Pec Playhouse Theatre issued the following announcement on Sept. 26.
AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT:
CHILDREN & ADULTS
September 30 & Oct 1 @ 7pm
Directed by Glen Wiegert. Scripts are available at the Pec Pharmacy to borrow and be returned (M-F, 9 am - 6 pm). For any questions, message us on Facebook or call the box office at 815-239-1210.
CHARACTERS
THE BRADLEYS
FATHER (BOB BRADLEY) — solid family man, 35-38
MOTHER (GRACE BRADLEY) — trim, attractive, 35ish
BETH BRADLEY — the narrator, strong voice and presence, 11- 12
CHARLIE BRADLEY — traditional kid brother, 9-10
THE HERDMANS
RALPH HERDMAN — ragged, scroungey, slouching manner, touch of adolescent cool, 12-13
IMOGENE HERDMAN — loud, bossy, crafty, 11-12
LEROY HERDMAN — tough, sure of himself, 10-11
CLAUDE HERDMAN — tough, combative, 9-10
OLLIE HEADMAN — looking for trouble, Claude's usual partner in crime, 8-9
GLADYS HERDMAN — small, wiry, feisty, 7-8
CHURCH PEOPLE
MRS. ARMSTRONG — largish woman, managerial in voice and manner, 50ish
MRS. SLOCUM — pleasant, motherly woman, 35-60
MRS. CLARK — 35-60
MRS. CLAMING — 35-60
MRS. MCCARTHY — a younger, less imperious version of Mrs. Armstrong, middle 40s
REVEREND HOPKINS — middle-to-late 40s
ALICE WENDLEKEN — prim, proper, pain in the neck, 11- 12
MAXINE — 10- 11
ELMER HOPKINS — 12-13
HOBIE — 9-10
DAVID —8-9
BEVERLY — 7-8
SHIRLEY— 6-7
JUANITA — 6-7
DORIS — 10- 11
FIREMAN — Any Age
EXTRA ANGEL CHOIR MEMBERS, BABY ANGELS, SHEPHERDS
Synopsis:
A couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids - probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem and the fun when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on!
Original source can be found here.
Source: Pec Playhouse Theatre