MY BOY JACK
Written by David Haig
Directed by Gary Gillen
AUDITION AND PERFORMANCE LOCATION:
Memorial Hall
165 E Main St.
Circleville, OH 43113
AUDITION DATES:
March 9 at 6:00 PM
March 10 at 7:00 PM
PERFORMANCE DATES:
April 25, 26 and May 2, 3 at 8:00 PM
May 4 at 2:30 PM
SYNOPSIS:
Rudyard Kipling has a son named Jack that he wants badly to go off to fight the Germans in World War I for God and Country. Jack is turned down 3 times due to his severe near-sightedness. Rudyard pulls some strings because he is a celebrity, gets him in as a leader of an Irish brigade. Scenes of war in the trenches in France are powerful and Jack is lost in battle. After years of searching, one of Jack’s men is found who was with him when he died. The truth is hard on all concerned. A powerful story with a good script. Check it out.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Rudyard Kipling – mid forties to eighties
Carrie Kipling – Rudyard’s wife, somewhat formidable
John “Jack” Kipling – Rudyard’s son, sixteen to twenty
Elsie “Bird” Kipling – John’s sister, eighteen to twenty-five
Bowe – soldier in the trenches
McHugh – soldier in the trenches
Doyle – soldier in the trenches
Mr. Frankland – friend of Bowe
Major Sparks – army doctor
Col. Rory Pottle – Army Medical Board
There is a script for perusal in the Pickaway County Library.
Please direct any questions to roundtownplayers@gmail.com.
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