Our Town
by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Erin Thomas
Join us once more as Vision Arts takes on another fantastic play - ‘Our Town’.
This play by Thornton Wilder represents the daily lives of people in America from 1901 to 1913. The first act describes their daily lives, the second act focuses on love and marriage, and the third act discusses death. This play is unconventional in its use of minimal sets and complete lack of props. Performers must pantomime many objects throughout the show. The Stage Manager, who is the narrator of the play, breaks several rules of theater.
First, he talks directly to the audience and acknowledges that he is in a play. Second, he occasionally leaves his role as narrator to take on the parts of several characters in the play. Third, he knows what will happen in the future, and sometimes comments on events that will happen to characters years later.
PRODUCTION DATES
Familiarisation - Thursday 3rd April
Auditions - Thursday 10th April
Rehearsals - Thursday Evenings
Show Dates - 3rd - 5th July 2025
We are looking to cast all roles:
CHARACTER INFORMATION
People of all ethnicities and backgrounds are encouraged to audition for any role outlined below.
Primary Characters
Stage Manager (35-70) A narrator, commentator, and guide through Grover’s Corners. He joins in
the action of the play periodically, as the reverend at the wedding, the soda shop owner, a local
townsmen, etc., and speaks directly to Emily after her death.
Emily Webb (16-26) main character; we follow her from a precocious young girl through her wedding
to George Gibbs and her early death.
George Gibbs (16-26) main character; the boy next door, a kind but irresponsible teenager who
matures over time and becomes a responsible husband, father and farmer.
Frank Gibbs (35-55) George’s father, the town doctor.
Julia (Hersey) Gibbs (35-55) George’s mother. She dreams of going to Paris, but doesn’t get there.
Dies later while visiting her daughter in Ohio. She saved $350 for the trip from the sale of an antique
furniture piece, but ultimately willed it to George and Emily.
Charles Webb (40’s-50’s) Emily’s father, editor of the Grover’s Corners Sentinel
Myrtle Webb (36-55) Emily’s mother. Serious, crisp.
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