Auditions August 7th at 4pm and August 10th at 6pm

The Valley Players are happy to announce the auditions for their next shows, The Great Gatsby, adapted for the stage by Joe Landry, and It's a Wonderful LIfe. Auditions will consist of reading from the script and are open to all, whether experienced or interested in trying theater. While the gender of the show’s characters is unable to be changed, we welcome actors of all gender identities to audition for any role. These two shows will be in a 1940’s Live Radio Broadcast style. Sound effects will be created live on stage and, due to the style of the performance, scripts will also be used on stage. Both shows will  have the same radio station “WBFR Playhouse of the Air” actors.  If possible the director, Shannon Sanborn, would like to cast both shows with the same actors; however, everyone interested in auditioning for one show or the other should attend.

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PLEASE NOTE: Proof of COVID vaccination is required to audition. We will follow CDC guidelines in place at the time of audition, rehearsals and performances to determine whether or not masks are worn.

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Audition Dates:

August 7th at 4pm and August 10th at 6pm

Show Dates:

     Great Gatsby: October 7 – 23

     Wonderful Life: December 2 – 11

Location: All rehearsals and performances will take place at the Valley Players Theater, 4254 Main Street (Rt. 100), in Waitsfield, VT.

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Questions? Contact the Director Shannon Sanborn at Shannon.pitonyak@gmail.com

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Gatsby Synopsis: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s beloved classic comes to life as a 1940s radio broadcast in this spirited adaptation of The Great Gatsby. An ensemble brings more than two dozen characters from the  novel to the Legacy stage as a live broadcast, punctuated by 40’s-era commercials. A story of triumph and tragedy that reflects the decadence of the Jazz Age and the perils of the American Dream. Still, ain’t we got fun?"

Gatsby script can be read for free by visiting https://www.playscripts.com/sample/5102

Cast: The Actor listed in BOLD is the radio station “WBFR Playhouse of the Air” actor; the characters below are those characters that the actor plays.

Great Gatsby

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FREDDIE FILLMORE
NICK’S FATHER
TOM BUCHANAN
TRAIN CONDUCTOR
OWL EYES
MEYER WOLFSHEIM
HENRY C. GATZ
 

JAKE LAURENTS
NICK CARRAWAY
 

TONY HUNTER
JAY GATSBY

SALLY APPLEWHITE
DAISY BUCHANAN
CATHERINE
PARTYGOER 1
MICHAELIS
 

LANA SHERWOOD
JORDAN BAKER
BUCHANANS’ MAID
MYRTLE WILSON
WELL-DRESSED WOMAN
GATSBY’S GARDENER
 

NELSON NORTH
GEORGE WILSON
PARTYGOER 2
GATSBY’S BUTLER
POLICEMAN
EWING KLIPSPRINGER

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Note: The ensemble of actors also provide the sound effects as well as ad-libs in the background as crowds, partygoers, etc.

It's a Wonderful Life

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FREDDIE FILMORE
ANNOUNCER, GOWER, POTTER, BILLY, JOSEPH, PETER
BAILEY, ERNIE, OLD MAN CO LLINS, ED, PETE, MAN (AT
MARTINI’S), NICK, BRIDGE KEEPER, BINKY, COP
 

JAKE LAURENTS
GEORGE BAILEY (and YOUNG GEORGE)

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Stage Manager

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SALLY APPLEWHITEMARY HATCH (and YOUNG MARY)

LANA SHERWOOD
VIOLET (and YOUNG VIOLET), ROSE BAILEY, MATILDA,
RUTH, MRS. HATCH, MRS. THOMPSON, SCHULTZ, ZUZU,
JANIE, SADIE VANCE
 

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HARRY “JAZZBO” HEYWOOD
HARRY (and YOUNG HARRY), BERT, CLARENCE ODD-
BODY, SAM WAINWRIGHT, MARTINI, DR. CAMPBELL,
CHARLIE, MAN (at run on ba

nk), HORACE THE TELLER,
MR. WELCH, TOMMY, SHERIFF