Wake Up, Gloucester
a fully-staged World Premiere reading
(actors will appear with scripts on stage)
by Jeanne Beckwith
Directed by Doug Bergstein
Auditions:
Sunday, Dec. 8 at 4 pm and Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 6pm
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Rehearsals:
Two hour rehearsals will be on Sundays at 4pm and Thursdays at 6pm beginning Sunday, January 5.
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Performances:
February 7-16: Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 2pm.
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Synopsis:
The story takes place in late August 1939, and deals with the lives, hopes, loves, and fears of a group of people who come together at The Dancing Duck, a tavern in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The depression is ending, but dreams that have been on hold still seem beyond reach. Life is not simple. Rumors of a war abroad are coming closer to home every day. The owner of the tavern is starting up a new radio station attached to the tavern. His friends, who are also his employees and customers, are supportive, but life is complicated; the future seems cloudy, and there just might be a sea serpent off the coast.
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Roles:
5 male presenting, stage ages 20 or older (1 in their early 20s and the others between 30 and 60)
3 female presenting, stage ages 22 or older (2 in their 20s and 1 about 50-60ish).
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No preparation is necessary to audition. Each session will be 90 minutes and auditioners should expect to stay for the entire time.