[Capdist-auditions] Albany Civic Theater auditions for "Inherit the Wind"

[Charles Treadwell]

Albany Civic Theater will hold auditions for a May 2008 production of Jerome Lawrence's "Inherit the Wind," directed by Carol King, at 7pm on Monday and Tuesday, February 25th & 26th at Albany Civic Theater, 235 2nd Avenue, Albany, NY  12209. Production dates: May May 2 – 4, 8 – 11 & 15 – 18, 2008.  For more information, please call (518) 462-1297 or visit www.albanycivictheater.org.  Albany Civic Theater is a not-for-profit, all volunteer organization.
   
  Synopsis:
   
  INHERIT THE WIND
  "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise in heart." Proverbs 11, 29


  This is classic courtroom drama, pitting against each other two opposing and powerful beliefs; academic freedom and religious fundamentalism. Bert Cates is on trial for teaching the theory of evolution. The prosecuting attorney is Matthew Harrison Brady, three-time presidential candidate and leader of the crusade against evolution. His opponent is Henry Drummond, an attorney famous for successfully defending underdogs. Drummond makes the fight not about who is right and who is wrong, but about the privilege of free-thought. Both Brady and Cates have the same rights, he says, "the right to be wrong." "A masterpiece . . . one of the truly great American dramas of this century."—Columbus, Ohio, Citizen.
   
  Available roles: 
   
  MATTHEW HARRISON BRADY
  A righteous man who has run for President of the United States 3 times, and though he has lost each time he has gained a following of fervently religious people. He, himself, is a deeply religious person who reads the Bible and interprets it literally and with complete confidence in the truth to be found there.
  MRS. BRADY
  She is his devoted wife.
  THE REVEREND JEREMIAH BROWN
  He is a fervent and deeply religious soul; and he is deeply unforgiving in his judgment of the sinners in his midst—even his own daughter. 
  RACHEL BROWN
  She is a young schoolteacher and the daughter of Jeremiah Brown. Everyone is seeking answers, she feels, to unanswerable questions.
  BERTRAM CATES
  He is a young schoolteacher who, despite a law against the teaching of evolution, has introduced his middle-school students to the writings of Charles Darwin.
  HENRY DRUMMOND
  He is a fair-minded lawyer who defends the right of every individual to the process of free thought. Though he is fiery in his commitment to that ideal it is said that, if Brady is a grand concerto, Drummond is a harmonica. 
  HOWARD
  He is a typical boy—a sixth to eighth grade student, who is not yet sure of where he stands in the scheme of things. 
  E. K. HORNBECK
  He is a reporter for the Baltimore Herald. He is committed to making fools of those with whom he disagrees. 
  JUDGE
  He is attempting to be fair-minded, but he also wants to be re-elected.
  MELINDA
  She is a student in the sixth to eighth grade and a product of her environment.
  OTHER
  There are many other small speaking parts in this play. If you are interested in those (townspeople, witnesses, the mayor, a radio announcer) please indicate your interest on your audition sheet. 
   

       
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