PR2014 Dec 15

December 15, 2014

Contact:

Adam Miller

amiller@sheltonstate.edu

205.391.2277

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THEATRE TUSCALOOSA ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR “WIT”

TUSCALOOSA, AL - Theatre Tuscaloosa will hold open auditions for its upcoming production of “Wit” on Monday, January 5, at 6 p.m. and Tuesday, January 6, at 6 p.m. in the Wilson Carr Rehearsal Hall off the lobby of the Bean-Brown Theatre at Shelton State Community College (9500 Old Greensboro Rd).

“Wit” is the story of Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., a renowned professor of English who has spent years studying and teaching the brilliant and difficult metaphysical sonnets of John Donne. Bearing has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. Her approach to the study of Donne is aggressively probing and intensely rational. But during the course of her illness—and her stint as a prize patient in an experimental chemotherapy program at a major teaching hospital—Bearing comes to reassess her life and her work with a profundity and humor that are transformative both for her and the audience.

Men and women of all races are encouraged to audition. Auditions will include cold readings from the script.

Actors may present a headshot and acting resume if available. Those auditioning should bring their calendars to list any conflicts they may have with the rehearsal schedule. Copies of the script are available to read in the Theatre Tuscaloosa ticket office, however scripts may not leave the premises. The ticket office is open Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. -5 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m. - noon.

Rehearsals for “Wit” will begin shortly after the auditions. Rehearsals are generally held Monday through Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Some Saturday and Sunday evening rehearsals may occur. Each show is unique and a precise rehearsal schedule will be finalized after casting.

“Wit” will run February 20-March 1, 2015, in the Bean-Brown Theatre on Shelton State Community College’s Martin Campus. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sundays, and Saturday, February 28. A Pay-What-You-Can dress rehearsal will be presented on Thursday, February 19, at 7:30 p.m.

More details, including a list of characters, are available at www.theatretusc.com or by phone at 205.391.2277.

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Theatre Tuscaloosa is a not-for-profit (501c3) community theatre located on the Martin Campus of Shelton State Community College. Theatre Tuscaloosa has been enriching the greater Tuscaloosa community since 1972 through quality theatrical productions and educational outreach.