From BLACK SWAMP PLAYERS
The Black Swamp Players will hold auditions for Sarah Ruhl’s “For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday” on Nov. 15 and 16.
Friday, Nov. 15 auditions will run from 6-9:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 auditions will run from 2-5 p.m. If needed, callbacks will take place by appointment. Auditions
will take place at 115 E. Oak Street, Bowling Green. Auditionees will be asked to cold read from the script. To sign-up for an audition slot – contact Heath Diehl at williad@bgsu.edu or click to sign-up online. Walk-ins will be accepted. The production is being directed by Heath Diehl and assistant directed by Elizabeth Coronado and Gloria Wang.
The play calls for two female-presenting and four male-presenting actors for roles aged 50s-80s. The theater has received permission from Concord for gender flexible casting, if needed.
Written by Sarah Ruhl, “For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday” is a loving look at a family’s view of death, life and the allure of never growing up. When Ann thinks of her father, she immediately remembers playing Peter Pan in her hometown theater in Iowa, particularly when he used to bring her flowers after her performance.
Her memory is jogged by the fact that she and her four siblings are in their father’s hospital room during his final moments. His death sparks a conversational wake that includes everything from arguments over politics to when each sibling realized that they grew up.
“For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday” will be performed Feb. 21, 22, 28, and March 1 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 23 and March 2 at 2 p.m. All performances will take place at 115 E. Oak Street, Bowling Green. Tickets are $20 for general admission. Click to purchase.
Black Swamp Players is a nonprofit organization that exists to provide opportunities for area residents to experience quality, amateur, live theatre in all its many aspects. Founded in 1968, Black Swamp Players has been providing community theatre to the Bowling Green and surrounding areas for the past fifty-three years.
Those interested in volunteering for the organization should send an e-mail query to president@blackswampplayers.org.
