Saline Area Players hold AUDITIONS for "Warren's Peace"

Open auditions for 3 men and 3 women will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Monday & Tuesday, January 4 & 5, at 7:00 PM at Liberty School, 7265 Saline-Ann Arbor Rd., Saline. Callbacks, if needed, will be Wednesday, January 6. You may come to one or the other audition time and registration begins at 6:30 p.m. Rehearsals will take place Monday, Wednesday & Thursday evenings. The show will be performed at Fifth Corner March 17-19.

Auditioners should be prepared to do cold readings from the script. They should also bring a list of their conflicts between the above dates and will be asked to fill out an audition form. The director will be looking for effective use of facial expressions and body language to effectively convey character and mood, the ability to project and articulate, varied vocal inflection, the ability to react and respond to others and, overall, energy and stage presence.

“Warren’s Peace,” written by Marc and Kathy Holland, and directed by Marc Holland, tells the story of a young National Guardsman who is sent to the small town of Crickwater, Michigan to kick off a World Peace Day celebration, but finds the city’s fathers and mothers ready for anything but peace! He quickly sees it will take more than just a banner and a sheet cake to end the conflict in this eccentric burg. The town’s widowed volunteer librarian has had an adversarial relationship with her sister for so long she no longer knows how to do anything but fling sarcastic zingers at anyone who comes close to her. The mayor married the town’s most eligible bachelorette, but after twenty years, signs of stress are showing, which emboldens the high school sweetheart who loved her first, and perhaps best. And what will become of the National Guardsman? He’s something of a slacker, but with a good heart. If the denizens of Crickwater are going to find any peace, they better hurry up because plenty of reporters are gathering right outside city hall!

Please visit the website: www.salineareaplayers.org for detailed audition information, the audition form, and character descriptions. Additional questions about auditions should be directed to the director, Marc Holland, at wp@salineareaplayers.org or 734-975-8904.