Rokeby Museum is planning an exciting new program, Spirits of Rokeby, and is looking for actors!
The Spirits of Rokeby will happen on two consecutive days: Friday, Oct 29 5-8pm and Saturday, Oct 30 2:00-8:45pm at Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh, VT
Actors are needed for the following roles:
- Rowland Robinson: Victorian, stoic presence (male, 50-80 y/o)
- Spirit of fallen soldier/ Spirit of Thomas Robinson (two roles:one actor. Male, 20-40 y/o, intense energy)
Spirits of Rokeby is a short-form experience part history, part live theater. Guests will arrive in the barn where they will receive a history talk about the Spiritualist movement. They will then be escorted into the historic house where actors, lights and sound will bring the historic séances to life.
The séance will be reenacted by costumed actors with guests as active observers. The performance itself is short, 15-20 minutes, with 30 minutes break between performances. Small visitor groups with timed tickets. There will be 4 performances Friday and 8 performances Saturday (A dinner break provided Saturday).
The historic séance transcripts, held in the Rokeby collection, have been adapted into a script, recreating séances that occurred 180 years ago in the same house.
The performance will be a staged reading (no need to memorize lines), 3-4 rehearsals with a dress rehearsal for board members as audience. Some rehearsals may take place on Zoom. Rehearsals will be low key and experimental. As a small non-profit museum, there is no funding to pay actors but we can provide dinner on Saturday and a laid back, fun, experience!
Covid: Visitors will be required to wear masks indoors (actors excluded), visitor groups are small, 10 people, with 6-feet between actors and visitors. We'll remain flexible and if numbers suddenly rise, may have to shift to digital.
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