January 26, 2021
Story by Joe Vinduska
The 91快活林 Theatre Department will hold another round of auditions by appointment only for its spring production of 鈥淲ords and What We Do with Them,鈥 a collection of six plays by David Ives. Virtual auditions will be held from noon to 3:30 p.m. via Zoom and in-person auditions from 4-9 p.m., on Friday January 29 and Saturday January 30 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
Auditions will be held for all technical roles including stage managers, light board operator, soundboard operator, and others as well as the following characters:
鈥淏ill鈥 - 16-30, male
鈥淏etty鈥 - 16-30, female
鈥淢ilton鈥 - any age, male or female, a monkey
鈥淪wift鈥 - any age, male or female, a monkey
鈥淜afka鈥 - any age, female, a monkey
鈥淒on鈥 听- 20-50, male
鈥淒awn鈥 - 18-50, female
鈥淭rotsky鈥 - 20-60, male, Russian accent
鈥淢rs. Trotsky鈥 - 20-60, female, Russian accent
鈥淩amon鈥 - 16-30, male, Spanish accent
鈥淛ill鈥 - 16-40, female
鈥淛ack鈥 - 16-40, male
鈥淎苍苍辞耻苍肠别谤鈥
Anyone 16 and older is invited to audition and can be cast in more than one role. Those auditioning must contact Theatre Director Miller James at millerj@bartonccc.edu or (620) 792-9205 to set up an appointment. Once an appointment is set up, an email will be sent with reading materials to be performed during the audition.听
Rehearsals will begin Monday, February 1, and will run from 6-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday. For social distancing, not all actors will be needed for every rehearsal.听
Tickets can be purchased through and an announcement will be made when tickets are available.
Showtimes for the production for in-person shows with masks and social distancing will be March 19 at 7:30 p.m., March 20 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and March 21 at 2 p.m. Find the events on Facebook at FB.com/BartonCommunityCollege for updates.
Live-stream shows via BookTix Pass will be available March 19 at 7:30听p.m., March 20 at 7:30听p.m. and March 21 at 2 p.m.
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