Auditions for "A Candle in the Window"

Gateway Players Theatre in Southbridge, MA is hosting auditions for "A Candle in the Window”, The final production of our 50th Anniversary Season. This play is written by L. Don Swartz. They will be held on Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20 at 6:30p at Elm Street Congregational Church, 61 Elm Street, Southbridge.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Performance dates are December 5, 6 & 7. Presented by permission through special arrangement with Eldridge Plays and Musicals. The cast consists of 5 men ages 20 - 40's and one senior citizen, 4 women ages 20's to 40's, and 2 seniors, 3 boys ages 8 – 16 and 4 girls ages 8 – 16. Directed by Eric Hart and produced by Lynn Boucher. For more information, please contact Gateway at 508-764-4531.

Synopsis:
A small group of weary travelers discover the power of the season while trapped in a lonely train station on Christmas Eve. As a blizzard rages outside, the troubled people are forced to turn to each other for companionship. Trying to make them more comfortable is the old stationmaster, Charlie. When the clock strikes midnight, there is a knock on the station door and seven youngsters appear. They've seen the station lights from the nearby church where, in secret, they've been practicing the story of the nativity which they plan to present at regular service. They offer to perform their play for the travelers and afterward, speak to the travelers individually, giving advice which is seemingly wise beyond their years. The next morning, as a new, younger stationmaster lights a Christmas candle, we realize the mysterious stop in the travelers' journey was more than accidental and has given them a renewed spirit and resolve.

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