AUDITION FOR HAMILTON-GIBSON’S PRODUCTION OF “ELEPHANT’S GRAVEYARD” THIS COMING TUESDAY OR THURSDAY, JULY 18 OR 20 OR NEXT SATURDAY, JULY 22 PRESS RELEASE:
Anyone 16 years of age or older is encouraged to audition for Hamilton-Gibson’s production of “Elephant’s Graveyard” at 6:30 p.m. this coming Tuesday or Thursday, July 18 or 20 or at 10:30 a.m. next Saturday, July 22 at the Warehouse Theatre at 3 Central Avenue in Wellsboro. No experience is necessary. All genders and races are welcome.
 
The 15 roles in Elephant’s Graveyard” represent two different groups, residents of a small town in Tennessee and members of a traveling circus. The cast also includes a guitarist and a percussionist.
 
“There is very little dialogue between characters,” said Thomas Putnam, director.  Instead, the characters speak directly to the audience as they tell the story. Each speaks his or her own thoughts yet they are all on stage together, so the audience gets the feeling of both isolation and community,” Putnam said.
 
Those who want to audition but cannot attend on the dates and times listed can contact the HG office at 570-724-2079 to make other arrangements. 
 
“Elephant’s Graveyard” by George Brant is based on a true event that results in tragedy. Set in September of 1916, the play combines historical fact and legend, exploring the deep-seated American craving for spectacle, violence and revenge. It’s mesmerizing.
 
Performances of “Elephant’s Graveyard” are at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 22 and 23 and Sept. 29 and 30, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24 in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro.  
 
For more information about this play or the auditions, call 570-724-2079 or email hamgib@gmail.com.