Casting notice for OUR TOWN

Tongue in Cheek Theater (www.tictheater.com) is casting comedic character actors for OUR TOWN. Ms. Jake Lipman, producer and director. AEA showcase, approval pending.
The casting notice is up on Playbill.com and will be in the August 2 edition of Backstage.

 Auditions will be held by appointment only from 12:30-5 pm, Saturday-Sunday, August 18-19 in midtown.

Rehearses Sundays from 1-5 pm, and Tue-Wed-Thurs evenings from 6:30-9 pm, also in midtown, starting September 9. Tech and final dress will be Monday and Tuesday, October 15 and 16 in the evening.

8 performances, Wednesday-Saturday for two weeks, October 17-20 and 24-27, 2012 at Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios.

Availability from September 9 onward is important (not all actors will be called to all rehearsals, but the play is an ensemble piece).

Stipends for non-union actors $100, AEA actors $162. Singers $50 (Sunday rehearsals only).

Seeking:
2 YOUNGER WOMEN (actresses in their 20s, to play teenagers)
• EMILY (20s), smartest girl in her class, sensitive.
• REBECCA (20s), funny kid sister who idolizes her brother. Petite.

6 WOMEN (actresses in their 30s+)
• MRS. WEBB (30s-50s), once the second-prettiest girl in town, now sensible wife.
• MRS. GIBBS (30s-50s), longs to travel, devoted wife.
• MRS. SOAMES (20s-60s), town gossip, sings in the choir.
• PROFESSOR WILLARD (20s-60s), expert on local history.
• 2 FEMALE SINGERS (20s-70s) small speaking roles, singers in choir. (Attends Sunday rehearsals only.)

3 YOUNGER MEN (actors in their 20s, to play teenagers/young adults)
• GEORGE (20s), most popular boy in school, sincere.
• JOE CROWELL/SI CROWELL/SAM CRAIG (20s), youthful actor to play 3 comedic roles.
• WALLY (20s), determined kid brother. Wiry.

7 MEN
• DR. GIBBS (30s-50s), town physician, folksy.
• EDITOR WEBB (30s-50s), runs town paper, smart, funny.
• SIMON STIMPSON (30s-50s), choir director, alcoholic, melancholic.
• HOWIE (20s-40s), friendly milkman.
• CONSTABLE BILL WARREN/JOE STODDARD (30s-60s), town policeman/funeral director, take-charge.
• 2 MALE SINGERS (20s-70s) small speaking roles, singers in choir. (Attends Sunday rehearsals only.)