[Capdist-auditions] auditions Our Town

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Classic theater guild announces auditions for our fourth show of the the 2014-2015 season at proctors of  Our Town, a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder on on  Sunday Feb 22nd @500pm, Monday feb 23rd @700pm & Tuesday feb 24th @ 700 pm all at 137 state st Schenectady NY. Our Town  tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens.
The play is performed without a set and the actors mime their actions without the use of props. the show dates are May 1st,2nd,3rd,8th,9th,10th, at proctors fenimore gallery at proctors in Schenectady NY
actors will be asked to read from sides prepared at auditions and will be asked to do mime work, be prepared to read monologues any questions call ed 424-6579
 Characters

Stage Manager – a narrator, commentator, and guide through Grover's Corners. He joins in the action of the play periodically, as the reverend at the wedding, the soda shop owner, a local townsmen, etc., and speaks directly to Emily after her death.
Emily Webb – arguably the main character; we follow her from a precocious young girl through her wedding to George Gibbs and her early death.
George Gibbs – arguably the main character; the boy next door, a kind but irresponsible teenager who matures over time and becomes a responsible husband, father and farmer.
Frank Gibbs – George's father, the town doctor
Julia (Hersey) Gibbs – George's mother. She dreams of going to Paris, but doesn't get there. Dies later while visiting her daughter in Ohio. She saved $350 for the trip from the sale of an antique furniture piece, but ultimately willed it to George and Emily.
Charles Webb – Emily's father, editor of the Grover's Corners Sentinel
Myrtle Webb – Emily's mother

Secondary characters

Joe and Si Crowell – local paperboys. Joe's intelligence earns him a full scholarship to MIT where he graduates at the top of his class. His promise will be cut short on the fields of France during World War I, according to the Stage Manager. Both he and his brother Si hold marriage in high disdain.
Simon Stimson – the choir director and church organist. We never learn the root cause of his alcoholism and later suicide. He is still bitter and cynical beyond the grave.
Howie Newsome – the milkman, a fixture of Grover's Corners.
Rebecca Gibbs – George's younger sister. Later elopes with a traveling salesman and settles in Ohio.
Wally Webb – Emily's younger brother. Dies of a burst appendix on a Boy Scout camping trip.
Professor Willard – a rather long-winded lecturer
Woman in Auditorium – concerned with temperance
Man in Auditorium – concerned with social justice
Another Woman in Auditorium – concerned with culture and beauty
Mrs. Louella Soames – a gossipy townswoman and member of the choir
Constable Bill Warren – the policeman
Three Baseball Players – who mock George at the wedding
Joe Stoddard – the undertaker
Sam Craig – a nephew of Mrs Gibbs who left town to seek his fortune. He came back after 12 years in Buffalo for Emily's funeral.
Dead Man
Dead Woman
Mr. Carter
Farmer McCarty
Bessie – Howie Newsome's horse (visible to the characters, but not the audience)
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