Audition Info For Our Next Show

Gallery Theater of West Chicago will hold auditions for

Skylight by David Hare, directed by Justin Schaller

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a play about the one who got away.  On a chilly, fall evening in London, a restaurateur, Tom Sergeant, visits an old flame, Kyra Hollis, after having lost his wife to cancer.  While Tom wished Kyra would teach at university instead of in a high school in East Ham, he hopes that he can rekindle the affair they had ended 3 years ago after they were discovered by his then wife.  This play explores the challenges and enlightenments of bringing two polarized worlds together.

Auditions will be :  Sunday, December 1st from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Monday  December 2nd from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

There is No Pay.

Rehearsals begin immediately after the New Year.

The play runs two weekends: February 14th. 15th and 16th, 2020 and February 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 2020

 

Characters:

Kyra Hollis: Just past 30. Strong willed. A school teacher for underprivileged students.

Tom Sergeant: Fifty.  Self satisfied. A restaurant and hotel tycoon.

Edward Sergeant: College aged. Abrupt, Concerned, Inquisitive.

This play does take place in North London.  An attempt at a standard, British dialect at auditions would be appreciated but is not required.

 

Auditions will be held at 129 Main St, West Chicago 60185.

Schedule appointments by e-mailing galleryauditions@gmail.com
Monologues not required. Audition sides from the script will be provided when audition appointment is confirmed. Walk-ins welcomed as time permits.

GALLERY THEATER IS IN THE CITY OF WEST CHICAGO 60185, NOT CHICAGO, check your GPS for location BEFORE scheduling your audition. Metra station is approximately 2 blocks from the theater.

Workshops

There are currently no upcoming workshops.

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