AUDITIONS FOR
VIOLET SHARP - A DRAMA BY WILLIAM CAMERON
DIRECTED BY TERRY VEAL
When: 2:30-5:30 pm Sunday, February 15, 2026 – Readings from the script. Plan to arrive no later than 4:00 pm. If needed, callbacks will be held at a time to be determined. If you have any questions, email artistic@carpentersquare.com.
Where: At the theatre, located at 1009 W. Reno. Parking is free on the street. Do not use the parking lot for The Horn Trader on the northeast corner of Western & Reno. You may park on ramps in front of garage doors on Reno and the Sweis’ Greek Café parking lot at Reno & Western.
What: Bring a recent photo and theatrical résumé. Be prepared to list any definite or possible conflicts on your audition form from February 16 through the run of the play April 10-16, 2026.
Please read the script before auditions! Hard copy perusal scripts are available to check out. Call CST at 405-232-6500 or email business@carpentersquare.com to make arrangements to check out a script. Call or contact us in the office before dropping by.
Office Hours: Closed Mondays. Open Tuesdays through Fridays 1-6:00 pm. Again, please call CST at 405-232-6500 or text/call Rhonda Clark at 405-205-2446 before coming by.
Performance dates: April 10-26, 2026.
Specific dates are: 10 performances over 3 weekends: April 10-11, 16-19, and 23-26. There will be a brush-up rehearsal and archive photos on April 15. Most rehearsals are scheduled Mon-Fri at 7 p.m. with Saturday or Sunday rehearsals scheduled only if needed to accommodate week-night conflicts. 1st tech is the afternoon/early evening of Sunday, April 5.
CAST OVERVIEW: 7 men characters, 7 women characters with doubling
Actress 1: Violet Sharp, 27, British servant to Mrs. Dwight Morrow
Actress 2: Betty Gow, 20s, Nursemaid to Charles Lindbergh, Jr.
Actress 3: Adela, age flexible, an elegantly dressed reporter
Actress 4: 20s-30s, Anne Lindbergh (mother of missing boy), Edna Sharp (Violet’s younger sister), Laura Hughes (Secretary to Mrs. Dwight Morrow, Nurse
(The director may configure the doubling differently.)
Actor 1: Captain Harry Walsh, 40s, Jersey City policeman
Actor 2: Charles Lindbergh, 30, Famed aviator and father of missing child
Actor 3: Norman Schwarzkopf, 40s, Commander of New Jersey State Police; Septimus Banks, 40s, head butler for Mrs. Dwight Morrow
Actor 4: Sgt. John McGrath, 30s, New Jersey State Policeman; Miller, mid 20s, a young suitor
SYNOPSIS:
Based on the true story of the 1932 Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, Violet Sharp is named for the young British maid working at the home of Anne Lindbergh’s mother. In the wake of the historic kidnapping of beloved aviator Charles Lindbergh’s 20-month-old son, Violet raises the suspicion of the police with a contradictory testimony about her whereabouts to police investigator Officer Walsh. Under pressure from her own personal demons as well as the police, Violet’s efforts to clear her name cannot seem to overpower a growing reputation of guilt.
Looks beyond the sensationalism that surrounded the 1932 kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's toddler son to focus on one of its other casualties” - Los Angeles Times
“Concentrates on Violet's personal tragedy, leaving us to ponder the larger issues of celebrity and media manipulation.” - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Smart, emotional, thoroughly researched… fun to watch.” - Pittsburgh City Paper
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