Auditions for "On Borrowed Time"

Coal Creek Community Theater Announces Auditions for On Borrowed Time by Paul Osborn

 

LOUISVILLE, CO – Coal Creek Community Theater (CCCT) announces auditions for their 2nd show of their 22^nd season, On Borrowed Time, by Paul Osborn directed by Lynn Fleming.  Auditions will take place on March 14^th and 15^th from 7-10pm at the Louisville Center for the Arts.  Roles available for 10 men and 3 women. Contact Lynn Fleming at lynn.fleming@ccctheater.org or at 303-345-4013 for more information.

 

At a Glance

 

WHAT

Auditions for On Borrowed Time

by Paul Osborn

Based on the novel by L.E. Watkin

Directed by Lynn Fleming

 

WHEN

March 14 and 15 from 7-10 p.m.

Call backs, if necessary, March 16 from 7-10 p.m.

 

WHERE

Louisville Center for the Arts

801 Grant Ave., Louisville, CO  80027

 

ROLES AVAILABLE

In all cases, the listed age of the character is approximate.

                       

PUD……………………………………………….A boy of 7 or 8

JULIAN NORTHRUP, Gramps………………….. Male of 55+

NELLIE, Granny…………………………………..Female of 55+

MR. BRINK…………………………………………..Male of 30+

MARCIA GILES…………………………………..Female 18-25

DEMETRIA RIFFLE…………………………………Female 40+

A BOY…………………………………………………...Aged 7-11

2 WORKMEN……………………………….............Adult males

DR. EVANS…………………………………………..Male of 40+

MR. PILBEAM……………………………………….Male of 35+

MR. GRIMES………………………………………...Male of 30+

SHERIFF……………………………………………... Male of 30+

 

PREPARATION

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.  Parents of interested

children should contact the director for audition cuttings in advance.

Headshots and resumes welcome but not required.

 

REHEARSALS

Typically, Monday-Thursday from 7:00-10:00pm (with occasional weekends) starting MARCH 22nd at the Louisville Center for the Arts.  Actors will be expected to help with set build and strike.  PLEASE COME PREPARED TO NOTE ALL CONFLICTS.   

 

PERFORMANCES

April 29 & 30

May 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14

Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

Industry Night, May 9th at 7:30 p.m.

 

CONTACT

Director, Lynn Fleming at lynn.fleming@ccctheater.org or call 303-345-4013

 

SYNOPSIS

Gramps is idolized by his young, orphaned grandson, Pud, who models his every action after the old man, but both Granny and Aunt Demetria frown on Gramps’ salty expressions and rough behavior.  When Death, in the form of Mr. Brink, arrives to take Gramps, he is forced to take Granny instead.  Mr. Brink’s second attempt to take Gramps to “where the woodbine twineth” results in the old man tricking Death by trapping Mr. Brink in an apple tree.  Upon hearing this story, Aunt Demetria is convinced that Gramps is insane and attempts to have him committed to an asylum, enabling her to gain custody of Pud and his inheritance.  Ultimately, the fact that no one can die as long as Mr. Brink remains trapped in the tree forces an unexpected and touching resolution to the dilemma.

 

ABOUT CCCT:

Coal Creek Community Theater is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization based in Louisville, CO. They are an all volunteer operation that is now in its 22^nd Season. CCCT is sponsored, in part, by the City of Louisville.

 

www.ccctheater.org