Performers Wanted for Theatre Audition "Our Town"
"Our Town" play needs men & women. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: Our Town is the beloved American classic that recently wowed Broadway audiences! This funny, touching, and surprisingly modern play takes you into the heart of small-town life, where ordinary moments become unforgettable. With themes of love, family, and what truly matters, it’s a story that feels more relevant than ever. Winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize, Thornton Wilder’s timeless, classic American play, Our Town, is humorous, poignant, and profound. It examines the day to day life of tiny Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire at the turn of the 20th century. Guided through the play by the Stage Manager and performed with minimal props and sets, the play shows the simple daily lives of the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually die. The play shines a light on our human journey, through our daily life, love, marriage, family, joy, & pain. It’s a play that appeals across generations, locales, and cultures. Additional info: Those auditioning will be asked to read a scene from the play. The sides & audition form are attached. Callbacks (by request only): Wednesday October 15 at 7pm. Performance dates: January 23, 24, 30, 31, February 6, 7 at 8:00 pm January 25 and February 1 at 3:00 pm If you are interested, please apply.
23 roles
The host, story teller, and narrator of the play. Straight-forward, benevolent, engaging & grounded. Has a good sense of humor. The Stage Manager cues the other characters, interrupting their scenes with information and opinions. (S)he occasionally assumes other roles, such as an old woman, a druggist, and a minister. (S)he interacts with both the audience and the play’s characters.
George is 16 years old in Act 1 and ages through the play to late 20’s or early 30’s. Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs’s son & Rebecca’s older brother. A naive, earnest all-American boy. A high school baseball star pitcher. He is eager, energetic, upstanding and well-meaning. In love with Emily.
Emily is 16 years old in Act I and ages through the play to late 20’s or early 30’s. She is the Webb’s daughter and Wally’s older sister. Emily is George’s schoolmate and next-door neighbor. She is lively, honest, intelligent, curious, articulate & a conscientious daughter. Despite her anxious nature, she falls in love with George Gibbs.
George’s father and the town doctor. Hardworking & warm, he’s a family man and a romantic, as well a Civil War expert. He and his family are neighbors to the Webbs.
George’s mother and Dr. Gibbs’s wife. She is loving, pleasant, practical and down to earth, yet has always dreamed of visiting Paris. She finds joy in her marriage and hopes her son finds the same.
Emily’s father and the publisher and editor of the Grover’s Corners Sentinel. By the-book, an intellectual rather than emotional man, but still warm & has a good sense of humor.
Emily’s mother and Mr. Webb’s wife. A maternal, serious, energetic woman who works hard caring for her family. Good-hearted, but no-nonsense.
A chatty, sentimental, gossipy woman who sings in the choir along with Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs. The town busybody.
The local church choirmaster, whose alcoholism and undisclosed “troubles” have been the subject of gossip in Grover’s Corners for quite some time. He is a tortured soul. (***Ability to play piano is a plus***)
Grover’s Corners milkman. Simple, friendly, hard working. Has a good-natured small-town sensibility. Delivers news as well as milk. May sing in choir.
A professor at the State University & rural expert in local history. Knowledgeable and warm, s/he is gregarious yet serious about their work and loves their analyses. A bit of a know-it-all, but in the nicest way. May sing in choir.
Longtime Grover’s Corners policeman. Helpful, protective and caring. He keeps a watchful eye over the community and the very small level of crime. He knows everything there is to know about the town’s citizens. May sing in the choir.
Emily Webb’s cousin, who has left Grover’s Corners and now lives in Buffalo. Returns to mourn Emily. Though originally from the town, Sam has the air of an outsider. Curious and rather matter-of-fact. May sing in the choir.
Govers Corners’ undertaker. Gentle & not unsympathetic, but still rather business-like. May sing in the choir.
Townspeople ensemble. Seeking 2-3 actors. ALL WILL BE CHOIR MEMBERS.
Townspeople ensemble. Seeking 2-3 actors. ALL WILL BE CHOIR MEMBERS.
Townspeople ensemble. Seeking 2-3 actors. ALL WILL BE CHOIR MEMBERS.
Townspeople ensemble. Seeking 2-3 actors. ALL WILL BE CHOIR MEMBERS.
Townspeople ensemble. Seeking 2-3 actors. ALL WILL BE CHOIR MEMBERS.
Townspeople ensemble. Seeking 2-3 actors. ALL WILL BE CHOIR MEMBERS.
Townspeople ensemble. Seeking 2-3 actors. ALL WILL BE CHOIR MEMBERS.
Townspeople ensemble. Seeking 2-3 actors. ALL WILL BE CHOIR MEMBERS.
Townspeople ensemble. Seeking 2-3 actors. ALL WILL BE CHOIR MEMBERS.
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