Call 4 Directors: “Nice Work if You Can Get It”

Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre (ASGT) is seeking proposals from potential directors for our 1st production planned for 2027 – “Nice Work if You Can Get It” (Concord Theatricals: Tams-Witmark).

This show is scheduled to run May 27 through June 19, 2027.

We are seeking directors who have a passion to direct “under the stars” and understand and appreciate the rewards and challenges of presenting a musical outdoors in our historic setting across from the City Dock in downtown Annapolis.

Proposals should be fully developed with suggested staffing for key roles, if possible, and will be accepted until November 30, 2026.  Interviews will begin in December with the goal of presenting recommendations to the Board of Directors shortly thereafter.  All proposals will be acknowledged.  After review by the Artistic Committee, we may ask for references.

ASGT is committed to nurturing a diverse and vibrant community of artists, volunteers and patrons that actively supports our presence in the community.  We strive for professional quality in our community theatre productions and strive to cultivate a welcoming, fun and respectful atmosphere for all.  We offer small stipends for key artistic staff positions.

Please review the document below and complete the Director Application if you are interested in making 2027 a banner year for Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre.  Completed proposals should be submitted to production@summergarden.com.

About The Show

“Nice Work If You Can Get It”
May 27- June 19, 2027
Music and Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin
Book by Joe DiPietro

Hilarious Broadway entertainment is back in high style with Nice Work If You Can Get It. Overflowing with 15 great songs, including “But Not For Me,” “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” “I’ve Got a Crush on You” and “Someone to Watch Over Me,” this Gershwin musical comedy combines laughter, romance and high-stepping musical magic.

Set in the 1920s, Nice Work If You Can Get It is the story of charming and wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter, who meets rough female bootlegger Billie Bendix the weekend of his wedding. Jimmy, who has been married three (or is it four?) times before, is preparing to marry Eileen Evergreen, a self-obsessed modern dancer. Thinking Jimmy and Eileen will be out of town, Billie and her gang hide cases of alcohol the basement of Jimmy’s Long Island mansion. But when Jimmy, his wife-to-be and her prohibitionist family show up at the mansion for the wedding, Billie and her cohorts pose as servants, causing hijinks galore.