Auditions for Upcoming Productions

Center Stage at the Southampton Cultural Center will hold open auditions for performances of Jerry Sterner’s Off-Broadway hit, Other People’s Money (the ultimate seduction) on Sunday, October 24 at 5:00 PM in Southampton Cultural Center’s Levitas Center. Auditions begin promptly at these times. Late arrivals
will be seen at the discretion of the director.

Performances will begin on January 21, 2011 and run through February 6, 2011. Michael Disher directs.

Other People’s Money is a darkly humorous cautionary tale involving a Wall Street corporate raider and his attempt to acquire the 81-year-old New England Wire & Cable Company. He finds himself in the fight of his life against the tenacious company chief executive, an unpredictable assistant and an attractive New York attorney who takes the attempted business conquest personally.

Lawrence Garfinkle, a.k.a. “Larry the Liquidator,” is always looking for the next big score, puts his sights on New England Wire and Cable, a publicly traded company that is run by Andrew “Jorgy” Jorgenson, a major employer in a small Rhode Island town.

Trying to stave off the hostile takeover, Jorgy hires Kate, a young and very beautiful lawyer. Before long, Larry becomes involved in a complicated game of cat-and-mouse in which he and Kate each struggle to maintain the upper hand. The unscrupulous Larry manages to manipulate, match wits and wiles and uncover the true intentions of his opponents. As he closes in on his goal, Larry must decide which he lusts after more - money or Kate.

Roles include:

William Coles (mid 40s) – attractive, polished, President of New England Wire and Cable

Andrew Jorgenson (late 60s) – stubborn, altruistic, Chairman of New England Wire and Cable

Bea Sullivan (early 60s) – attractive, dedicated, longtime assistant and companion of Andrew Jorgenson

Lawrence “Larry the Liquidator” Garfinkle (40s-50s) – ill-mannered, elegant, cunning, New York “takeover artist”

Kate Sullivan (mid 30s) – Bea’s possessive daughter, attractive, savvy, Wall Street attorney

Winner of the Outer Critics Circle Best Off-Broadway Play of 1989

“The best play I’ve run across all season. It would stand out in any year.” –
Douglas Watt, Daily News

“Funny, serious, suspenseful, involving, disturbing and above all expertly crafted…Epic grandeur and intimate titillation combined. It is the most stimulating kind of entertainment.” – John Simon, New York Magazine