The Ruxton Players Host Auditions For HOBSON'S CHOICE 11/9, 11/10

WHEN: November 9 and 10, 7 PM to 9 PM The show will run February 26 - March 7, 2010.

WHERE: The Church of the Good Shepherd
1401 Carrollton Avenue
Ruxton, MD 21204

WHO: 6 Men and 5 Women, 20s to 70+.
All actors will work as volunteers.
Please note: The role of Henry Hobson has been precast.

Auditions will consist of readings from the script.
A copy of the script is available online at: http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/hbsnc10.txt

The Ruxton Players were a fixture of the Baltimore theater scene from the 1920s to the 1960s. Their sponsor, the Church of the Good Shepherd, is celebrating its centenary in 2010, and plans to honor the event by reviving this theater group, under the direction of Bill Kamberger ("Baltimore's Best Stage Director," The City Paper).

Hobson's Choice is a beloved British comedy that was voted one of the 100 greatest plays of the 20th century in a poll sponsored by The National Theatre of Great Britain. A classic film version, directed by David Lean and starring Charles Laughton, was recently released on DVD by the Criterion Collection. The play remains very popular with British theater groups, and has been successfully revived at Toronto's Shaw Festival and Off-Broadway, but has not had a Baltimore production in several decades.

FOR FURTHER INFO: Please contact Bill Kamberger at bkamberger@mde.state.md.us or the Church Office at 410-823-0122.

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