And so begins the countdown to opening night of Fools, our first show of our 57th season. The cast has been hard at working shaping their characters, learning their lines, and nailing the blocking. The crew has joined in over the last couple of weeks brining the set to life, plotting the lights, and finding the perfect music selections to bring it all together.
As any actor or technician will tell you, this is the hardest week of any show as all the pieces come together. Often it’s longer rehearsal nights, but, you, the audience, get to come and enjoy every bit of their hard work.
Fools opens Friday, October 2nd and runs for two weekends. Get your tickets here, or by clicking the ticket stub picture on our homepage! (This will open the ticket site into a new tab for you!)
Thank you to everyone who came out to audition, below is the cast and crew for Fools. Stay tuned to our website and social media for rehearsal photos, ticket link, and more!
The Cast List (in order of appearance):
Character Name
Actor Name
Leon Tolchinsky
Nate Press
Snetsky (the Shepherd)
Tyler Peters
Magistrate
Bill Kaiser
Slovitch (the Butcher)
Kate Carpenter
Mishkin (the Postman)
Paul Pfannenstiel
Yencha (the Vendor)
Ash Mulholland
Dr. Zubritsky
Karl Miller
Lenya Zubritsky
Donna McMaster
Sophia Zubritsky
Alexandra Smith
Gregor Yousekevitch
Ben Kennedy
The Production Team:
Production Team
Team Member
Director
Robert Zimmerman
Production Coordinator
Mary Beth Topf
Stage Manager
Melissa Bekkers
Set Designer
Robert Zimmerman
Set Construction
Tom Pluskota
Lighting Designer
Mike VanDresser
Sound Designer
Scott Fudali
Costume Designer
Shawn Anderson
Props Master
Pat Kerhin
Lighting/Sound Technician
Pat Kaiser
Box Office
Mike Jablonski
Front of House
Ray Nazer
PR/Marketing
Sophia Bernhardt
Percussion Specialist
Ken Marchand
The Cliff Notes: Fools is a romantic, comic fable set in the 19th century village of Kulyenchikov. The tale follows a schoolteacher, who arrives to tutor the town doctor’s daughter. He quickly learns that the town is under a 200-year-old curse that makes everyone chronically stupid!
For any additional show questions, feel free to drop us a note at info@westallisplayers.org. See you at the show!
for West Allis Players’ production of: Fools by Neil Simon Directed by: Robert Zimmerman
Audition Dates: August 17 & 18, 6:30 pm West Milwaukee Intermediate School 5104 Greenfield Ave. (51st and Greenfield) (Take National Ave. east to 52nd Street. Turn right. Parking lot is on the left a few hundred feed down 52nd Street. Enter doors off the circle drive/north parking lot and follow building signage to the auditorium.)
Looking for 10 actors.
We are looking for energetic actors who want to have fun while delving into Fools which is one of Neil Simon’s well known comedies. It is a romantic, comic fable set in the 19th century village of Kulyenchikov. The tale follows a schoolteacher, who arrives to tutor the town doctor’s daughter. He quickly learns that the town is under a 200-year-old curse that makes everyone chronically stupid!
We welcome performers of all backgrounds to audition.
We hope to see you there! Preregistration is not needed! Photos may be taken during auditions.
Auditions will consist of reading from the script. The audition form can be found here.
Show Synopsis: A romantic, comic fable set in the 19th century village of Kulyenchikov. The tale follows a schoolteacher, who arrives to tutor the town doctor’s daughter. He quickly learns that the town is under a 200-year-old curse that makes everyone chronically stupid!
Important Dates
Sept 28 thru Oct 1 – Tech week. NO CONFLICTS ALLOWED October 2, 3,9,10 @ 7:30 PM, October 4, 11 @ 2:00 PM – Performances October 12 – Strike
Not everyone will always be called for rehearsal every night
Character Descriptions
Leon Tolchinsky: (Male; Mid 20’s to Mid 30’s) An ambitious young school teacher, newly arrived in the Village of Kulyenchikov. He’s been hired to educate the village doctor’s daughter, Sophia.
Snetsky: (Non-gender specific; 20’s to 60’s) An unintelligent shepherd
Magistrate: (Non-gender specific; 40’s plus) The unwise village judge
Slovitch: (Non-gender specific; 20’s to 50’s) An idiotic butcher
Mishkin: (Male; 20’s to 60’s) A foolish postman
Yenchna: (Female; 20’s to 60’s) A ridiculous woman, a seller of goods
Zubritsky: (Male; 40’s to 60’s) The dimwitted village doctor
Lenya Zubritsky: (Female; 40’s to 60’s) The doctor’s equally dimwitted wife
Sophia Zubritsky: (Female; 20’s to mid 30’s) The doctor’s beautiful young daughter, who is so stupid she just recently learned to sit down
Count Gregor Yousekevitch: (Male; 40’s plus) Ancestor of the man who cast the curse of stupidity on the Village of Kulyenchikov. Last in the line of Yousekevitches.
