Audition at SCCT
Tread the boards at the Shelby County Community Theatre and audition for a production. Whether you’re a classically trained Shakespearean actor or wanting to give singing and dancing a try, there’s a role for you in the varied and diverse SCCT seasons.
OUR TOWN Auditions: Dec. 17 & 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the theatre.
WAITING FOR GODOT Auditions: February 18 & 19 at 7:00 p.m.at the theatre.
Upcoming Auditions
OUR TOWN: Audition Notice
December 17 & 18, 7:00 pm
Shelby County Community Theatre
Mainstage Theatre
801 W. Main Street, Shelbyville, KY 40065
Production Dates:
February 16-18 & 23-25, 2024
Our Town will be cast with an eye to diversity. Roles are available for actors of all ages and types.
Auditions will consist of cold readings selected from the script. Prepared monologues are encouraged but not required.
Stage Manager
The narrator/host of the play and the dramatic equivalent of an omniscient narrator.
Adult, Mature Adult
Dr. Frank Gibbs
The town’s doctor. Father of George and Rebecca Gibbs.
Adult
Mrs. Julia Hersey Gibbs
Dr. Gibbs’ wife and mother of George.
Adult
George Gibbs
Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs’ sixteen-year-old son.
Late Teen, Young Adult
Rebecca Gibbs
Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs’ daughter, who is four years younger than George.
Child, Early Teen
Mr. Charles Webb
The editor and publisher of the Sentinel, the town’s newspaper.
Adult
Mrs. Myrtle Webb
Charles Webb’s wife and mother of Emily.
Adult
Emily Webb
The Webb’s intelligent daughter, who grows up during the play.
Late Teen, Young Adult
Wallace “Wlly” Webb
Emily’s younger brother.
Child, Early Teen
Simon Simson
The organist of the Congregational Church who is the subject of town gossip.
Adult, Mature Adult
Mrs. Louella Soames
A local busybody.
Adult, Mature Adult
Howie Newsome
The milkman
Late Teen, Young Adult, Adult
Joe Crowell, Jr.
The paper boy
Early or Late Teen
Si Crowell
Joe’s younger brother, who takes Joe’s job as paper boy in Act II.
Early or Late Teen
Samuel Craig
The son of Julia Gibbs’ sister Carey
Young Adult, Adult
Joe Stoddard
The town undertaker
Adult, Mature Adult
Constable Bill Warren
The town law enforcement officer
Adult, Mature Adult
Professor Willard
A faculty member of State University who recites facts about Grover’s Corners
Adult, Mature Adult