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"Our Town" Play Seeks Teens

Altoona, PA, United States
ID: 532200Exp: 11/30/2022
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Seeking ages 11+ for "Our Town" Play. Please see the details below. About the project: Thornton Wilder’s story of the fictional small town of Grover’s Corners and its citizens. Spanning the years between 1901 and 1913, Our Town is narrated by a stage manager in three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage” and “Death and Eternity”. The play depicts the simple daily lives of the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually – in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre – die. Described by Edward Albee as “the greatest American play ever written,’ this classic of American theatre has endured for 84 years. Additional info: Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Performances: February 16, 17, & 18 at 7:30 PM & February 19 at 2:00 PM. Actors must also be available for a student matinee performance on February 15 at 10 AM. Actors must be available for all performances. Availability for rehearsals will be asked at auditions, please be prepared to list all conflicts from auditions to performance dates. Rehearsals are expected to begin December 5 with limited rehearsals through December to give time off for the holidays. If you are unable to attend general auditions, please contact the ACT Office to discuss scheduling an alternative audition time. If you are interested, please apply.

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6 roles

George GibbsMale16-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs’s son. A decent, upstanding young man, George is a high school baseball star who plans to attend the State Agricultural School after high school. His courtship of Emily Webb and eventual marriage to her are central to the show.

Emily WebbFemale16-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Mr. and Mrs. Webb’s daughter. Emily is George’s schoolmate and next-door neighbor, then his fiancée, and later his wife. She is an excellent student and a conscientious daughter. Emily suffers an untimely death and the show continues to follow her in the afterlife.

Rebecca GibbsFemale11-13 y.o.All ethnicities

George’s younger sister. Rebecca’s role is minor, but she does have one very significant scene with her brother.

Wally WebbMale11-13 y.o.All ethnicities

Emily’s younger brother. Wally is a minor figure, but he turns up in Act III among the group of dead souls. Wally dies young, the result of a burst appendix on a Boy Scout trip.

Joe Crowell, Jr.Male16-18 y.o.All ethnicities

The paperboy.

Si CrowellMale16-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Joe’s younger brother is also a paperboy.