AUDITION INFORMATION
Aug 10 & 11, 7pm at StageCenter
An Inspector Calls
by J.B. Priestley
directed by Tim Scott
Underwritten by Gary Thomas
Additional underwriting available
Performances
October 1 - October 17
Auditions
August 10-11 at 7pm
Auditions will consist of cold reads
Come one or both nights
An Inspector Calls: one house, one evening, one knock at the door that unravels everything.
England, 1912.
A prosperous family is celebrating an engagement when a mysterious inspector arrives with news of a young woman's death. What begins as a polite dinner becomes a taut, thrilling interrogation in which every person at the table is implicated...and no one leaves unchanged. Priestley's classic is part ghost story, part thriller, part moral reckoning, and it still lands like a punch: a gripping ensemble piece where the tension never lets up and every role gets its moment in the light.
If you love work with real stakes: sharp dialogue, secrets surfacing in real time, and characters who transform before the audience's eyes, then this is a show to be part of. We're looking for bold, committed performers and off-stage collaborators ready to build something electric.
Roles
A note on ages:
I care about believable family dynamics, and the parents being of a generation above their adult children. Age ranges are flexible and approximate.
Arthur Birling
A hard-headed, self-made factory owner and social climber, pompous and complacent. Proud of his wealth and status; dismissive of anyone who threatens it.
A generation ahead of his adult children.
Provincial accent.
Sybil Birling
Arthur's wife, his social superior, cold and imperious. Rigidly class-conscious and slow to accept any responsibility.
A generation ahead of her adult children.
RP accent
Sheila Birling
Their daughter, lively at first, but the character who changes most: perceptive, increasingly conscience-stricken and morally awake by the end.
Young adult, 18 to early 30's
RP accent.
Eric Birling
Their son, awkward and half-shy, a heavy drinker concealing a secret. Emotionally volatile; grows into remorse.
Young adult, 18 - late 20's
RP accent.
Gerald Croft
Sheila's fiancé, son of a rival aristocratic business family. Charming, well-bred, outwardly respectable, but with his own hidden involvement.
Similar age as Sybil, perhaps a touch older, early 20's to mid 30's.
RP accent.
Inspector Goole
The mysterious, commanding visitor who drives the play. Grave, deliberate, morally forceful; an enigmatic figure who may be more than they seem. The role anchors the production.
Age hard to place.
British or European accent.
Edna
The Birlings' maid. A modest but useful role; a quiet reminder of the class divide.
Age flexible.
British accent.
by J.B. Priestley
directed by Tim Scott
Underwritten by Gary Thomas
Additional underwriting available
Performances
October 1 - October 17
Auditions
August 10-11 at 7pm
Auditions will consist of cold reads
Come one or both nights
An Inspector Calls: one house, one evening, one knock at the door that unravels everything.
England, 1912.
A prosperous family is celebrating an engagement when a mysterious inspector arrives with news of a young woman's death. What begins as a polite dinner becomes a taut, thrilling interrogation in which every person at the table is implicated...and no one leaves unchanged. Priestley's classic is part ghost story, part thriller, part moral reckoning, and it still lands like a punch: a gripping ensemble piece where the tension never lets up and every role gets its moment in the light.
If you love work with real stakes: sharp dialogue, secrets surfacing in real time, and characters who transform before the audience's eyes, then this is a show to be part of. We're looking for bold, committed performers and off-stage collaborators ready to build something electric.
Roles
A note on ages:
I care about believable family dynamics, and the parents being of a generation above their adult children. Age ranges are flexible and approximate.
Arthur Birling
A hard-headed, self-made factory owner and social climber, pompous and complacent. Proud of his wealth and status; dismissive of anyone who threatens it.
A generation ahead of his adult children.
Provincial accent.
Sybil Birling
Arthur's wife, his social superior, cold and imperious. Rigidly class-conscious and slow to accept any responsibility.
A generation ahead of her adult children.
RP accent
Sheila Birling
Their daughter, lively at first, but the character who changes most: perceptive, increasingly conscience-stricken and morally awake by the end.
Young adult, 18 to early 30's
RP accent.
Eric Birling
Their son, awkward and half-shy, a heavy drinker concealing a secret. Emotionally volatile; grows into remorse.
Young adult, 18 - late 20's
RP accent.
Gerald Croft
Sheila's fiancé, son of a rival aristocratic business family. Charming, well-bred, outwardly respectable, but with his own hidden involvement.
Similar age as Sybil, perhaps a touch older, early 20's to mid 30's.
RP accent.
Inspector Goole
The mysterious, commanding visitor who drives the play. Grave, deliberate, morally forceful; an enigmatic figure who may be more than they seem. The role anchors the production.
Age hard to place.
British or European accent.
Edna
The Birlings' maid. A modest but useful role; a quiet reminder of the class divide.
Age flexible.
British accent.
The StageCenter Board of Governors has given this production the following rating:
“An Inspector Calls” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
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