Tupelo Community Theatre will hold auditions for ‘night, Mother by Marsha Norman, Thursday, September 12th at 7 p.m. at TCT Off Broadway 213 East Franklin Street. The 1993 Pulitzer Prize winning play was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. The play is about a daughter, Jessie, and her mother, Thelma. It begins with Jessie calmly telling her Mama that by morning she will be dead, as she plans to commit suicide that very evening. The subsequent dialogue between Jessie and Mama slowly reveals her reasons for her decision, her life with Mama, and how thoroughly she has planned her own death, culminating in a disturbing, yet unavoidable, climax. Those auditioning for the two female roles should be able to play mid-30s or older. No advance preparation needed. The production dates for ‘night, Mother are November 21-23, 2019 and Tom Booth will direct. For more information email the director at
tbooth54@gmail.com or call the TCT office at 844-1935.
Tupelo Community Theatre will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 17th at 6 p.m. for anyone wanting to be involved in the 2019 Haunted Theatre. All those wishing to participate as a director, actor, builder or support person should meet at the Lyric Theatre to sign up. Anyone participating that is not high school age or older must have a parent or guardian participate with them. Dates for this year will be October 18, 19, 25, 26 and 31. If you are unable to attend you may email
1tct@bellsouth.net or call the TCT office at 844-1935.
Tupelo Community Theatre will hold auditions for A Christmas Story, by Philip Grecian, at the Lyric Theatre, 201 N. Broadway in Downtown Tupelo. The play is based on the motion picture A Christmas Story and on the book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd. Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher and even Santa Claus himself at Higbee's Department Store. The consistent response: You'll shoot your eye out! Auditions for boys and girls will be Sunday, September 15th at 2 p.m. and everyone should be 10-16 years old. Men’s and women’s auditions will be Monday, September 16th at 6:30 pm and those auditioning should be able to play characters in their mid-20s to mid-40s. No advance preparation is needed and Debby Gibbs will direct. Production dates for A Christmas Story are December 12-14, 2019. For additional information contact the director at
gibbsdr@bellsouth.net or call the TCT office at 844-1935.
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