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Rivertown Players, Inc is proud to announce auditions for GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY
Book by Stephen King
Music and Lyrics by John Mellencamp

Produced by Penny Britton
Directed by Maria Steinmetz 

AGES 18+

Auditions will consist of cold reads. The first two hours of each audition will be for those who signed up and the third hour will be open for walk-ins.

For music, please prepare 16-32 bars of bluegrass or a musical theatre selection. Please have your own track available to play.

Auditions are Sat-Sun, Aug. 1-2 from 6-8pm

Callbacks will be on Tuesday August 4th at 7pm if needed. If cast, readthrough will be Monday, August 10th at 6:30pm.

Audition Location: Hamline Chapel 102 W High St Lawrenceburg, IN 47025

SIGN UP HERE- https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0E4CACAA28A1FFC16-64797216-ghost?useFullSite=false

SYNOPSIS
“A bluesy, country score by legend John Mellencamp and a claustrophobic, refractured parable from the master of thriller Stephen King combine to create the spooky, cautionary tale of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. In an eerie cabin in the woods, a young couple come across its caretaker…who reveals to them an almost Biblically violent story that took place in that very house about a set of brothers who are in love with the same woman and the ensuing rivalry that sparks between them. The young couple hearing this tale realize that this cabin’s past is certainly like their present. When the young man’s brother shows up to stake a claim for the woman he loves, will they repeat the sins of the past – especially if it means staying alive?” -from Concord Theatricals site

CHARACTERS

• Anna – female, 20s-40s – alto – sassy with a tough exterior, but internally conflicted about her choices. Engaged to Frank, but used to date his brother Drake
• Frank – male, 20s-40s – bass/baritone – a literary type with a hidden mean streak, engaged to Anna and Drake’s older brother
• Drake – male, 20s-40s – baritone – a wannabe musician who works at a gas station during the day. Used to date Anna. Frank’s younger brother
• Caretaker – male, 40s-60s – tenor- a storyteller with wry humor, who looks for secrets in the past and the present while keeping the cabin, and its story, intact (for now)
• Jenna – female, 20s – mezzo- sweet but scared and holding her own secrets. Struggling to decide between dating Jack or Andy
• Andy – male, 20s – baritone – a bit of a country boy and an excellent shot, he competes with his brother Jack, both for the shooting crown and for Jenna
• Jack – male, 20s – baritone – a recent college graduate and Frank’s younger brother, he’s determined to prove himself to both his brother and Jenna
• The Troubadour – any age, any gender – tenor – a dark trickster, menacing but entertaining, who begins the story…and ends it

Special considerations- southern accents will be used, themes of graphic nature and self harm involved, must be comfortable with firearms 

*Show dates are: Wednesday October 21st, Thursday October 22nd, Wednesday October 28th, and Thursday October 29th in the evening at Whiskey City’s Liberty Theater

*Tentative Rehearsal Schedule: Monday-Thursday 6:30-8:30pm (may not be all 4 days each week, especially in August and September)

*First Rehearsal is Monday, August 10th at 6:30pm

If you are unable to make it to an in-person audition time, you are welcome to email us at rtpboard@gmail.com and we will see if we can find alternatives.

This summer, we will be holding a cabaret including songs from past (and future!) Rivertown Players shows!

Mon, May 11 from 6-9pm

Hamline Chapel United Methodist Church

You can sign up for an audition slot here: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CACAA28A1FFC16-63879641-rivertown#/

• Please prepare 16-32 bars (~1 minute) of a song in the style you would like to perform in the show.
• Please bring an accompaniment track with you to accompany your audition cut.

If you cannot attend an audition on May 11th and still wish to be considered, feel free to send a video audition following the same guidelines as above to rtpboard@gmail.com.

Show dates are July 17th and July 18th

Please sign up for one of the audition slots provided. Walk-ins will also be considered.

Click here to review the available slots and sign up. Thank you!

MAN OR MICE

Feb. 20 from 7-8pm
Feb. 22 from 4-5pm

Auditions will consist of cold reads. The first hour of each audition will be for those who signed up and the second hour will be open for walk-ins.

Callbacks will be on Wednesday the 25th at 7pm if needed

SYNOPSIS

Charlie Bump is so disillusioned with modern-day America (with its mass shootings, corporate greed, conspiracy theories, and governmental
dysfunction) that he decides to leave the only home he’s ever known and
emigrate to another country in hopes of finding a better future for himself
and his son. It’s a comedy.

CHARACTERS

• CHARLIE BUMP – 40-years-old
• DEWEY – his father
• MIDGE – his mother
• RUSSELL – his younger brother
• LINDSEY – his girlfriend
• JIMMY – his 10-year-old son
• BURT KURKLE – a homeless stranger

Show dates are: Friday May 29th, Saturday 30th, Sunday 31st at Whiskey City’s Liberty Theater

Tentative Rehearsal Schedule: Wednesdays 7-9pm, alternating Mondays and Fridays

First Rehearsal is Monday, March 2nd

If you are unable to make it to an in-person audition time, you are welcome to email us at rtpboard@gmail.com and we will see if we can find alternatives.

This show is open to current 3rd-12th graders.

Jan 9 & 10 from 5:20-8pm
Hamline Chapel – 102 W High St, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025

Please prepare 1 minute of a song to sing. During your audition hour, you will be doing a reading and learning some short choreo, as well as singing.

• Show dates are: Friday March 27th, Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th
• Tentative rehearsal schedule will include the following times: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays from 6-9pm

If you are unable to make it to an in-person audition time, you may email us a video singing 1 minute of a song to rtpboard@gmail.com by January 10th.