Historic Community Theatre in Wayland, MA

For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday

by Sarah Ruhl

 

NEW AUDITION SLOTS ADDED!

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Director: Katie Swimm

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Sunday, June 7, 7:00-10:00pm

Wednesday, June 10, 7:00-10:00pm

Callbacks (if needed) - Thursday, June 11, 7-10:00pm

 

Synopsis

When Ann thinks of her father, she immediately remembers playing Peter Pan in her hometown theater in Iowa, particularly when he used to bring her flowers after her performance. Her memory is jogged by the fact that she and her four siblings are in their father’s hospital room during his final moments. His death sparks a conversational wake that includes everything from arguments over politics to when each sibling realized that they grew up. A loving look at a family’s view of death, life and the allure of never growing up.

 

Auditions

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script, which will be made available when you sign up to audition. Actors will be seen in groups of 5. Please sign up using the link below!

 

Sign Up Here For An Audition Slot

 

Questions: Please email Director Katie Swimm at kswimm@gmail.com

 

Characters

Vokes Players is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive community on our stage, through our creative and technical teams, and in our audience. Actors of all ages, races, and/or ethnic backgrounds are welcome to audition for any role. We have noted the pronouns used in the script to refer to characters in the play. While many of these roles are written on the gender binary (he/she), we invite and encourage gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with.

 

A note on the age of characters:  While the characters listed below range from late fifties to eighties, we encourage anyone who can play mid-late forties and above to audition.  

 

Characters (text from the play):

Five siblings from a close-knit family, two women and three men. They are numbered according to birth order: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. All love their family. Most love to fight about politics. All from Iowa.

 

1 - Ann, between sixty and seventy. Plays Peter Pan

2 - John, in his late sixties. Plays John in Peter Pan.

3 - Jim, in his mid-sixties. Plays Captain James Hook in Peter Pan.

4 - Michael, in his early sixties. Plays Michael in Peter Pan.

5 - Wendy, in her late fifties. Plays Wendy in Peter Pan.

George, in his eighties. In Movement One, a dying man; in Movement Two, a ghost; in Movement Three, himself. Oh - and a dog. A real dog. If possible.

 

Rehearsals

Rehearsals will be scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and Sunday afternoons each week, beginning September 8th. Additional rehearsals may be added or the schedule adjusted based on actor availability and the necessities of the production. Several days may also be held to accommodate makeups for weather or illness-related postponements in the schedule.

 

Conflicts

Actors are asked to bring a full calendar of conflicts to the audition; they will be asked to list those conflicts on our audition form. A great number of conflicts, or conflicts with performances will affect casting decisions. 

 

Performances

Friday, November 6th, 8:00pm

Saturday, November 7th, 2:00pm and 8:00pm

Thursday, November 12th, 8:00pm

Friday, November 13th, 8:00pm

Saturday, November 14th, 2:00pm and 8:00pm

Thursday, November 19th, 8:00pm

Friday, November 20th, 8:00pm

Saturday, November 21st, 2:00pm and 8:00pm