Auditions for Our Town
Directed by Rosh Raines
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center announces auditions for Thornton Wilder’s Our Town to be held Tuesday, December 8, 2026. Auditions are open to all ages.
The Audition
Auditions will take place on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, from 4:00pm-9:00pm in Lincoln Park Performing Arts Rehearsal Studio. Please enter through the 10th Street Entrance.
Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your scheduled audition time to check in and fill out any necessary paperwork.
Please prepare a one-minute dramatic or comedic monologue.
Please bring a current picture and resume.
Callbacks
Callbacks will be scheduled by invitation only on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, from 4:00pm to 8:30pm in Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s Rehearsal Studio.
Please enter through the 10th Street Entrance.
Current Lincoln Park students under the age of 18 must download and complete the following Application for Minors in Performances form and bring with them to auditions.
Students under the age of 18 who do not attend Lincoln Park, please download and complete this full version of the form and bring to your audition.
To sign up for an audition time slot, please complete the online form.
** You will receive a confirmation email with your time after completing the form.
Synopsis
Our Town presents the small town of Grover’s Corners in three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage” and “Death and Eternity.” Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, the play depicts the simple daily lives of the Webbs and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually – in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre – die.
Character Breakdown
Stage Manager: (35-70) A narrator, commentator, and guide through Grover’s Corners. He joins in the action of the play periodically, as the reverend at the wedding, the soda shop owner, a local townsmen, etc., and speaks directly to Emily after her death.
Dr. Gibbs: (35-55) George’s father, the town doctor.
Joe Crowell: (10-14) local paperboy. Both he and his brother Si hold marriage in high disdain.
Howie Newsome: (30’s-40’s) the milkman, a fixture of Grover’s Corners.
Mrs. Gibbs: (35-55) George’s mother. She dreams of going to Paris.
Mrs. Webb: (36-55) Emily’s mother. Serious, crisp.
George Gibbs: (16-26) main character; the boy next door, a kind but irresponsible teenager who matures over time and becomes a responsible husband, father and farmer.
Rebecca Gibbs: (10-14) George’s younger sister.
Wally Webb: (10-14) Emily’s younger brother.
Emily Webb: (16-26) main character; we follow her from a precocious young girl through her wedding to George Gibbs and her early death.
Professor Willard: Professor Willard (40’s-70) a rather long-winded lecturer.
Mr. Webb: (40’s-50’s) Emily’s father, editor of the Grover’s Corners Sentinel.
Woman in the Balcony: a member of the Ensemble
Man in the Auditorium: a member of the Ensemble
Lady in the Box: a member of the Ensemble
Simon Stimson: (30’s-40’s) the choir director and church organist. We never learn the root cause of his alcoholism and later suicide. He is still bitter and cynical beyond the grave.
Mrs. Soames: (30’s-40’s) a gossipy townswoman and member of the choir.
Constable Warren: (40’s-60’s) the policeman.
Si Crowell: (10-14) local paperboy. Both he and his brother Joe hold marriage in high disdain.
Three Baseball Players: members of the ensemble
Sam Craig: (late 20’s-30’s) a nephew of Mrs. Gibbs
Joe Stoddard: (50’s-60’s) the undertaker
Farmer McCarty: (30’s-40’s) one of the deceased residents of Grover's Corners.
Man Among the Dead: one of the deceased residents of Grover's Corners.
Woman Among the Dead: one of the deceased residents of Grover's Corners.
Townspeople: The Ensemble
Schedule
Rehearsal
Monday, January 11, 2027 - Thursday, January 14, 2027, 4-9:00PM
Saturday, January 16, 2027, 1-5:00PM
Tuesday, January 19, 2027 - Thursday, January 21, 2027, 4-9:00PM
Saturday, January 23, 2027, 1-5:00PM
Monday, January 25, 2027 - Thursday, January 28, 2027, 4-9:00PM
Saturday, January 30, 2027, 1-5:00PM
Monday, February 1, 2027 - Wednesday, February 3, 2027, 4-9:00PM
Run Through (Mandatory)
Thursday, February 4, 2027, 4-9:00PM (Designer Run)
Tech Rehearsal (Mandatory)
Saturday, February 6, 2027, 1-5:00PM (Spacing)
Sunday, February 7, 2027, 1-9:00PM
Tuesday, February 9, 2027, 4-9:00PM
Wednesday, February 10, 2027, 4-9:00PM
Thursday, February 11, 2027, 4-9:00PM
Performances (Mandatory)
Friday, February 12, 2027, 7:30PM
Saturday, February 13, 2027, 2:00PM
Saturday, February 13, 2027, 7:30PM
Sunday, February 14, 2027, 2:00PM
Thursday, February 18, 2027, 7:30PM
Friday, February 19, 2027, 7:30PM
Saturday, February 20, 2027, 2:00PM
Saturday, February 20, 2027, 7:30PM
Sunday, February 21, 2027, 2:00PM
Seeking strong actors; all genders, types, and ethnicities encouraged to audition.
Performers of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities and expressions, and performers living with disabilities are encouraged to audition.