"To Kill A Mockingbird" Play Seeks Young Actors
Seeking young actors for "To Kill A Mockingbird" play. 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, lawyer Atticus Finch. While the children act out stories and muse about their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley, the facade of their seemingly peaceful town begins to crack when a young Black man is accused of a terrible crime. Driven by an unshakeable moral conviction, Atticus defends the man in a trial that sends violent waves through the community, teaching young Scout about prejudice, compassion and the courage to do what is right. This hard-hitting work is an all-new production of Harper Lee’s story that is timeless, lingering, and searingly relevant. Additional info: Performance Dates: March 25, 26, 27, and April 1, 2, 3 at 7:30pm March 28 and April 4 at 2:30pm + additional school field trip performances *School field trip performances are scheduled for this show at a date TBA soon. All cast members must be available for these performances to be cast. Younger cast members will get an excused absence from school for performances during the day. Rehearsal Dates: The readthrough is scheduled for Sunday, January 24th at 6:30 pm. Please see the proposed rehearsal calendar below. Please see the attachment for details. If you are interested please apply.
3 roles
A young girl about to experience the events that will shape the rest of her life. She should, ideally, seem as young as nine. Scout is courageous and forthright. If a question occurs to her, she’ll ask it.
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, blonde and wise beyond his years, he is about the same age as Jem. Dill is neater and better dressed than his friends. There’s an undercurrent of sophistication to him, but his laugh is sudden and happy. Obviously, there is something missing in his own home life, and he senses something in Atticus that’s missing from his own family relationship.
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