Performances: March 8-10, 16–17, & 22–24, 2024
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m.
Director
BRIAN TOWNSEND
Described by Edward Albee as “the greatest American play ever written,” Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town tells the story of a small town— Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire— in order to tell the story of every town, the whole world over. Narrated by a Stage Manager, we follow the Gibbs and Webb families through twelve years of life changes— from the mundane “Daily Life,” to the romantic “Love and Marriage,” to the devastating and illuminating “Death and Eternity.” Through young lovers Emily and George, their strong and loving parents, and many other Grover’s Corners’ locals, Our Town turns the simple events of life into universal musings of what it means to be human.
From the director:
With beauty, warmth, and humor, Our Town speaks to universal experiences. Ideally, it is an opportunity to show as diverse a community as our community actually is. Everyone may find a human connection to the story (“I’ve felt that, I’ve been there”) and the people (“I know him, I understand her”) who inhabit Grover’s Corners, enhanced by subtle theatrical effects.
The Players Guild of Dearborn is open to diverse casting. Actors of all backgrounds — race, gender, sexuality, age, socio-economic, disability, faith — are welcome and encouraged to audition. The vision is to represent our town and community (Dearborn, Detroit, Southeast Michigan, diverse, multicultural, generational) by telling the story of Our Town.
The age ranges shown are suggested by the characters and need not reflect an actor’s actual age. Actor’s may be asked to read/perform roles that are younger or older than their own age. Actors may be asked to play multiple roles. The goal is to be true to the character(s), emotions and experiences.
We encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, abilities, and ages to audition for any role.
The ages listed in the descriptions are the “playing ages” of characters. Actors who fall out of these parameters with respect to their own chronological age may still audition for any role.
Stage Manager: Mike Moseley
Emily Webb: Meg Pace
George Gibbs: Casey Coulter
Dr. Frank Gibbs: Jeff Flannery
Julia Gibbs: Julie Ballantyne Brown
Charles Webb: Bill McCloskey
Myrtle Webb: Leslie Garber
Rebecca Gibbs: Kelley Donnelly
Wally Webb: Chisomo Willson
Mrs. Louella Soames: Maureen Malinowski
Simon Stimson: Degrim Gretz
Howie Newsome: John Lamb
Professor Willard: Kiersten Gutherman
Joe Crowell, Jr. and Si Crowell: Matthias Hermen
Constable Bill Warren: Ed Saenz
Sam Craig: Dylan Hart
Joe Stoddard: Christopher Rivard
Townsperson: Samantha Odom
Townsperson: Joe Jabara
Other questions regarding the show or auditions may be sent to: pgdcastinggovernor@gmail.com