Auditions: The Red Lamp by Hilliard Booth

Directed by Christine Jolly

Rehearsals: August 2021

Performances: September 2021

This production will take place in person with one pre-recorded streamed performance.

We are monitoring covid safety and evaluating policies, and the safety of our cast, crew, audience and staff is among our top priorities. Masks may no longer be required for the audience or cast in this production.

We are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. For every production, please submit without regard to disability, race, age, weight, color, national origin, ethnic origin, gender identity, or any other basis. Any specifics integral to the plot or required by the publisher will be listed in the individual announcement.

(Audition information is subject to change)

A hungry man breaks into a house for food and recognizes a lamp which supposedly brings good luck when lighted. A boy befriends the man, who leaves on the approach of the head of the house - a strict lady, the boy's aunt. The boy agrees to light the lamp after his aunt has gone, as a signal for the man to return. His sister also agrees to use the same signal to let her lover know her aunt - who disapproves of the match - has left the house. The aunt herself lights the lamp to signal her neighbor for tea. Ensuing complications are fast, furious and unexpected in this farce.

Cast: 6 Actors comfortable with fast-paced movement.

Harold: 16-18, Masculine-Presenting. The nephew of the lady of the house, set to help Bill.

Alice: Early 20s, Feminine-Presenting. The niece of the lady of the house. Archie: Late 20-30s, Masculine-Presenting. A young businessman, not-so-secretly courting Alice. Bill: 30+, Masculine-Presenting. An unknown man who has entered the home, and upon finding the lamp, shares a tale of its luck. Annie: 30+, Feminine-Presenting. The maid, who may have a connection to the unknown man.

Matilda: 50+, Feminine-Presenting - The matriarch of the house, opposed to the romantic interest of her niece.

Auditions will be online (Zoom) on July 24, 2021, with in-person Masked Callbacks on July 25, 2021.

Rehearsals begin in August.

Sides and access to the zoom meeting will be provided via link sent prior to the auditions.

A small stipend will be provided.

Please contact the Box Office with additional questions.