To KILL A MOCKINGBIRD– OPEN Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Compass Rose Studio Theater (Annapolis MD) Equity Special Appearance Contract
Producing Artistic Director: Lucinda Merry-Browne
Stage Director: Brandon McCoy
Author: Harper Lee / Dramatized by Christopher Sergel
1st rehearsal: 9/10/12. Runs 10/11- 11/18/12 (Thur - Sat evenings, Sun afternoons, School Matinees TBA).
OPEN Auditions (Equity and Non-Equity) by APPOINTMENT:
Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Compass Rose Studio Theater
12 PM – 5 PM 1011 Bay Ridge Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21403
Monday, July 16, 2012
5 PM – 9 PM
Callbacks: Friday, July 20, 5PM-9PM
Additional Callbacks May Be Announced
For Audition Appointment, please email
audition@compassrosetheater.org.
Questions - please call 410-980-6662
Sides will be provided via email at the time of appointment. Please bring a picture and resume.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird is a timeless story in every sense of the phrase, as it keenly and imaginatively examines the very core of the human condition. Young Scout considers her father to be an ordinary man, but the events that are about to unfold will change that notion for the rest of her life. Atticus’ kindness, careful consideration, and desire for justice will leave an indelible mark on his daughter and a small town in Alabama, 1935.
Male roles
Atticus Finch – (40s – 50s) Quietly impressive, civilized, politely strict, and unwaveringly fair. Not fully cut out to be a single father, but a powerful and respectable figure.
Jem – (11-15) Scouts older brother, all American boy, protective of his family, kind, coming of age.
Dill – (10-14) Summer neighbor and friend, small with a big personality, precocious, smart, innocent and quick. Heck Tate – (30’s to 50’s) Sheriff of Maycomb, gentlemanly and good natured.
Walter Cunningham – (Flexible) A troubled and poor farmer. Influenced by his time and place.
Reverend Sykes – (Flexible) Imposing but gentle, strong voice, very spiritual, likeable.
Nathan Radley – (Flexible) Imposing but somewhat removed person, weathered and worn.
Boo Radley – (Flexible) A recluse and a legend, large and imposing.
Tom Robinson – (20s – 30s) Falsely accused, handsome, strong, crippled left hand, friendly, a good father.
Judge Taylor – (50s – 70s) A man of justice who clearly abides by the law, clearly sympathetic to Tom.
Mr. Gilmer – (20s- 40s) Public prosecutor, doing his job, sense of humanity under it all.
Bob Ewell – (30s – 40s) A drunk, desperate and poor, believes the trial will make him an important figure.
Female roles
Scout – (7-12) Inquisitive, loveable, feisty, a bit of a tomboy. An innocent and sweet natured child.
Calpurnia – (Flexible age) The Finch’s cook, stern, disciplinarian, motherly figure to Scout and Jem.
Maudie Atkinson – (40s – 50s) Wise, compassionate, Southern gentlewoman, a contemporary of Atticus.
Mrs. Dubose – (50 – 70s) Bitter and angry because of the pain of her illness.
Helen Robinson – (20s – 30s) Tom’s wife, a good mother, caught in a nightmare situation.
Stephanie Crawford – (30s – 50s) A gossip, enjoys a good secret, quick to speak and not shy.
Mayella Ewell – (Late teen to early 20s) Bob’s daughter, lonely and overworked, with a desire to be loved.
Jean Louise – (FLEXIBLE CASTING 20s plus) Narrator of the play, looking back on her childhood with a great desire for understanding.
Videos
