Auditions for spring play to be held
Auditions for the spring play “Dear Ruth” will be held Sunday, Feb. 18 from 6-9:30 p.m. at the Little Theatre of Tuscarawas County.
Auditions for the spring play “Dear Ruth” will be held Sunday, Feb. 18 from 6-9:30 p.m. at the Little Theatre of Tuscarawas County. Director Bart Herman said callbacks may be scheduled for Monday, Feb. 19 if necessary.
Herman also announced auditions can be submitted by video. Anyone wishing to do so must email him at hermanb265@gmail.com and request sides from which to read for their submission.
All roles are open for five women and five men. One female must be able to play a 16-year-old, so auditioners age 16 and up will be considered. Auditions will be readings from the script.
“Dear Ruth” is a family-friendly romantic comedy, first appearing on the Broadway stage in 1944. Teenager Miriam Wilkins is an energetic activist during World War II. She blithely involves her family by enlisting them for causes without first gaining their consent. Her father Judge Wilkins and mother Edie are puzzled when Lt. William Seacroft, a complete stranger, appears at their home, asking for their 22-year-old daughter Ruth. Bill has just returned from Italy, where he flew 25 missions over Germany as the bombardier of a B-26 bomber, but he has only two days of leave. He explains he has been corresponding with their daughter Ruth and has fallen in love with her. He makes a favorable impression and promises to return later to meet her for the first time in person. Things get complicated from there.
“Dear Ruth” will run Friday, April 26 through Sunday, May 12 with evening performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and matinees on Sundays at 2:30 p.m.
Sponsors for the show are Dr. Phillip and Carolyn Dixon. Dover Fraternal Order of Eagles #515 is the corporate sponsor. The Little Theatre is located at 466 Carrie Ave. NW in New Philadelphia.