Upcoming Auditions for Rabbit Hole & Casting for Holiday Radio Play

Director Chuck Bergland will hold auditions for Rabbit Hole on November 22nd and 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at Wheaton Drama’s Playhouse 111, 111 North Hale Street in Wheaton. Callbacks (if needed) will be held November 24th. The show opens January 29th and runs through February 14th, 2016.

All the characters in the play are dealing with the accidental death of Becca and Howie’s four-year-old son, Danny. They all use coping devices to manage their grief. It may sound heavy and it is at times, but humor is used frequently as a powerful coping device.

BECCA - the wife -late thirties/early forties. Becca is trying to move on after the accidental death of her four-year-old son, but too many reminders shatter what fragile self-control she has left.

IZZY - Becca’s sister - early thirties. Becca was a party girl and involved with lots of men in her twenties. She is finally trying to settle down and take a more mature and responsible approach to life now that she’s 30.

HOWIE - Becca’s husband - late thirties/early forties. Howie is dealing with the loss of his son better than his wife, but getting back to a routine and supporting his wife may be rushed while he grieves in private.

NAT - Becca and Izzy’s mother - in her mid-sixties. Nat is attempting to find a rational, logical, and comforting answer for herself and daughter to the tragedy, but many of her good intentions backfire.

JASON - the boy - seventeen years old. Jason is a bright, sensitive high school student who writes science fiction good enough to be published in the school lit magazine, but is trying to manage his sense of guilt.

WHEATON DRAMA CASTS “MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET”

Wheaton Drama is proud to announce the cast for the upcoming holiday fundraiser, “Miracle on 34th Street,” an adaptation in the style of a 1940s radio show.

Director Ben Dooley has assembled the following cast:

MR. SHELLHAMMER: Dave Amato

DISTRICT ATTORNEY THOMAS MARA: Stan Austin

DORIS WALKER: Amy Brockman

HOST/GIMBLE: Dean Dranias

DR. PIERCE: Patrick Gallagher

ALFRED: Conor Gosain

MORTIMER: Cooper Gosain

SUSAN WALKER: Ella Gosain

ROLLER SKATE GIRL: Evie Hull

JUDGE HENRY HARPER/DRUNK SANTA: Ken Kaden

KRIS KRINGLE: Jim Martin

TOMMY MARA, JR.: Fletcher Ogren

LOUIE: R.J. Ogren

“CELEBRITY”: Sande Ogren

FRED GAILEY: Sean Ogren

MRS. HARPER/GIRL’S MAMA: Suzanne Ogren

MR. MACY: Tom Rieser

LITTLE DUTCH GIRL: Gwen Royle

ANNOUNCER: Kevin Taylor

MR. SAWYER/CHARLES HALLORAN: Lars Timpa

MORT’S MAMA/MRS. SHELLHAMMER: Pam Turlow

POSTMAN: Sean Wadzinski

DUTCH GIRL’S MAMA/MRS. MARA: Lisa Wallace

JINGLE SISTERS: Julie Rodgers Baker, Erin Dameron, Claire Yearman

CHILDREN’S ENSEMBLE: Dane Hull, Maddie Austin, Ella Schuler

CREW:

Production Manager - Elyse Wadzinski

Stage Manager- Amy Johnson

Sound Effects - RJ Ogren, Brock Royle and Sean Wadzinski

Piano - Jean Austin

Musical Director - Kathleen Dooley

Costumes - Heidi Schultz

Sound Design - Paula Rada

Hair and Makeup - Alexsandra Grabowski

Fundraising - Rebecca Poole

Tickets - Rebecca Poole

PERFORMANCES:

Thursday-Saturday, December 17-19 at 8:00 pm, Sunday, December 20 at 3:00 pm. Go to www.wheatondrama.org for tickets and more information.