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| Created Date | August 19, 2022 | |
| Expiration Date | September 18, 2022 | |
| Posted by | Administrator | |
| Country | United States | |
| State | Illinois | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Location | Chicago | |
| Project Type | Non-Equity Audition | |
| Project Title | Our Town | |
Description:
Grove Players will be holding auditions for Our Town on August 28 and August 29.
Characters and Descriptions: (please note No roles have been precast)
Stage mgr (M/F) 40s-60s - The omniscient, whimsical narrator describes the daily lives of the citizens living and dead in Grover's Corners, NH.
Doc Gibbs (M) 40s-50s - Grover's Corners only doctor. Loves small town life. Husband to Julia Gibbs. Father to son George and younger sister Rebecca.
Joe Crowell, Jr. (M) (pre-teen-teen) Delivers the weekly Sentinel newspaper. Two scenes.
Howie Newsome (M) (any age) Eternal optimist. Delivers milk his entire working life. Rather obsessed with weather.
Julia Gibbs (F) (40s) Wife and mother to the Gibbs family. Dreams of seeing Paris.
Myrtle Webb (F) (40s) A practical, no nonsense woman. Somewhat superstitious. Wife to Charles Webb. Doting mother to son Wally and older sister Emily.
George Gibbs (M) (mid-20s) Tall, star high school baseball player. Dreams of being a farmer. Loves and marries Emily.
Rebecca Gibbs (F) (pre-teen-teen) precocious Gibbs daughter. Thrifty. Smarter than older brother George.
Wally Webb (M) (preteen) younger brother of Emily Gibbs. Two scenes.
Emily Webb (F) (mid-twenties) pride and joy of the Webb family. Smartest girl in her class. Lifelong crush on George Gibbs.
Professor Willard (M/F) (30s-60s) Proud, pedantic academic. Thrilled at the chance to deliver historical research on Grover's Corners.
Charles Webb (M) (40s-50s) Editor of the Sentinel. Compassionate, opinionated husband to Myrtle. Father to Emily and Wally Webb.
Woman in the Audience (F/M) (any age) Wealthy influential citizen. One line.
Simon Stimson (M) (30s) Congregational Church choir director. "Troubled", extremely pessimistic about life.
Mrs. Louella Soames (F) (40s-60s) Town gossip. One scene.
Constable Warren (M) (30s-60s) Good natured. Worries about citizens well being.
Si Crowell (M/F) (teen) younger sibling of Joe, Jr. Takes over paper route one scene.
Sam Craig (M) (30s) Left Grover's Corners to go West. Returns for cousin Emily's funeral.
Joe Stoddard (M) (50-60) Town undertaker. Conducts Emily's funeral. Please note ages are as portrayed by the characters. Also note all characters appear on stage in a wedding and funeral scene in the third act of the play.
Auditions will be held at Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, Downers Grove, IL
Performances: November 11-20, Lincoln Center, Downers Grove, IL
Auditions will consist of cold readings, and sides/scene pairings. Feel free to prepare a monologue, but it is not required. We ask that actors please bring their headshots and resume (if you have one).
