As a kick-off to our 10th Season, CTAW is pleased to present a reprise of our inaugural 2014 production of A.R. Gurney’s ANCESTRAL VOICES. Additionally, to celebrate our 10 th Anniversary, and as a gift to the community for its support over the past 10 years, all tickets will be Pay What You Wish, the proceeds to benefit the Woodbury Food Bank.
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets must be reserved online. To make your reservation, please go to CTAW’s box office at: www.ctaw-ct.org.
SYNOPSIS: Set in Buffalo, New York in the 1940s, ANCESTRAL VOICES, performed as a staged reading, is a bittersweet story, as seen through the eyes of young Eddie, whose family is turned upside down when his grandmother unexpectedly divorces his grandfather in order to marry his grandfather’s best friend. Simultaneously, the outside world is undergoing temporal changes, as we follow the family through the ensuing times of war and social upheaval.
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Directed by: Sarah Robards
ANCESTRAL VOICES is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc., NYC (www.broadwayplaypublishing.com)
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GENERAL AUDITION INFORMATION:
CHARACTERS:
Eddie – male - 20s - 40s (plays age 8 to 30s)
Jane – female - Eddie’s Mother - 40s-50s
Harvey – male - Eddie’s Father - 40s-50s
Grandmother/Fanny – female - 60s-70+
Grandfather/Roger – male – 60s-70+
All characters are open for audition. Those auditioning will be asked to read from the script – no other special preparation will be necessary. Please bring a resume and headshot, if you have one.
AUDITION DATE:SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 pm
AUDITION LOCATION: Woodbury Parks & Rec Building
7 Mountain Road, Woodbury CT
CALLBACKS, if necessary: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 7:30 p.m.
OLD TOWN HALL, 5 Mountain Road, Woodbury, CT
A copy of the script is available for perusal at the Woodbury Public Library.
REHEARSALS
Ancestral Voices will begin rehearsals on THURSDAY, September 21ST. Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 – 9:30 pm at Woodbury Old Town Hall. Note: There may be additional rehearsals as needed.
PRODUCTION DATES
Friday, October 20, 2023, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, October 21, 2023, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, October 22, 2023, 2:00 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION - Email: ctaw.information@gmail.com or Call: 203-695-7107.
Community Theatre at Woodbury is a 501(c)(3) non-profit run entirely by volunteers.
