Cast Announced for “The Night of January 16th”
Union Street Players is proud to announce the cast of Ayn Rand‘s “The Night of January 16th.” The show will be directed by Anne McCullough Kelly (Cheaper by the Dozen) and Produced by Tom Vander Well. The courtroom drama, in which audience members serve as jurors and determine the outcome of the play, is the first play of USP’s 25th Anniversary Season. The show will be performed March 29 – April 1, 2012.
Karen Andre ……………………..Jana DeZwarte
District Attorney Flint…………. Doug DeWolf
Defense Attorney Stevens……… Denise Gregory
Judge Heath (yet to be cast)
Bailiff/Court Clerk………………. Vicki Hicks
Stenographer…………………….. Nancy Moreland
Dr. Kirkland……………………… Mark Moreland
Mrs. John Hutchins……………. Cyndi Atkins
Homer Van Fleet………………… Dayrel Gates
Elmer Sweeney…………………… Mark Schaefer
Jane Chandler……………………. Cammie Nelson
Magda Svenson………………….. Deb Linn
Nancy Lee Faulkner…………….. Ashly Kocher
John Graham Whitfield………… Arvin Van Zante
Siegurd Jungquist……………….. Karl Deakyne
Lawrence “Guts” Regan………… Tom Vander Well
Roberta Van Rensselaer……….. Wendy Vander Well
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UNION STREET PLAYERS ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS!
The Night of January 16th, A play by Ayn Rand
Performance dates: March 29th – April 1st, 2012
Bjorn Faulkner has swindled millions of dollars from investors, investing cash he did not have in order to control the gold trade. In the wake of a crash, he is facing bankruptcy despite borrowing money from Mr. John Graham Whitfield, a prominent banker whose daughter, Nancy Lee, married Faulkner shortly after the loan. On the night of January 16th, Faulkner and Karen Andre, his secretary and lover, are in the penthouse at the top of the Faulkner Building in New York when Faulkner falls to his death. Shortly thereafter Karen Andre is accused of murdering him and is put on trial. But did she kill him? Did he commit suicide rather than face his financial troubles? Or did someone else have a motive for ending his life? Only YOU, the jury selected from our audience, can decide the fate of Karen Andre! Come witness (and maybe be a part of) the trial, shift through the evidence, and render a verdict – is Karen Andre guilty or not guilty?
Directed by Anne McCullough Kelly with assistance from Cyndi Atkins
AUDITIONS ARE OPEN TO ADULTS AGES 18+ YEARS - NO ROLES ARE PRE-CAST
6-9 parts for adult women, 9-11 parts for adult men
Auditions scheduled to take place at the Pella Community Center on:
Saturday, January 14th 1:00-3:30pm
Monday, January 16th, 7:00-9:30pm
Callbacks, if needed on Thursday, January 19th, 7:00pm
Perusal Scripts will be available in the Pella Community Library from December 19, 2011 – January 19 2012
Also looking for people to fill the following technical and backstage roles:
Stage Manager Costuming (play is set in late 1920s to early 1930s)
Light and Sound Design Prop Design
Light and Sound Board Operators Make-up Coordinator
Set Construction
For questions or to volunteer for technical/backstage positions, please contact Anne McCullough Kelly at 621-1576
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2012 REPRESENTS USP'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON with three productions planned. A Tinkerman Christmas Eve is an original musical by USP founder and Walk of Fame member Bev Graves and will be performed the first weekend of December, 2011. Ayn Rand’s The Night of January 16th is a courtroom mystery in which audience members make up members of the jury to decide the play’s end. It will be produced in March and will be directed by Anne McCullough Kelly. The children’s favorite Jungle Book will be produced next summer and directed by Lisa Morgan. The grand finale of the 2012 season will be Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat directed by Pat Moriarity.
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