Direct for Us
Call for Director Proposals
We have extended our deadline until Thursday, November 21st, 2024!
The Vokes Play Committee is pleased to share the plays and musicals being considered for our 2025-2026 season. This year, we also welcome directors to pitch a specific show they’d like to direct on the Vokes stage. Those interested in directing one (or more) of these shows, or a selection of their own, at Vokes should follow the process below.
Proposal and Selection Process
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All directors must complete the Director Proposal Form by Thursday, November 21st, 2024, 11:59 p.m. EDT. Separate forms must be submitted for each play you are interested in. Completed forms should be emailed to the Vokes Play Committee at vokesprc1@gmail.com.
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If you decide you’d like to submit a show not featured on our list below, please plan to submit a copy of the script or libretto with your application.
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The Vokes Play Committee will review all submissions and invite selected directors to present their proposal and interview in December 2024 and January 2025. Interviews can be held either in person at Vokes Theater in Wayland, Massachusetts, or virtually via Zoom.
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All directors will be notified of the Vokes Play Committee’s decision by early February 2025. The approved season will be publicly announced shortly thereafter via the Vokes Players website, Facebook, and electronic newsletter.
Titles Under Consideration
Our season comprises four productions: one musical and three plays. The titles being considered for the 2025–2026 season are:
Musicals
9-5 The Musical - Parton/Resnick
City of Angels - Coleman/Zippel/Gelbart
Falsettos - Lapine/Finn
Jane Eyre - Gordon/Caird
Jesus Christ Superstar - Webber
Plays
222: A Ghost Play - Robins
All My Sons - Miller
Bernhardt/Hamlet - Rebeck
Copenhagen - Frayn
For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday - Ruhl
Holmes and Watson - Hatcher
Ladies of the Camellias - Groag
Miss Holmes - Walsh
Over the River and Through the Woods - DiPietro
Pride and Prejudice - Hamill
Reckless - Lucas
Red Herring - Hollinger
The Illusion - Kushner
The Lifespan of a Fact - Fingal/D’Agata
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike - Durang
Waiting for the Parade - Murrell
With gratitude,
The 2025–2026 Vokes Play Committee:
Katie Swimm, Robert Zawistowski, Dee Swan, John Minigan, Christina Petrillo, Marc Capizzi, Karen Burum