Auditions for "Beets" by Rick Padden

🌾 GBCT will be hosting auditions for our third full production of our 2025-2026 season, "Beets" by Rick Padden, directed by Teresa Aportela Sergott on December 8 and 9 from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Robert Lee Brault Playhouse.

☀️ SYNOPSIS:
Desperate to continue producing food during the height of WWII, Fred Hunt concedes to allow German POWs from a nearby camp to work his family’s fields, despite the fact that he is furious about his own son being an injured POW overseas.

In an attempt to bring some joy back into their home, Isabelle Hunt begins to discreetly encourage their 17-year-old daughter Anna to get to know one of the young soldiers–igniting wrath from Fred that calls the true meaning of shared humanity into question and examines whether a person must be “deserving” of love and acceptance from others. (Drama, Romance, Historical)

✨ CHARACTERS:
(Ages and descriptions for all characters are flexible. The director will cast whoever is best suited for the role, based on their vision.)

​FRED HUNT (45, M) – A farmer

ISABELLE HUNT (39, F) – Fred's wife

ANNA HUNT (17, F) – Fred and Isabelle's daughter

JIM (45-55, M) – Fred's friend

JOHNNY (19, M) – A U.S. Army guard

BOBBY (15-17, M) – A local farm boy who transports POWs

DIETER MUEHLER (23, M) – Handsome and intelligent German POW

KARL (18, M) – German POW

FRANZ (18, M) – German POW

📅 SHOW DATES:
February 12-15 & 19-22, 2026

🎭 REHEARSALS:
– Rehearsals will typically run Monday through Thursday 6:30-8:30pm
– Dates and times of conflicts provided at auditions will be considered when finalizing the rehearsal calendar

‼️ ADDITIONAL INFO:
– No prior acting experience or advanced preparation is necessary. All auditionees will be reading from the script with other actors.
– If you cannot make the auditions and would like to schedule an alternative time, please contact our box office ASAP.
– If you would like to borrow a script, please contact our box office at (920) 435-6300 OR Ym94b2ZmaWNlIHwgZ3JlZW5iYXljb21tdW5pdHl0aGVhdGVyICEgY29t
– For more, please visit our website: www.gbcommunitytheater.com/auditions

Produced by special arrangement with Eldridge Publishing

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