GCT To Hold Open Auditions
Gettysburg Community Theatre, the non-profit 501c3 organization located in the original Elks Lodge building at 49 York Street within the first block of Lincoln Square in historic downtown Gettysburg, will hold auditions for teens and adults at 7pm on July 17th & 18th for Arthur Miller’s drama The Crucible. Directed by Chad-Alan Carr, this period piece originally written to be set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, will be staged in a more contemporary setting capturing some of the drama of today’s world that still rings true even in this piece of American Theatre that original opened in 1953 and was inspired by the McCarthy hearings of 1950. Actors and actresses ages 13-18 plus many adults are needed for this play that has 21 characters in it. Actors should plan to cold read from the script at the audition. The performances will be weekends 7pm Fridays and Saturdays and 2pm Sundays October 13-29, 2017.
GCT will also hold auditions for adults at 7pm August 20th & 21st for the cult rock musical The Rocky Horror Show. That sweet transvestite and his motley crew do the Time Warp again in this BYOB Adult musical production live on stage. Complete with sass from the audience participation, cascading toilet paper, and more, this deliberately campy rock’n’roll sci-fi gothic is more fun than ever as this year it will be themed “Coven” performed on the same set as The Crucible on GCT’s stage as some Rocky Horrror performances are at midnight right after a 7pmperformance of The Crucible. At auditions for The Rocky Horror Show, actors should plan to sing and dance. Performances will be held October 19-31, 2017. Some shows will be at 8pmand most will be at midnight. Audience participation and costumes are encouraged. This event is BYOB and GCT encourages everyone to please drive safely, or have us call a cab or Uber/Lyft for you. Tickets are already on sale to this and all shows of 2017 at GCT. Come see what all there is to do at Gettysburg Community Theatre. Audition for a show or volunteer for crew or ushers list.
Civil War Voices, a musical featuring Civil War era music arranged by Mark Hayes and an original script by James Harris featuring historical figures such as Mary Todd Lincoln, General Lee, and Elizabeth Keckley, will perform at GCT weekends July 14-30, 2017 Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm and Saturdays and Sunday matinees at 2pm. Directed by George Muschamp, this musical features a cast of 14 local children and adults.
If You Give A Kid A Costume is an original children’s play being directed by local talent Ann Walsh. The performances will be August 11th and 12th at 7pm and August 12th and 13th at 2pm.
CATS the musical is being presented in a way you’ve never seen before, where a group of 45 children from six different counties meet in an abandoned library and discover “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. Elliot. Suddenly, the characters “leap” from the page and fill the theatre with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s memorable score including the song “Memory”. Don’t miss CATS performing weekends September 15-30, 2017 at 7pm Fridays and Saturdays and 2pmSundays.
Tickets are also now on sale for The Crucible, The Rocky Horror Show, and Elf the musical (a Penguin Project youth with special needs production). Tickets are available in advance online or via phone. The box office will be open one hour before each show time IF tickets are still available. As always at GCT, the lemonade, water, coffee, popcorn, and air conditioning is all complimentary. GCT is located at 49 York Street within the first block of Lincoln Square in historic downtown Gettysburg in the building that was once The Elks Lodge. GCT box office phone number is
717-334-2692. Audition, ticket, educational, donation, volunteer opportunities and more can be found online at
www.GettysburgCommunityTheatre.org
GCT Mission Statement: To inspire creativity and confidence, provide cultural enrichment, and instill a love of the theatre arts in people of all ages and abilities through quality education and performance.
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