Festival by the Marsh is excited to announce our 2025 summer edition. This first of this
year’s mainstage shows will be “Whimsy State” or The Principality of Outer Baldonia, by
A.J. Demers, directed by Tolkien Merrigan. This play will run July 17 – 20, and rehearsal
will start in May. The second mainstage play will be “The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare (abridged)”, by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, directed by
Alphee Spurles. It will run July 23 – 27, and rehearsals will start in June.
Auditions for the two plays will be held April 16 th and 18 th from 7 pm to 9 pm, or by
appointment.
To audition:
- Contact sackvillefestival@gmail.com with your availability for the above dates.
Send is a theatre related resume if you have one, or we’ll send you a form to fill
out.
- Prepare a 2-minute monologue from a modern comedy. It doesn’t have to be
memorized, but know it as well as you can. - Get an audition time and show up!
Roles are open to any adult – and for more details about the plays and roles, see below.
ALSO – we’ll be looking for some crew members (stage managers, tech crew) – so if
you’re interested in that let us know too.
And questions can also be addressed to Ron at sackvillefestival@gmail.com
About the plays:
“Whimsy State” or The Principality of Outer Baldonia, by A.J. Demers
With a few drinks and some “Ayes!” three fishermen on a small island off the coast of
Nova Scotia declare independence from Canada: henceforth, they shall be known as
the Princes of the Principality of Outer Baldonia!
It’s 1948 when Russ, Elson, and Ron discover that the Canadian government plans to
open their Atlantic commercial fishing rights to the Spanish, posing an overcrowding
threat to business and wildlife. Russ, a vacationing American lawyer, has just purchased
Outer Bald Tusket Island for $750. With a newly erected stone lodge, plenty of fish, two
new friends, and just enough frustration about rules and regulations, Russ can do what
he pleases, including requesting official recognition from the United Nations for his
fledgling state and declaring war on the USSR.
Based on an absolutely true story, this hilarious play about friendship shows that when
ordinary people set out to do extraordinary things, the possibilities are endless.
Roles:
3 male, 1 female. All could be 20s-40s.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), by Adam Long, Daniel
Singer and Jess Winfield
An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays, The Complete Works of
William Shakespeare (abridged) was London’s longest-running comedy having clocked
a very palpable nine years in London’s West End at the Criterion Theatre! Join these
madcap men in tights as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s
Comedies, Histories and Tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and
helpless with laughter.
Warning! This show is a high-speed roller-coaster type condensation of all of
Shakespeare’s plays, and is not recommended for people with heart ailments, bladder
problems, inner-ear disorders, outer-ear disorders, Shakespearean scholars, degrees in
Elizabethan history and/or people inclined to motion sickness.
Roles:
3 actors, any age (adult) or gender – ABILITY TO PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
IS AN ASSET (but not an absolute requirement).