MASQUE
WPI PRESENTS
Our Town News
Welcome to the Department of Humanities and Arts Drama/Theatre and Masque production of Thornton Wilder's great American drama Our Town.
Tickets
Reservations will be starting Thursday November 9th. Tickets will cost $5 and can be reserved by phone through the Little Theatre Reservation Line at 508-831-6407 or through emailing little.theatre.reservation.line@gmail.com.
October 6th, 2006 - The OUR TOWN CAST is ANNOUNCED!!!
OUR TOWNCAST LIST
CHARACTERS (in the order of their appearance)
| Stage Manager | Daniel Gilbreath | ||
| Dr. Gibbs | Jonathan Lucas | ||
| Joe Crowell | Ruth Demott | ||
| Howie Newsome | Bryan Rickard | ||
| Mrs. Gibbs | Catherine M. Cote | ||
| Mrs. Webb | Amy Castongguay | ||
| George Gibbs | Christopher Osborn | ||
| Rebecca Gibbs | Jessica Morais | ||
| Wally Webb | Greg Roberts | ||
| Emily Webb | Krista Dietz | ||
| Professor Willard | Herman E. Servatius | ||
| Mr. Webb | Edmund Massa | ||
| Person In The Balcony | Ruth Demott | ||
| Person In The Auditorium | Lindsey Lucier | ||
| Lady In The Box | Brianne O’Neill | ||
| Simon Stimson | James Johnson | ||
| Mrs. Soames | Sarah Judd | ||
| Constable Warren | Richard Pavis | ||
| Si Crowell | Ruth Demott | ||
| Three Baseball Players | Ruth Demott, Lindsey Lucier, Brianne O’Neill | ||
| Sam Craig | Nick Bebel | ||
| Joe Stoddard | Bryan Rickard | ||
| Graveyard | Full Cast | ||
| Standby For Mr. Gilbreath | Jamo Hanlan |
- Thank you to all who auditioned and Congratulations to everyone!
Auditions
Auditions Tuesday, October 3, 5-7 p.m.
Thursday, October 5, 6-7:30 p.m.
Call backs for those called back: Thursday, October 5, 8-9 p.m.
Procedure: Auditioners are seen on a first come first served basis.
A short form will need to be filled out followed by the audition.
Auditions Tuesday, October 3, 5-7 p.m.
Thursday, October 5, 6-7:30 p.m.
Call backs for those called back: Thursday, October 5, 8-9 p.m.
Procedure: Auditioners are seen on a first come first served basis.
A short form will need to be filled out followed by the audition.
You may audition alone or in pairs, presenting a monologue or scene from an American play other than Our Town
Alpha Psi Omega will run and auditions workshop to assist you in your audition.
For more information contact: check with Jamo.
boondockjamo@gmail.com
Characters
| CHARACTER | DESCRIPTION | NUMBER OF LINES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Act I | Act II | Act III | Total | ||||
| Stage Manager (also Mr. Morgan, the drugstore owner and the Minister) | Hat wearing, pipe-smoking narrator; the town and inhabitants of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire are seen through his eyes (other roles as necessary) | 173 | 139 | 104 | 416 | ||
| Dr. Gibbs | Old time family physician in Grover’s Corners; father of George and Rebecca Gibbs | 67 | 22 | 89 | |||
| Joe Crowell | Newspaper boy | 9 | |||||
| Howie Newsome | Thirty-something old-time milkman, delivering milk with a horse-drawn wagon | 13 | 3 | 16 | |||
| Mrs. Gibbs (Julia) | Plump pleasant wife of Dr. Gibbs; in her thirties; mother of George and Rebecca Gibbs; resident of Grover’s Corners for all of her life | 91 | 44 | 23 | 158 | ||
| Mrs. Webb (Myrtle) | Thin serious woman; mother of Emily and Wally Webb | 63 | 34 | 39 | 136 | ||
| George Gibbs | Sixteen-year old son of Dr./Mrs. Gibbs | 57 | 116 | 173 | |||
| Rebecca Gibbs | Eleven-year old daughter of Dr./Mrs.Gibbs | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Wally Webb | Eleven-year old son of Mr/Mrs. Webb | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Emily Webb | Sixteen-year old daughter of Mr/Mrs. Webb; very bright student | 37 | 72 | 101 | 210 | ||
| Professor Willard | “rural savant”; State University professor; wears pince-nez hung by a ribbon | 24 | 24 | ||||
| Mr. Webb (Charles) | Publisher and Editor of Grover’s Corners newspaper, the Sentinel | 62 | 55 | 23 | 131 | ||
| Woman in the Balcony | Woman in the audience; | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Man in the Auditorium | Gentleman in the audience | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Lady in the Box | Woman in affluent part of audience | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Simon Stimpson | Organist and choir director at the Congregational Church; alcoholic and source of much gossip about his condition | 11 | 10 | 21 | |||
| Mrs. Soames | Member of the choir with Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb; sentimental gossip; weeper at weddings | 12 | 9 | 15 | 36 | ||
| Constable Warren | Town constable | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 | ||
| Si Crowell | New paper boy; brother of Joe Crowell | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Three Baseball Players | Members of George’s baseball team, teasing and ribbing him on his wedding day | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Sam Craig | Cousin of Emily Webb; had left to go out West, now back in Grover’s Corners for Emily’s funeral | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Joe Stoddard | Town undertaker |
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