OPEN AUDITIONS: "The Silver Queen" Rantoul Theatre Group

PRESS RELEASE:

 
Rantoul Theatre Group plans open auditions

Rantoul Theatre Group will hold four open auditions for its Spring, 2014 production of “The Silver Queen.” Auditions are scheduled for January 30 and 31 from 7 – 9 p.m. and February 1 and 2 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Grissom Hall Theatre, 914 Arends Blvd. Rantoul.

Director Larry Smith is seeking male/female actors from age 13 thru adults for this production. The play contains such parody characters as: Marshall Dillon, Calamity Jane, Doc Holiday and Big Nose Kate, Bylle “The Kid” Clyde and his Rat Creek Gang. At least 20 cast members will be selected for the play. 

The play will be performed May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11, 2014. No preparations are necessary. Readings will be available at the audition. Wear western clothing, boots, belts, vests, hats, etc. to the audition, if you have any.

“The Silver Queen” is a western play written by Champaign County author and playwright James Dedman. It relates a Wells-Fargo tale of a widow, Elisa McKinn Adams, from Boston (and former dance hall actress and Wild West Show performer) who comes to Leadville, Colorado in 1879 to take over an inherited western saloon, The Silver Queen, and gold mine, Star of the West, only to find out that the gold mine is depleted and others wish to swindle the saloon away from her.

Additionally, technical support staff is needed for light and sound technicians. Also, a keyboardist is needed to play, on-stage, honky-tonk style music typical in western saloons. 

Rantoul Theatre Group has 190 seats and is located at 914 Arends Blvd., on the former Chanute Air Force Base in Grissom Hall. Interested actors can visit the website at rtgonline.org, email the director at larry @ rtgonline.org or call the theater answering machine at 892-1121 and leave a message for further information. Read updates on Facebook at Rantoul Theater Group.