Our Town auditions coming November 26 & 27

Auditions for Thorton Wilder’s timeless classic Our Town will be held at Redlands Footlighters November 26 and 27 at 7:00 PM.  The theater is located at 1801 Barton Road in Redlands.

Directed by Pamela Lambert, auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. If you are unfamiliar with the show, there is an excellent film of the Lincoln Center production with Spaulding Gray as the Stage Manager.

If you are unable to make either night you may message the director at plamb.clamb@gte.net for an appointment. Rehearsals start 12/3 through 12/20, then break until 1/02/2019 for the holidays. Performances start i/26/2019 and run on weekends through 2/24/2019.

Cast of Characters:

• Stage Manager (age and gender open) The host of the play and dramatic equivalent of an omniscient narrator. The driving force behind the action.
• George Gibbs (20s to play from teen to 30s.) A decent, upstanding young man.
• Emily Webb ( 20s to play from teen to 30s).George’s next door neighbor, then fiancé, then wife.
• Dr. Gibbs (plays 30s-40s) The town doctor and Civil War expert.
• Mrs. Gibbs (plays 30s-40s) George’s mother.
• Mr. Webb (plays 30s-40s) Emily’s father and publisher and editor of The Grover’s Corners Sentinel.
• Mrs. Webb( plays 30s-40s) Emily’s mother. Seems no-nonsense at first.
• Mrs. Soames (age open) A gossip
• Simon Stimson (age open) The choirmaster, an alcoholic and tragic figure.
• Rebecca Gibbs (12-14) George’s younger sister.
• Wally Webb (12-14) Emily’s younger brother.
• Howie Newsome (age open) The milkman.
• Joe Crowell, Jr.( teen) The paperboy
• Si Crowel (teen) Joe’s younger brother
• Professor Willard (age open) a professor at the state university.
• Constable Warren (age open) A local policeman
• Sam Craig (age open) Emily’s cousin.
• Joe Stoddard (age open) The town undertaker.