Auditions for "Witch"

The Penfield Players are holding auditions for their Fall 2025 Main Stage production of “Witch”, written by Jen Silverman and directed by Jesika Barnes!

AUDITION DATES: Sunday, July 27 at 2:00PM & Tuesday, July 29 at 6:00PM
CALLBACKS:Thursday, July 31 at 6:00PM
LOCATION: Penfield Community Center (1985 Baird Road, Penfield, NY 14534)

No appointment necessary; just choose whichever audition date works best for your schedule. Please let us know at your audition if you are unable to attend callbacks.

THE AUDITION
The audition will consist of cold reads from the script. There is a link to the script at www.penfieldplayers.org/auditions so that you can familiarize yourself with the show prior to auditions. Please bring your headshot or an up-to-date photo, your resume, and a list of potential date conflicts (August 1-November 9) to your audition.

THE SCHEDULE
● Rehearsals start in August
● Tech Week: 10/19-10/22
● Dress Rehearsal: 10/23
● Shows: 10/24, 10/25, 10/31, 11/1, 11/2 (matinee), 11/7, 11/8

Please note that there can be no scheduling conflicts during tech week, dress rehearsal, and performances.

SYNOPSIS
The devil arrives in a quiet village to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes. Cast out by the town as a “witch,” Elizabeth should be their easiest target, but her soul is not so readily bought. As the devil returns again and again to convince her, unexpected passions flare, alliances are formed, and the village is forever changed. An inventive retelling of a Jacobean drama, this sharp, subversive fable debates how much our souls are worth when hope is hard to come by.

TIME & PLACE
The Village of Edmonton: a semi-rural small town lost in the country. Then-ish. But
equally of our moment. No faux-period accents, please.

THE CHARACTERS
Roles are open to people of all backgrounds. These characters can be played by actors of any ethnicity. Sir Arthur and his son Cuddy do not have to be played by actors of the same ethnicity.

- Elizabeth: (female, 40’s/50’s/60’s) an outcast
- Scratch: (male/non-binary, 20’s) the devil
- Sir Arthur Banks: (male, 50’s/60’s) a wealthy and powerful man
- Cuddy Banks*: (male, 20’s) Sir Arthur’s son; painfully shy; a Morris dancer; secretly in love with Frank (and also in hate)
- Frank: (male, 20’s) a confident and successful young man; charming and ruthless; his ambition knows no bounds
- Winnifred: (female, 20’s) Sir Arthur’s servant; resigned and pragmatic; secretly married to Frank

* The actor cast in this role should feel comfortable dancing.

Full audition notice available at www.penfieldplayers.org/auditions

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