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Open audition notice for THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE by Jethro Compton

Auditions will be held Mon & Tue, Apr 22 & 23, 2019, starting at 7pm both nights.
Production dates: June 7-23, 2019

The Dayton Theatre Guild at the Caryl D. Philip TheatreScape
430 Wayne Ave, Dayton OH, 45410
937-278-5993 — www.daytontheatreguild.org

Directed by J. Gary Thompson
Produced by Barbara Jorgensen

Journey into the Wild West in the year 1890, in this classic story of good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty Valance. When a young scholar from New York City travels west in search of a new life, he arrives beaten and half-dead on the dusty streets of Twotrees. Rescued from the plains, the town soon becomes his home. A local girl gives him purpose in a broken land, but is it enough to save him from the vicious outlaw who wants him dead? He must make the choice to turn and run or to stand up for what he believes.

• Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
• A résumé and headshot are not required but are appreciated.
• Please provide a list of all known conflicts between Apr 24 and June 23, 2019.

Casting Requirements (all ages flexible):

• Ransome Foster
  30-35. From New York, well-read and well spoken.
• Hallie Jackson
  25-35. Strong-minded woman, rough talking.
• Bert Barricune
  40-50. A true gunslinger. Worn, battered, speaks only when he must.
• Jim “The Reverend” Mosten
  Young black swamper. Kind, enthusiastic, full of energy, and easy to fall in love with.
• Liberty Valance
  30-40. Southern gentleman, polite manner but terrifyingly unpredictable.
• Marshal Johnson
  50-60. Talks the talk, but he’s a coward.
• Jack Dowitt
  Enthusiastic reporter for a small local newspaper.
• Ensemble
  4-6, mostly men. A few of Liberty’s boys, mourners, a deputy, local townsmen

For more information please contact:
Director J. Gary Thompson: jgaryt@gmail.com / 937-477-8805
Producer Barbara Jorgensen: barbara.jorgensen@daytontheatreguild.org

The show runs weekends June 7-23, 2019
First Weekend: Friday 8pm, Saturday 8pm, Sunday 3pm
Second & Third Weekend: Friday 8pm, Saturday 5pm, Sunday 3pm

For more information, including auditions, see http://www.daytontheatreguild.org/

Open audition notice for NICE GIRL by Melissa Ross

Auditions will be held Mon & Tue, March 4 & 5, 2019, starting at 7:00 pm both nights.
Production dates: April 19-May 5, 2019

The Dayton Theatre Guild at the Caryl D. Philip TheatreScape
430 Wayne Ave, Dayton OH, 45410
937-278-5993 — www.daytontheatreguild.org

Directed by Debra Kent
Produced by K.L.Storer

In suburban Massachusetts in the mid-1980’s, thirty-something-year-old Josephine Rosen has a dead-end job and still lives at home with her hypochondriac mother. She started college but never finished, and has settled into a life that doesn’t offer much hope for the future. But when a new friendship at work and a chance flirtation with an old classmate give her hope for the possibility of change, she dusts off the Jane Fonda tapes and begins to take tentative steps towards a new life. This is a play about the tragedy and joy of figuring out who you are and letting go of who you were supposed to be.

Casting Requirements:

• Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
• A résumé and headshot are not required but are appreciated.
• Please provide a list of all known conflicts between March 5 & May 5, 2019

NOTE: This play takes place in a middle-class suburb of Boston. Dialect will be taught, so if cast you can expect to spend time working dialect at rehearsal and when learning lines. This is very important to the play. (You are most welcome to give it a shot at auditions!)

• Josephine (Jo):
  somewhere around mid-30’s or so
• Francine:
  Josephine’s mother
• Sherry:
  mid-30’s
• Josephine’s co-worker Donny:
  late 30’s, a butcher

For more information please contact producer K.L.Storer at kl.storer@daytontheatreguild.org

The show runs weekends April 19-May 5, 2019
First Weekend: Friday 8pm, Saturday 8pm, Sunday 3pm
Second & Third Weekend: Friday 8pm, Saturday 5pm, Sunday 3pm

*Children under seven will not be admitted

Individual tickets on sale now

Adult: $19
Senior (60 or older): $17
Student: $12
Special pricing for groups of 10 or more, call the Box Office at 937-278-5993 for pricing
– http://www.daytontheatreguild.org/ click on “Tickets” link
– or call 937-278-5993
– or at the box office day of the show

* All individual tickets purchased in advance via our on-line ticket system or by telephone will also include a $1 convenience fee.

for more information, including auditions, see http://www.daytontheatreguild.org/