Auditions for The Skin of Our Teeth
Written by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Dennis Beasley
Open Auditions January 30-31, 2022
Callbacks by invitation only February 1
Performance dates: April 13-May 1, 2022
Stockton Civic Theatre is pleased to announce auditions for The Skin of Our Teeth, perfoming on the SCT Main Stage. Sign up by clicking the button above. Sides will be available on this page at a later date. Questions? Email director Dennis Beasley at director@sctlivetheatre.com
Meet George and Maggie Antrobus of Excelsior, New Jersey, a suburban, commuter-town couple (married for 5,000 years), who bear more than a casual resemblance to that first husband and wife, Adam and Eve; the two Antrobus children, Gladys (perfect in every way, of course) and Henry (who likes to throw rocks and was formerly known as Cain); and their garrulous maid, Sabina (the eternal seductress), who takes it upon herself to break out of character and interrupt the course of the drama at every opportunity (“I don’t understand a word of this play!”). Whether he is inventing the alphabet or merely saving the world from apocalypse, George and his redoubtable family somehow manage to survive – by the skin of their teeth.
Completed by the author less than a month after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, The Skin of Our Teeth (1942) broke from established theatrical conventions and walked off with the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Combining farce, burlesque, satire, and elements of the comic strip, Thornton Wilder depicts an Everyman family as it narrowly escapes one end-of-the-world disaster after another, from the Ice Age to flood to war.
Character Descriptions
Mr. George Antrobus
The father of the all-American family. In the first act he invents the wheel; in the
second he is elected president of the human race; in the third act he returns from war seeking ways to rebuild society. Sometimes arrogant and power-hungry, he is capable of learning and wisdom.
Sabina Fairweather
The maid of the Antrobus family, she serves as an Everywoman character who isoften confused by the wild goings-on of the play and (sometimes selfishly) seeks ways to live an ordinary, individually happy life. Sabina also steps out of character as “Miss Somerset,” the actor supposedly playing the role.
Mrs. Maggie Antrobus
A pillar of strength, she is concerned with the well-being of her children above all. Henry Antrobus. The family’s son. Initially a smaller role as a boy who struggles with school, in the last act he comes into serious conflict with his father, symbolizing the potential darkness within people.
Henry Antrobus
The family’s son. Initially a smaller role as a boy who struggles with school, in the last act he comes into serious conflict with his father, symbolizing the potential darkness within people.
Gladys Antrobus
Starts off as an affectionate young girl. She grows up yet remains positive. Somewhat smaller role than other family members.
Fortune Teller (Act II). Mysterious figure telling fortunes on the Atlantic City boardwalk.
Also needed is a small ensemble of 4-6 actors to play multiple roles including The Announcer, Director, Telegraph Boy, Dinosaurs, Conveeners, and more. These are opportunities for some great character work.
Auditions for Flanagan’s Wake
Congratulations to the cast of FLANAGAN’S WAKE!
Fiona Finn
Jeanine Michael Kiley
Kathleen Mooney
Aishling Keane
Mickey Finn
Michael Gadeke
Father Fitzgerald
Paul Ustach
Brian Ballybunion
Brent Dirksen
Mayor O’Doul
Chris Snyder
Mother Flanagan
Carmen Musch
Flanagan
Liam Keane
Mourners: Sierra Fraser, Liam Keane
