LACONIA — Following a sold-out run of Nunsense II at the beginning of the month, the Winni Players community theatre season at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse is in full swing.
Upcoming activities include staged readings "radio play style" of some spooky stories for Halloween weekend and auditions for the February production of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
On Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m., two classic stories will be read onstage in a radio play style complete with live sound effects. For a suggested donation of $5 per person, audiences will be treated to readings of "The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde and "Zero Hour' by Ray Bradbury.
The Canterville Ghost is the story of an American family which moves into a haunted English castle. Unfortunately for the ghost who resides there, the family does not believe in ghosts and, no matter how many strange goings-on they encounter in their new home, they refuse to believe that he is responsible.
Zero Hour is one of eighteen short stories in Bradbury's collection, "The Illustrated Man". In the story, children across the country are deeply involved in an exciting game they call 'Invasion'. Their parents think it is cute until it turns out that the invasion is real and aliens are using the children to help them get control of Earth.
The radio plays have been organized by prolific actor John Piquado. Tickets will be available at the door but reservations can be guaranteed by calling 366-7377 in advance.
On October 30, November 1 (adult roles) and November 3 (kid roles only and callbacks) the Winni Players will be holding auditions for Harper Lee’s classic American story, To Kill a Mockingbird. There are roles available for adults of all ages plus a small number of roles for children and teens.
Director Bryan Halperin says that auditions will be held at the Education Building on the Playhouse’s Meredith Campus at 50 Reservoir Road. More detailed directions can be found on the auditions page at www.winniplayhouse.org.
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