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Auditions for CUTC’s Our Town on Saturday, January 26th

Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company will hold open auditions for its upcoming spring production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town on Saturday, January 26th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Auditons will take place in the CUTC rehearsal space, located at 117 E. University in Champaign.

Actors can sign up for an audition slot here.

What to Prepare: No preparation is required to audition. Those who audition will be asked to read selections from the play. Sides available here.

All roles are available and open to all actors. Minimum age to audition is 14.

Available roles include:

STAGE MANAGER – all-knowing narrator
GEORGE GIBBS
EMILY WEBB
DR. GIBBS – George’s father
JOE CROWELL — paperboy
HOWIE NEWSOME — milkman
MRS. GIBBS – George’s mother
MRS. WEBB – Emily’s mother
REBECCA GIBBS – George’s little sister
WALLY WEBB – Emily’s little brother
PROFESSOR WILLARD – expert on local history
MR. WEBB – editor of local newspaper
SIMON STIMSON – church organist/choir director
WOMAN IN BALCONY
MAN IN AUDITORIUM
LADY IN CROWD
MRS. SOAMES
CONSTABLE WARREN
SI CROWELL
LOCAL BOYS/BASEBALL PLAYERS
SAM CRAIG
JOE STODDARD

Rehearsal Dates: February 5-March 13

Rehearsals will be held Tuesdays through Fridays (7-10pm); occasional Saturdays possible.

Performance Dates: March 14-17, 2019 in the Second Stage Theater at Parkland College

For more information, please contact director Mathew Green at wherefore317@gmail.com.

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