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CCT Announces Auditions for THE CHILDREN'S HOUR
at Clayton Community Theatre in Clayton, MO
Open auditions for the Clayton Community Theatre production of The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman (directed by Betsy Jones) will be held Thursday, September 23, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, September 26, at 2 p.m. at the Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Road.
The Children's Hour will be performed at the Washington University South Campus Theater November 12-21, 2010, with Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday matinee performances. Rehearsals will begin September 27 and will typically be held on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Clayton Community Theatre welcomes all interested parties to audition. No audition appointment is necessary. All parts will be cast from the open auditions. Auditioners may attend either audition session. Inquiries may be sent to director Betsy Jones by e-mail at CCT@PlacesEveryone.org or by phone at 314-721-9228. More information – including a complete list of roles to be cast and audition requirements – is available on the CCT website, www.PlacesEveryone.org.
Plot Summary:
The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman is a serious adult play about two women in their late twenties, who have worked hard to build a girls' boarding school. Karen and Martha run and teach the school with the somewhat unwelcome help of Lily, Martha's aunt. One pupil, Mary Tilford, is mischievous, disobedient and untruthful, and often leads the other girls into trouble. This malicious student runs away from the school and to avoid being sent back she tells her grandmother that the two headmistresses are having a lesbian affair. When the young girl sees the rumor turn to scandal, she understands the power she wields and sticks by her story, which eventually precipitates tragedy for the women. Later, it is discovered that the gossip was pure invention, but by that time, irreparable damage has been done.
Cast of Characters:
Parts for 14 women and teenage girls and 2 men.
Karen Wright: late twenties, headmistress and teacher at the school
Martha Dobie: late twenties, headmistress and teacher at the school
Lily Motar: late 40s/early 50's; Martha's aunt and teacher at the school
Mrs. Amelia Tilford: late 50's/early 60's; wealthy widow, Mary's grandmother
Agatha: middle-aged maid in the employ of Mrs. Amelia Tilford
Dr. Joseph Cardin: age mid-thirties, the town doctor and Karen's fiancé
9 teenage girls: ages 12 - 16
Mary Tilford: spoiled and problem child at the school, responsible for placing in motion the final tragedy of the play
Evelyn Munn and Peggy Rogers: two students who overhear a conversation between Motar and Martha that plants the seed for Mary's rumor
Rosalie Wells: is blackmailed by Mary to collaborate the rumor
Helen Burton, Catherine, Lois, Janet, Leslie: students with limited roles, may be combined
A Delivery Man: brief role
Auditioners will perform cold readings from the script, and/or work in groups with improvisation.
Many production roles are still available as well! If you have any interest in props, set construction, lights/sound, painting, publicity, make-up, hair, costumes, ushering, concessions, etc… Please don’t hesitate to let us know!
The Children's Hour will be performed at the Washington University South Campus Theater November 12-21, 2010, with Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday matinee performances. Rehearsals will begin September 27 and will typically be held on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Clayton Community Theatre welcomes all interested parties to audition. No audition appointment is necessary. All parts will be cast from the open auditions. Auditioners may attend either audition session. Inquiries may be sent to director Betsy Jones by e-mail at CCT@PlacesEveryone.org or by phone at 314-721-9228. More information – including a complete list of roles to be cast and audition requirements – is available on the CCT website, www.PlacesEveryone.org.
Plot Summary:
The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman is a serious adult play about two women in their late twenties, who have worked hard to build a girls' boarding school. Karen and Martha run and teach the school with the somewhat unwelcome help of Lily, Martha's aunt. One pupil, Mary Tilford, is mischievous, disobedient and untruthful, and often leads the other girls into trouble. This malicious student runs away from the school and to avoid being sent back she tells her grandmother that the two headmistresses are having a lesbian affair. When the young girl sees the rumor turn to scandal, she understands the power she wields and sticks by her story, which eventually precipitates tragedy for the women. Later, it is discovered that the gossip was pure invention, but by that time, irreparable damage has been done.
Cast of Characters:
Parts for 14 women and teenage girls and 2 men.
Karen Wright: late twenties, headmistress and teacher at the school
Martha Dobie: late twenties, headmistress and teacher at the school
Lily Motar: late 40s/early 50's; Martha's aunt and teacher at the school
Mrs. Amelia Tilford: late 50's/early 60's; wealthy widow, Mary's grandmother
Agatha: middle-aged maid in the employ of Mrs. Amelia Tilford
Dr. Joseph Cardin: age mid-thirties, the town doctor and Karen's fiancé
9 teenage girls: ages 12 - 16
Mary Tilford: spoiled and problem child at the school, responsible for placing in motion the final tragedy of the play
Evelyn Munn and Peggy Rogers: two students who overhear a conversation between Motar and Martha that plants the seed for Mary's rumor
Rosalie Wells: is blackmailed by Mary to collaborate the rumor
Helen Burton, Catherine, Lois, Janet, Leslie: students with limited roles, may be combined
A Delivery Man: brief role
Auditioners will perform cold readings from the script, and/or work in groups with improvisation.
Many production roles are still available as well! If you have any interest in props, set construction, lights/sound, painting, publicity, make-up, hair, costumes, ushering, concessions, etc… Please don’t hesitate to let us know!
Published at 28-08-2010
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