True North Theatre announces auditions for their January 2024 production of "Picnic" by William Inge, directed by D. Granke.

In this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic from playwright William Inge ("Bus Stop"), a handsome drifter shakes up a Kansas town, particularly its female inhabitants, including a beautiful young girl who yearns for a more exciting life, her plain and bookish sister, and a moralistic but sexually frustrated schoolteacher.

WHEN?
Saturday, September 23 from 2pm-4pm and Monday, September 25 from 6pm-8pm

WHERE?
The Church of Universal Fellowship, 82 Main St., Orono ME. (Please use the basement side entrance)

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

If you cannot make one of these times, but would like to audition, please email info@truenorththeatre.org.

PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES
Performances will be held January 5-7 and 12-14 at the Cyrus Pavilion Theatre on the UMaine campus.

CAST OF CHARACTERS
• Helen Potts – Flo's neighbor
• Hal Carter – Hired by Helen, an old college friend of Alan
• Millie Owens – Younger daughter of Flo
• Bomber – Neighborhood kid
• Madge Owens – Elder daughter of Flo
• Flo Owens – Madge and Millie's mother
• Rosemary Sydney – Schoolteacher renting a room in Flo's house
• Alan Seymour – Madge's boyfriend, an old college friend of Hal
• Irma Kronkite – Schoolteacher, a friend of Rosemary
• Christine Schoenwalder – Schoolteacher, a friend of Rosemary
• Howard Bevans – Rosemary's boyfriend

True North Theatre was founded in 2016 by a group of people committed to high quality productions and a positive working environment. Our mission is to entertain, educate, and inspire through high quality productions that highlight the breadth, depth, and complexity of the human experience. We strive to be recognized as an active, vibrant place for actors and designers to experiment, learn, and share their love of theatre while producing professional quality productions that encompass a variety of genres and styles. As theatre artists, our company strives to embody joy, inclusiveness, tradition, innovation, and respect. True North Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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