GCP is the oldest community theater in the State of Florida, having been in continuous production since 1927. Each year our season consists of six shows - usually three musicals and three "straight" shows, either dramas or comedies.

• Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry, Sept. 5-21, 2003. Auditions July 14 at 6:30 p.m. and July 15 at 7 p.m. Directed by Jennie Stringfellow.
• Anne of Green Gables (a musical). By Donald Harron and Norman Campbell, Oct. 31 - Nov. 22, 2003. Auditions Aug. 24 and 25 at 7 p.m. Directed by Rhonda Wilson
• Guys and Dolls, a musical by Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling and Frank Loessor, Jan. 16 - Feb. 7, 2004. Auditions Nov. 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. Directed by Pat Thompson
• To Gillian on her 37th Birthday by Michael Brady, March 19 - April 4, 2004. Auditions Jan. 26 and 27 at 7 p.m. Directed by Donna Gilles and Rich Mach
• The Man who Came to Dinner by Moss Hart and George Kaufman, May 7 - 23, 2004. Auditions March 21 and 22 at 7 p.m. Directed by Bob Garrigues
• Bye Bye Birdie, a musical by Michael Stewart, Charles Stroud and Lee Adam, July 2 - 24, 2004. Auditions April 4 and 5 at 7 p.m. Directed by Ted Lewis.

Click here for an artist's rendering of our new theater. We're plannig to move ahead with construction at the end of the 2003-2004 season -- with or without help from the state.

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Audition Information: If you would think you would like to try your hand at acting, we would love for you to come out. You do not need any experience, just the desire to perform. In general, you do not need to prepare anything to audition for a regular play, you will be asked to do what we call "cold readings." This means you will be given a bit of script and asked to act out the scene with a few other people as best you can. On occasion, some directors will ask that you come with a prepared monologue, check here or in Scene Magazine in the Gainesville Sun for the audition announcement. For musicals, it's a bit different in that you are asked to come to the audition prepared to sing 16 measures of a song of your choosing. A piano player will be available to accompany you. Occasionally, for some musicals there also is a dance audition. But again, you do not need to be an accomplished dancer (at least for chorus roles), our choreographers can work wonders.

Plus don't forget there are more ways to be involved than acting. We need stage crew, costume designers, set builders and ushers. If you are a musician we would particularly love to hear from you. We are always looking for volunteer musicians, especially piano players, to play in our bands that accompany our musicals. Send us an e-mail or call the theater for more info.

Our theater is located at 4013 N.W. 16th Blvd. in Gainesville, Florida, home of the University of Florida.

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