Little Theatre to hold play auditions Sunday

Fort Frances Little Theatre is looking for interested actors and stage technicians to come out this Sunday for auditions in an effort to stage Tennessee William’s classic play, “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
Open auditions will be held upstairs at the Fort Frances Museum from 1-4 p.m. and again from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Director Paul Elliott, star of Little Theatre’s season kick-off production of “Vigil” and director of the recent “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Muskie Theatre, is hoping for a good turnout from which to draw the 12-character cast.
“I like Tennessee Williams,” Elliott said. “He writes more honest plays. They deal with common, human problems.
“His plays are also very exciting in the sense there’s a lot of tension created–he writes tensions that create a lot of conflict,” he added.
The characters range in age from 18-45. And while most of the main characters in the play are scripted as under 30, Elliott said there are several roles for those over 40.
“There are also some minor characters,” he said, noting this production would be a great opportunity for new people to “see what the whole experience is like” acting on the stage.
“It’s a good play to start with in the sense that there’s space,” Elliott remarked. “There’s so much meat in the characters to play with. They’re very strong characters–there’s nothing wishy-washy about them.”
The play tentatively is scheduled to run Feb. 11-14. And though a venue has not been set yet, Elliott noted it would “definitely be an intimate venue.”
He also said this would be a “straight play,” not a dinner theatre, hence bringing the cost down and making it more accessible to the public.
“The set is going to be a challenge,” Elliott admitted. “There’s outside the apartment, there’s steps going upstairs, there’s the interior. So we’re really looking for some technical people, too, and anyone interested in learning about stage craft.”
Anyone interested in more information about the play or auditions can contact Elliott at pelliott@rainyriver.lakeheadu.ca or by calling 852-1368.
“There’s been a strong support from people who have not been involved [in Little Theatre] before,” Elliott noted. “And they want to do some more dramatic roles.”