Open auditions for ‘When We Are Married’ by J.B. Priestley
Directed by Cindy Alexander
Set on a September evening around 1908, this timeless British comedy centers on three couples who gather to celebrate their joint silver wedding anniversaries. As the evening progresses one outrageous secret is revealed: the parson who married them wasn’t authorized to perform marriages, thus, they were never actually married and these uptight, distinguished couples have been “living in sin” for twenty-five years. When each couple samples a taste of single life once again, their relationships are vigorously and hilariously put to the test, and the elephant in the room can’t be ignored. Do they really want to be married after all?
Performances: March 4 - 19, 2016
Auditions: Monday, December 7, 2015 at 7:00pm and Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 7:00pm at Chester Theatre Group (Black River Playhouse)– 54 Grove Street, Chester, NJ
For more information go to www.chestertheatregroup.org
Characters
The couples, all in their 40s or 50s
Alderman Joseph Helliwell and Mrs. Maria Helliwell
Councillor Albert Parker and Mrs. Annie Parker
Mr. Herbert Soppitt and Mrs. Clara Soppitt
The young lovers, in their 20s
Gerald Forbes, an organist and Nancy Holmes, Mrs. Helliwell’s niece
Fred Dyson - A reporter from the Yorkshire Argus News
Henry Ormonroyd -Photographer from the Yorkshire Argus News
Ruby Birtle The Maid, in her 20s
Lottie Grady - A women of questionable reputation
Mrs. Northrup -The Charwoman –an older lady
Rev. Clement Mercer - The Vicar
