsal Schedule:
• 5/28 5pm-7pm – In person meet up (TBD where): Get scripts, go over the staged reading concept and do a read through.
• 6/10 7pm-9pm – Zoom
• 6/18 7pm-9pm – Zoom
• 6/30 7pm-9pm – Zoom
• 7/9 7pm-9pm – Zoom
• 7/19 12pm-3pm – in person at the theatre. Quick mic set, then run through on stage.
For more information:
Contact Beth Eslick at betheslick51@gmail.com
Show Synopsis
CPYT Stories Presents… a youth staged reading of Aesop and George.
Aesop–now a mere shadow of himself–wanders the world looking to see if his stories have made an impact over the centuries. When he takes refuge in an abandoned theater during a thunderstorm, he encounters George the ghost and his echoes, all that remain of the building’s past performances. As the ghost and the storyteller square off, stories fly back and forth: Aesop’s tales come thoughtfully with just a touch of silly, and George delivers his side of the argument with all the razzmatazz of show biz.
But what is the value of a story? Is it there to entertain? To educate? Can it do both?
Character Descriptions
AESOP (m), a shadow of himself, the old storyteller; timeless. SIDE 1
GEORGE (m), a theater ghost—really just an echo—rooted to a decaying theater and looking for escape. SIDE 1
JULIET (f), an echo created from the presentation of Romeo and Juliet at the theater. SIDE 5
SCROOGE (m), an echo created from the showing of A Christmas Carol at the theater. SIDE 5
SNOW WHITE (f), an echo created from a presentation of Snow White. SIDE 5
GENE (m or f), an echo created from a crazed producer. SIDE 8
SAM (m or f), an echo created from a harried playwright. SIDE 8
LOU (m or f), an echo created from a director “with vision.” SIDE 5
BOBBI (f), an echo created from a chorus line. SIDE 8
LIZ (f), an echo created from a diva. SIDE 8
RAIN (m or f), an emotional raindrop. SIDE 2
CLOUD (m or f), an airy cloud. SIDE 3
LAKE (m), a stuck-up, large body of water. SIDE 4
ERIC (m), an affable young man. SIDE 4
ELLA (f), an impossibly sweet young woman—who has a goat! SIDE 2
MICHELLE (f), a charming young woman who owns a flower shop. SIDE 7
MARIA (f), The Philosopher’s Daughter—very smart, very haughty. SIDE 6
GERTRUDE (f), a cunning, very protective mother of Michelle. SIDE 10
GAEA (f), a very wise mother with many children. SIDE 9
LEAH (f), Gaea’s eldest—all the children would rather play than work. SIDE 2
LORENZO (m), Gaea’s second child. SIDE 4
LOWRY (m or f), Gaea’s third child. SIDE 3
LARK (m or f), Gaea’s fourth child. SIDE 6
LYON (m or f), Gaea’s fifth child—the “baby.” SIDE 3
The following characters will be multi cast:
• Rain/Ella/Leah
• Cloud/Lowry
• Lake/Eric/Lorenzo
• Gertrude/Gaea
• Maria/Lark
All roles are open to anyone regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, class, caste, religion, belief, sex, gender, language, sexual orientation or gender identity. All positions at Conejo Players Theatre are volunteer. We are a non-union theatre. No pay will be given.