Auditions for "Bitsy, Boots... and Ida"

Just got this note from my pal Jon Joy about auditions coming up for his next show:

First Church Dinner Theatre is now casting my new full length comedy - Bitsy, Boots...and Ida.

Auditions will be held Sunday, Jan. 4 at noon and Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 6:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Huntington. There are roles available for four women and two men. Rehearsals will start mid-January and the show will be performed Friday and Saturday, February 13 & 14.

FCDT began its annual dinner theatre celebration in 1991. Through the years, they have used the event to raise over $30,000 to support community projects and to aid in national and international relief efforts. This will be the 17th play that FCDT (headed up by Jane and Jerry Morse) have presented to Tri-State audiences.

It is my second consecutive year working with them. Last year, they produced Bitsy and Boots in February and we had a great response. I've been working on the sequel for a few months now and I will be finishing it up just in time for rehearsals to begin.

For more info on the organization and the original play, click on the Herald-Dispatch link to this story from last February. http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life/x1596894020

The sequel revolves around the same set of characters with one new addition. Ida is a relative of Bitsy and Boots who has overstayed her welcome on a recent visit and whose presence threatens to interrupt the wedding of Tommy and Katherine.