John Steinbeck’s OF MICE AND MEN by the Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre
Audition times:
7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 and 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 2015
Location:
The Creative Center for the Palace (Home of the Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre); 215 S. Third St., Hamilton
Contacts:
Director Rhonda Lucas; Producers Jane Winkler and Barb Winkler (email: ghctplay@gmail.com)
Show dates:
8 p.m. Oct. 8, 8 p.m. Oct. 9, 8 p.m. Oct. 10, 2 p.m. Oct. 11, 2015
Tickets:
(513) 737-PLAY; http://www.ghctplay.com
Synopsis:
OF MICE AND MEN follows a pair of migrant field workers during the Depression in California as they move south from Weed to work on a ranch in Soledad. The novella navigates between the everyday realities of George Milton and Lennie Small — gigantic in stature, well-meaning, but with limited mental capacity — and their dream of settling down on their own ranch, a dream that seems all the more tempting for its impossibility.
Characters needed:
- George Milton: 20- to 40-years-old
- Lennie Small: Gentle, giant man, who is mentally challenged (20- to 40-years-
- Curley’s Wife: 20- to 30-years-old
- Whit: 20- to 60-years-old
- Curley: 20- to 40-years-old
- Crooks: 20- to 80-years-old (black)
- Candy: 50- to 80-years-old (one arm)
- Slim: 20- to 50-years-old
- Carlson: 20- to 50-years-old
- The Boss: 50- to 70-years-old
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