AUDITIONS: STONEY BROOK 11/1/25

OPEN STAGE AUDITION NOTICE

STONEY BROOK or the Unauthorized, Unhinged, and Unfiltered Reunion of Our Favorite Babysitters, Who Are Now Forty-Something, Never Recovered from the ’90s, and Might Burn the Neighborhood Down

a new play by Rachel Landon

directed by Karen Ruch

stage managed by Brianna Dow

AUDITIONS  Saturday, November 1, 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Open Stage – 25 N Court Street, Downtown Harrisburg To express interest: casting@openstagehbg.com

SEEKING: female-identifying comedic actors in their 40s (or playing age 40s) for an exciting new parody production. Actors should bring a strong sense of comic timing, emotional nuance, and the ability to balance absurdity with truth. Cold readings from the script will be provided at the audition. Please plan to arrive early to sign in.

Honorarium paid. Rehearsals begin January 3, 2026. Performances run February 7 – March 7, 2026. All rehearsals and performances take place in downtown Harrisburg.

ABOUT THE PLAY: Thanksgiving, 2016. The girls are back—but it’s not all hugs and Harvest Mix. One of their own has died, and the surviving members of the most iconic babysitting crew of the ’90s must confront the secrets, grudges, and emotional baggage they’ve been carrying since middle school. Part chaotic sleepover, part emotional showdown, Stoney Brook is a hilarious and heartfelt send-up of a generation raised on juice boxes and junior novels. With echoes of Puffs, Who's Holiday!, and Dog Sees God, this razor-sharp parody explores fractured friendships, queer awakenings, political divides, and the weird magic of finding your way back to the people who knew you before you knew yourself. They’re not babysitting anymore. But someone still has to clean up the mess.