WHEN?
Sunday, July 30, 2023, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Monday, July 31, 2023, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Callbacks by invitation: Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 6:00pm
For more info, email gina.white@theatrehsv.org
Sign in deadline is at 7:00pm!
WHERE?
The Studio Theatre @ Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment
2211 Seminole Dr SW, Huntsville, AL 35805 (map)
We suggest parking in the Smokestack lot (the gravel one) and coming up the exterior stairs into the theatre. The stairs are just to the left of Door #17. Here’s a map: https://www.theatrehsv.org/studiotheatre
If you get lost or confizzled, call 256-536-0807 and we will find you.
WHO?
Everyone ages 18+. All roles (excluding Joshua Moore and Garth Williams) are available and casting is open, and newcomers are welcome and encouraged. There is no fee to participate in Theatre Huntsville productions.
WHAT do I need to prepare?
No prepared material is required, but we strongly suggest reading the script prior to auditions. Contact us at info@theatrehsv.org to arrange a copy.
If you aren’t familiar with the show, YouTube is your friend. Here’s one to get you started:
World Premiere of "Alabama Story" by Kenneth Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a52DW-zdG6s
Playwright Kenneth Jones reveals real-life drama behind "Alabama Story" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRU6SrM79IM
Production Dates:
October 6-15 (7 performances) - The Studio Theatre @ Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment
Rehearsals begin in August 2023
Available Roles:
GARTH WILLIAMS, 50ish or older, a white writer and illustrator from the East Coast, who also assumes the roles of OTHERS, including aged, sickly Alabama State Representative BOBBY CRONE, Montgomery newspaper reporter HERSCHEL WEBB, segregationist columnist HENRY BRANCH, a RADIO ANNOUNCER and WHITE PASSERSBY. GARTH should be watchful and omnipresent, when practical.
LILY WHITFIELD, 32, a white woman from small-town Alabama privilege; genteel Alabama accent. She is sheltered, ashamed, loyal, religious, garrulous, charming, unhappily married, all façade, ready to blossom.
SENATOR E.W. HIGGINS, 50ish or more, a white Alabama State Senator; pronounced but not extreme Alabama accent. He is a charmer, a bully, a poisoner, a politician, a victim of the world we grew up in.
EMILY WHEELOCK REED, 50ish or more, a white librarian, the State Librarian of Alabama, born in North Carolina and raised in Indiana; no Southern accent. She has no sense of humor, she does not suffer fools, she is all-business.
THOMAS FRANKLIN, 28, a white reference librarian, Emily's assistant, an Alabama native; genteel, educated, pronounced Alabama accent. He is officious, efficient, slightly uncomfortable in his own skin. Neutral and objective when conveying information.