Auditions are held at the Little Theatre, 726 Third Avenue, New Smyrna Beach. Copies of all scripts (except the musical) may be read at the Reference Desk at the New Smyrna Beach Library. Auditions are open and no experience is necessary. All auditions are at 7 p.m. Performances are at 8 p.m. except Sunday performances are at 2 p.m.


'Pajama Game'
based on a book by George Abbott & Richard Bissell
Music & Lyrics by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
Auditions: Sunday, Jan. 8 & Monday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m.
Performances: Feb. 24, 25 & 26 and March 1, 2, 3 & 4, 8, 9, 10 & 11 (11 performances)
Director: John Stenko

The Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel "7½ Cents" by George Abbot and Richard Bissell. It features a score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story deals with labor troubles in a pajama factory, where worker demands for a seven-and-a-half cents raise are going unheeded. In the midst of this ordeal, love blossoms between Babe, the grievance committee head, and Sid, the new factory superintendent.

The original Broadway production opened on May 13, 1954, and ran for 1,063 performances. It was revived in 1973, and again in 2006 by The Roundabout Theatre Company. The original production won a Tony for Best Musical, and the 2006 Broadway revival won a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. The music includes "Hey, There," "Steam Heat," "Hernando's Hideaway," "There Once Was a Man," and 20 other Adler and Ross classic tunes from the original production.

Characters: 18-20 in cast - mostly women (all ages)

Babe: Feisty Union Grievance Committee leader, falls in love with Sid
Sid: Factory superintendent who falls in love with Babe
Prez: Union President, a skirt chaser, despite being married
Hasler: Strict head of the pajama factory who keeps a secret
Gladys: Hasler's attractive, quick-witted secretary, who dates Hines and is chased by Prez
Mabel: Mother hen of the factory and Sid's secretary
Charley: Factory worker and handyman
Hines: Factory timekeeper, thinks Gladys flirts too much, is always jealous
Joe: A factory worker and Prez's right-hand man
Mae: Loud-mouthed Grievance Committee member, accepts Prez's advances, much to his surprise
Pop: Babe's kind and agreeable father
Poopsie: A factory girl and union activist
Max: A salesman
Brenda: Member of the Grievance Committee
Virginia: Factory girl and union activist
Gus: Unhappy factory helper who Sid shoves
Other Factory Workers

Auditions are open to the public, and stage experience is not necessary. Readings will be from the script and a copy is available at the reference desk at the New Smyrna Beach library. For add'l information contact the LT office at 386-423-1246 or e-mail info@NsbPlayers.org.