Our Town
Season: 2016 Main Stage Season
Author: Thornton Wilder
Director: Léland Downs Karas
Genre: Drama
Location: Colleen O Williams Theater, Winder, GA 30680
Synopsis:
Described by Edward Albee as "...the greatest American play ever written," the story follows the small town of Grover's Corners through three acts: "Daily Life," "Love and Marriage," and "Death and Eternity." Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually—in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre — die. This play was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Show Dates
- May 27, 2016 7:30 pm
- May 28, 2016 7:30 pm
- May 29, 2016 3:00 pm
- June 3, 2016 7:30 pm
- June 4, 2016 7:30 pm
- June 5, 2016 3:00 pm
Audition Dates
- March 14, 2016 6:30 pm
- March 15, 2016 6:30 pm
- March 21, 2016 6:30 pm
Audition Details
WBCT is excited to announce open call auditions for Our Town by Thornton Wilder. The show will be directed by Léland Karas with Karen Lowe assisting. Show dates are May 27-29 and June 3-5.
Auditions will be at the Cultural Arts Center in Winder on Monday March 14th at 7 p.m., and Tuesday March 15th at 7 p.m., with callbacks on Wednesday March 16th at 7 p.m. Please arrive several minutes early to fill out audition sheet that will be provided.
The director asks that you please bring a current head shot if available and a list of already scheduled engagements that may conflict with the rehearsal schedule. Rehearsals typically are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings from 6:45 p.m. till 9 p.m.
Auditions will be consisting of mainly cold readings so no prepared material is required.
Total number of characters needed: 18 males, 7 females, with several extras (some of which are non speaking roles).
Character age ranges from 11 yrs to 90 yrs young.
Roles
- Karen Lowe as Assistant Director
- Murray Weed as Stage Manager
- Stephen Parker as Dr. Gibbs
- Michael Valle as Joe Crowell & Si Crowell
- Douglas Couch as Howie Newsome
- Kristin Craig as Mrs. Gibbs
- Leslie Kimbell as Mrs. Webb
- Brent Lowe as George Gibbs
- Anna McCune as Rebecca Gibbs
- Gabriel Alvarez as Wally Webb
- Laura Blankenship as Emily Webb
- Tom Manley as Professor Willard / Joe Stoddard
- Tery Overbey as Mr. Webb
- Ann Mitchell as Various Roles
- Austin Glenn as Various Roles
- Troy Hensley as Simon Stimson
- Carol Phillpotts as Mrs. Soames
- Mike Twiggs as Constable Warren
- Cole Reed as Various Roles
- Ethan Reed as Various Roles
- Robbie Summerour as Various Roles
- Jeff Blankenship as Farmer McCarty, Various roles
- Taylor Blake as Various Roles
- Vicki Douglas as Various Roles
- Karan Japps as Various Roles
- Patty Soto Luna as Various Roles
- Sharon Neal as Various Roles
Community Service Recipient
The Tree House