"To Kill A Mockingbird" Needs Boys and Girls
"To Kill A Mockingbird" is looking for young actors. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird opens in a sleepy Alabama town in the midst of the Great Depression, where Scout and her brother, Jem, live with their widowed father, Atticus Finch. Reminiscent of a bygone era, the play immerses us in a simpler time as the children play outside in the summer, act out stories and muse about their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. The façade of the seemingly peaceful town begins to crack when a young black man is accused of a terrible crime. Driven by an unshakeable moral conviction, local lawyer Atticus defends the man in a trial that sends violent waves through the community. Timeless and lingering, this hard-hitting work explores prejudice, compassion and the courage to do what is right. PLEASE NOTE: To Kill a Mockingbird is set in 1935 Alabama. It contains racially explicit language, themes, and content, and references to sexual abuse and violence. Unless otherwise specified in the breakdown, for all roles we will consider actors of any ethnicity, race, gender, age, and physical and neurological ability. Additional info: Projected rehearsal and performance dates are listed below. Rehearsal dates and times may be subject to change based on conflicts and availability. Rehearsals: October 28th - December 4th OFF: October 31st (Halloween) & November 26, 27, 28 (Thanksgiving) Tech & Dress Rehearsals: December 6th - 10th Performances: December 11th - 14th, 18th - 21st (Possible School Shows on Fridays, December 12th & 19th). If interested, please apply.
3 roles
A young girl is about to experience the events that will shape the rest of her life. Scout is courageous and forthright. If a question occurs to her, she’ll ask it. Should be 5’2” or under. NOTE: The role of Scout is CAST. Seek a committed understudy/cover, with the possibility of a performance.
He is a few years older than his sister Scout, and like his sister, perhaps even more than his sister – he’s reaching out to understand their unusual and thus not conventionally admirable father. Probably the strongest undercurrent in Jem is his desire to communicate with his father.
Small and wise beyond his years. There’s an undercurrent of sophistication to him, but his laugh is sudden and happy. Obviously, there is a lack of his own home life, and he senses something in Atticus that’s missing from his own family relationship. Should be 5’1” or under.
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