Marcia Thomas
Contributing Writer
Jefferson’s Opera House Theatre Players will hold a one day audition open roles in their upcoming productions planned for April 21 and 22 at the VFW building. The auditions will be held at the Episcopal Parish Hall at 2 pm on Saturday, March 18.
The group will again present two popular radio show scripts a la the 1940s, “Casablanca”,based on the famous film that made Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman stars, and “The Maltese Falcon” also based on a film that also starred Humphrey Bogart as well as Sidney Greenstreet and Mary Astor. The plays will be doe in tandem with a brief intermission between the 40 minute presentations.
Already cast in Casablanca” is Joe Todaro as rick, Gary Eigelman as Victor, Lisa Daye as Ilsa, Don Harris as Capt. Renault and Joe Wardlaw as Strasser and Carl. Still needed is an actor for the role of Sam, the piano player. That role was originally played by Dooley Wilson, a native of Tyler, Texas.
Casting for “The Maltese Falcon” is Joe Todaro as Sam Spade, Jane Maddox as Bridgid, Joe Wardlaw as Cairo, and Don Harris as Gutman. Still to be cast is the role o Wilmer. The Announcer has been cast with Jim Blackburn who will also handle sound effects and Marcia Thomas will play Lady Esther.
Director for both plays is board member Jane Maddox of Austin. She has set up a virtual read-through the script by the actors on Sunday afternoon April 16 with a dress rehearsal scheduled for Thursday, April 20.
Anyone wishing to have more information may call theatre director Marcia Thomas at 903-665-8243 or by email to JeffersonTheatre@aol.com.