'Lombardi' Auditions Coming to the Racine Theatre Guild

RACINE, WI – The Racine Theatre Guild will be holding open auditions for “Lombardi” on Monday, Aug.20 and Tuesday, Aug. 21.

Five-time NFL champion and two-time Super Bowl champion, Vince Lombardi is the man behind every Green Bay Packers’ legend. Driven by ultimate perfection, this play follows reporter Michael McCormick through a week of the Packers’ 1965 season. He discovers Lombardi’s passions and relationships on and off the field with his players, the press, and his wife, Marie.

Roles are available for one woman and five men. The roles of Marie and Vince Lombardi are open to women and men, 40s to 60s. Men, 20s to mid 30s, can audition for Michael McCormick, Paul Hornung, and Jim Taylor, with African-American men encouraged to audition for Dave Robinson.

More information about role requirements can be found at www.racinetheatre.org/audition/. Individuals with all levels of experience are invited to audition.

Director James Fletcher will hold auditions in the Racine Theatre Guild lobby, located at 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine at 7 p.m. on Monday, August 20 and Tuesday, August 21. No appointments necessary. Auditions consist of a cold reading from the script.

Scripts may be checked out in advance from the box office with a $10.00 deposit, which will be refunded when the script is returned. The show will go into rehearsal in August and will be performed weekends October 19 to November 4, 2018. For further information, contact the Box Office at (262) 633-4218.

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