"Devour The Snow" Show Needs Actors
The company is holding auditions for "Devour The Snow", please see the details below. About the project: The tragic and haunting story of the Donner Party is brought to life in this riveting courtroom drama! Based upon an actual 1847 trial involving several members of the ill-fated wagon train, Devour the Snow captures all of the grim horror and desperate hope of early California pioneers trapped in the Sierra Nevada in the dead of winter. While hunger and hypothermia quickly claim the weak, a hearty handful, driven by tenacity and primal instinct alone, survive to write a proper ending to one of the darkest chapters in the history of the American West. Harrowing, heartbreaking, and brutally honest in its depiction of both human frailty and an almost superhuman will to live, Devour the Snow is gripping from gavel to gavel! Additional info: AUDITION PREPARATION: Please Read the Play GENERAL REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION: Rehearsal Schedule: Monday – Thursday from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM beginning January 18, 2027. PRODUCTION RUN: March 5 - 14, 2027 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: Thursday - Saturday at 7:30 PM, Sunday at 2:00 PM TOTAL PERFORMANCES: 7
9 roles
The central figure and a survivor of the Donner Party who initiates a slander lawsuit. Hot tempered and angry and his accusers, yet wracked with guilt and shame.
Lewis Keseberg's loyal wife and fellow survivor.
The local lawman keeping the peace during the court proceedings.
A prominent leader of the pioneer party who clashes with Keseberg. Accused of slander by Lewis Keseberg, who acts as Defense Council for Foster, Eddy, and himself.
James Reed's wife and fellow survivor. She is at odds with some of her husband’s courtroom tactics.
( Precise Age Unknown) A member of the rescue party who brings graphic accusations against Keseberg.
The famous pioneer and landholder who hosts and presides over the legal proceedings at Sutter's Fort.
A fellow survivor called to testify. One of those accused of slander by Keseberg, he is nonetheless a reluctant witness.
Another key survivor of the party involved in the bitter legal dispute. Unlike his co-defendants, Foster and Reed, Eddy is violently angry and out for blood.
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