A Different Kind of Audition for "A Wrinkle in Time"

There are still no show plans or rehearsals going on in the Tri-State area - but the Alban Performing Arts Center has come up with a creative solution to the problem.

They're going to hold online Auditions for their show "A Wrinkle in Time" at the Alban Arts Center in St. Albans.

   Here's the information they provided:

This is an open audition for actors of all ages and experience levels. We will hold two days of auditions online, on Zoom, in small groups. We will read you against other actors and may ask you to be involved in more than one Zoom conference. All groups will meet between the scheduled times on April 4 and 5. 

There will be a Google form in this event that everyone will need to fill out in order to be added to the audition groups. We are trying something new here, so bear with us as we try to make live theatre happen in difficult time. The show is scheduled to be performed on The Alban Stage June 5-14, but is subject to change depending on how things progress with the current quarantines and CDC regulations.

Auditions: Saturday, April 4 from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 5 from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

From the Director, Loren Allen: I am thrilled to be bringing this classic beloved tale of good and evil, family and friendship tessered across time and space to the stage here at the Alban. This fast paced, fabulous script will keep our patrons on the edge of their seats as we follow Who, Whatsit, and Which and Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace on a dizzying dash across time and space to find and rescue Meg’s dad, the mysteriously disappeared physicist, Dr. Murray, from a terrifying dark shadow force that is slowly but surely consuming our universe and all of its inhabitants.

Actors will be expected to identify roles in which they are interested. You will be provided with segments of the script and grouped with other actors to do readings for the audition. You will be given an opportunity to review the script for each role briefly before the reading. You should be prepared to make bold character choices including voice, accent, inflection, intonation, movement and physicality. Some actors may be cast in more than one role including as non-speaking “IT” chorus which will be a living, breathing, seething part of the set. Actors interested in portraying Aunt Beast and Beast 1 must be comfortable wearing a heavy mask / headpiece on stage.

Cast size 15-21

Mrs. Whatsit – female age 17-30

Mrs. Who – female over age 25 (must be prepared to learn and speak multiple phrases in various other languages)

Mrs. Which - female over age 35

Meg – Female appx age 14

Calvin – Male appx. 16

Charles Wallace – Male under age 13

Mother – Female over age 30

Father – Male over age 30

Teacher – male or female over age 20

Chris Henderson- male age 16-18

Principle Jenkins – male or female over age 30

Postmistress – male or female over age 30

Happy Medium – Male or female over age 45

Red Eyes – Voice actor only, male or female,

Camozotzian 1, 2, 3 – male or female, ages 25-50

Girl – appx. Age 8-10

Boy (billy) – appx. 8-10

Aunt Beast – female, any age

Beast 1 – male or female