Audition Notices

Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme
By Frank McGuinness
Directed by Marty Epstein
Performance dates: August 30th through September 22nd
Rehearsals to begin mid-July.

This is a play about a Northern Irish Regiment preparing for and during the Battle of the Somme, one of the most famous and bloodiest battles of World War One. It takes place both in France during the battle and in various locations in Northern Ireland. It is a poignant piece dealing with each character’s fears, loves and events in their lives that brought them to this time seen through the eyes of the surviving member.

A Doll's House
By Henrik Ibsen
Adpated and Directed by David Richard Jones
Performance dates: Playing in revolving repertory with A Doll's House, Part 2 from October 4 through November 17, 2019
Rehearsals to begin around August 25.

Written in 1879, A Doll's House became a foundational work of modern feminism when Nora Helmer slammed the door on her husband and children in order to find herself. The story of a happy bourgeois marriage that comes apart when its truths are revealed, the play is also among the earliest realistic masterpieces of the modern theatre. This production will be set in America during the early 1920s.

A Doll's House, Part 2
By Lucas Hnath
Directed by Susan Erickson
Performance dates: Playing in revolving repertory with A Doll's House from October 4 through November 17, 2019
Rehearsals to begin around August 25.

Fifteen years ago, 27-year-old Nora Helmer left her husband, her children, and her home. What becomes of her? According to A Doll's House, Part 2, for a long time she lives in an abandoned shack. She doesn't speak for two years, vowing to stay silent until her voice is no longer that of her husband's . . . or her father's. She then finds her true self. Her voice tells her that:

"Marriage is cruel,
and it destroys women’s lives"

She writes, under a pseudonym, a novel about a woman feeling oppressed, controlled, and betrayed in her marriage. She becomes a sensation, writing more books telling women to leave abusive marriages. But she is now in severe legal trouble. A judge has discovered her true identity. Unbeknownst to her, she is still married to Torvald.

It is now 15 years later; there's a knock at the door. Nora returns. She needs Torvald to file for divorce. This sequel, full of twists and turns, is powerful and highly entertaining. It is bathed in ache and humor, so comic timing chops will be valued.