Join us for our third production of 2024! Sign up for an audition appointment here: https://bit.ly/RTCourtown Renegade Theatre Company is excited to announce auditions for Our Town by Thorton Wilder, an American classic written in 1938. "Our Town" is a poignant exploration of life, love, and death in the small fictional town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, at the turn of the 20th century. The play is presented in three acts, each capturing different aspects of daily life: the mundane routines of the townspeople, the blossoming romance and marriage of George Gibbs and Emily Webb, and the sobering reflections on mortality and the passage of time. Guided by the omniscient Stage Manager, the audience is invited to witness the beauty in ordinary moments and the universal human experiences that connect us all. "Our Town" serves as a timeless reminder of the preciousness of life and the inevitability of change.
A Glimpse Into Our Interpretation
We’ll be exploring a nuanced interpretation of the romantic leads, George and Emily: they’ll each be played by three different sets of age appropriate pairs for each of the three acts of the show. We will not be making any changes to the text as written. We will instead be shifting the gender presentation of the actors featured in these roles. The first act will feature the young couple gendered as written, with same sex couples replacing them in the second and third acts. The show will start in the first act leaning into traditional gender expressions, then over the course of the play we’ll see all supporting characters shifting into more gender non-conforming presentation. This choice to explicitly shift and highlight the multidimensional nature of the people of Grover’s Corners frees them from the confines of traditional, binary gendered thinking and the heteronormative choices they have been defined by for nearly a century.
CAUSE WE’RE SUPPORTING
As with all of our productions, a portion of proceeds will be donated to a cause we believe in. For this production, we’re raising funds to Lost N Found Youth, an Atlanta-based nonprofit that exists to end homelessness for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) and all sexual minority youth.
ROLES AVAILABLE
All roles, both onstage and behind the scenes, are unpaid non-equity opportunities for folks aged 16 years and older. All gender-identities and body types are welcome to join our ensemble.
Sign up for an audition appointment here: https://bit.ly/RTCourtown
ACTING ROLES
Stage Manager (F / M / GNC) (20-80)
Wally Webb + Si Crowell (F / M / GNC) (10-20)
Simon Stimson + Professor Willard (F / M / GNC) (30-80)
Constable Warren + Mrs.Soames (F / M / GNC) (30-80)
Dr. Gibbs (M) (30s-50s)
Mrs. Gibbs (F) (30s-50s)
Mrs. Webb (F) (30s-50s)
Mr. Webb (M) (30s-50s)
George Act I + Joe Stoddard (M) (14-18)
George Act II + Joe Crowell (M / GNC) (18-30)
George Act III + Howie Newsome (F / GNC) (18-30)
Emily Act I +Sam Craig (F) (14-18)
Emily Act II + Rebecca Gibbs (F / GNC) (18-30)
Emily Act III + Woman in the Audience (F / GNC)
PRODUCTION TEAM
We welcome all folks interested in acting, stage management, live scoring and sound design, and set design to come out to audition and join the ensemble for this exciting project. Learn more about these creative and production roles below:
Stage Manager: This role involves coordinating all aspects of a production, ensuring smooth communication between directors, cast, and crew. It requires managing schedules, rehearsals, and performances, as well as overseeing the technical elements and maintaining the overall flow of the show. The person in this position acts as the central hub of information and organization, ensuring the production runs efficiently and effectively.
Sound Designer + Live Scoring w/ Instrumentalists: Immerse the audience to Grovers Corners with sound effects throughout the show.
Lighting Designer: Shifts in mood require creative lighting choices. All lighting is controlled digitally through an ipad. We provide all the equipment. Must be comfortable climbing a ladder to adjust the position of lights if needed.
Costume Designer: Seeking a costumer to create something reminiscent of the 1930’s while keeping much of the character presentation gender non-conforming, especially in the second and third acts.
Set/Prop Designer: Seeking creative to design pictures with furniture and set pieces. Since Our Town features a bare set, your creativity would also include gathering props to accompany the set pieces.
AUDITIONS
Auditions and callbacks will take place at Virginia-Highland Church. There is street parking available around the church, and the entrance to the auditions is on the right side of the building. Signs will be posted outside the side door.
Walk-ins will be worked in time-permitting. Kindly bring a copy of your headshot and resume.
Prepare a one-minute monologue or read a monologue from the show. Prior to your audition, email the source of your audition material to [email protected] with your name in the subject line.
AUDITION DATES: Sunday, June 30th & Monday, July 1st • 7-10pm
CALLBACKS: Invitation only callbacks will be on Tuesday, July 2nd.
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
Rehearsals will be held at Virginia-Highland Church. We will be rehearsing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings, to expand to almost every evening come tech week before opening night.
Minimal conflicts required to be considered for casting due to our tight production timeline.
Table Read: Tuesday, July 9th • 6:00pm-10:00pm
IMPORTANT DATES
Set Work Day: Sunday, 8/4 • 10am-2pm
Tech Week: Saturday-Wednesday, 8/10 - 8/14 • 6:00pm-10:00pm
Performances: Saturdays, 8/17 & 8/24 • 7:00pm | Sundays, 8/18 & 8/25 • 2:00pm (4 total performances)
Strike: Tuesday, 8/27
PRODUCTION DONATION
Renegade Theatre Company is a community theater that relies entirely on volunteers. Optional production donations help boost the funds available for each show and increase the charitable donation made to the selected cause for each production. We ask each actor cast in the show to offer a production donation on a sliding scale, from $30 - $150, if able. If you are unable to make a donation at this time or prefer not to contribute in this manner, we offer the alternative path of driving advance seat reservations for the production or selling ads for the program of the production to local businesses. Please reach out with any questions regarding requested production donations to [email protected].
Event Venue
Virginia-Highland Church, 743 Virginia Ave NE,Atlanta,GA,United States
