Middlebury Community Players will be holding auditions for the world premiere of Vermont playwright Ryan Mangan's play, Second Sight, on August 14 and 15 at Town Hall Theater, 68 South Pleasant Street, Middlebury. Registration will be from 6:30 pm to the beginning of auditions at 7:00. Auditioners will be asked to read sample scenes from the script, and only need to come to one of the nights.

There are six male roles and three female roles ranging in age from the 20's to 60's. There are six principal roles with the others playing multiple smaller roles onstage and sometimes interacting directly with the audience. The parts of Mary and Horatio must sing a capella a few bars of any hymn they choose. The part of Critchum requires a Southern accent, and Madam Blavatsky has a Russian accent. The play requires some of the actors to perform magic illusions, so some experience with magic would be helpful, but not mandatory.

The production will run in Town Hall Theater October 19th through the 22nd. Rehearsals will be determined according to actor availability.

The play is a dramatic recreation of the mysterious lives of the clairvoyant Eddy brothers of Chittenden, Vermont. The brothers astounded witnesses as they produced hundreds of visible – and sometimes tangible – spirits during their seances, so much so that in the 1880s and 1890s, Chittenden became known as "The Spirit Capital of the World." Were they really in touch with the spirit world? Or were they the greatest frauds Vermont has ever seen? A tantalizing and provocative theatrical experience that weaves magic with drama, the play explores themes of sacrifice, morality, fanaticism, and delusion through the lens of 19th-century Vermont.

For further information about the play, and to see a video clip of a workshop production of the show, please visit middleburycommunityplayers.org.

Event Info

Dec 30, 2024, 7 to 8:15 PM

Dec 31, 2024, 6 to 7 PM

Dec 31, 2024, 8 PM to 1 AM, Jan 1, 2025