Audition for Ah, Wilderness!

The Northfield Arts Guild announces auditions for Ah, Wilderness! This play, a revival of the first play that the Northfield Arts Guild staged in 1959, is an important part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Arts Guild.

Ah, Wilderness!, a sweet remembrance of simpler days, was written by Eugene O’Neill in 1933. The action takes place over the July Fourth weekend of 1906 in an idyllic small town. The play offers a tender retrospective portrait of small town family values, teen age growing pains, and young love. Filled with interesting characters and relationships, this play is sure to please audiences as well today as it did fifty years ago. The performance dates for Ah, Wilderness! are October 16-25, 2009.

The characters in this play include people from age 8 and up. This play has roles for many generations! These auditions are open to all interested persons, regardless of experience. First time actors are encouraged to audition! Auditions will be in the Northfield Arts Guild’s Center for the Arts on Sunday, August 23 from Noon-3pm and on Monday, August 24 from 7pm-10pm. Those auditioning should be prepared to read from the script.

Perusal scripts for Ah, Wilderness! are available at the main office in the Center for the Arts. To sign up for an audition, please call 507-645-8877.

A detailed plot synopsis may be found here:
http://www.bard.org/education/studyguides/ahwilderness/wildernesssyn.html

A detailed description of the characters may be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ah,_Wilderness!#Characters