PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
CONTACT: Kristina Starowitz, Public Relations Manager
315-443-8603 or [email protected]
Syracuse Stage Auditioning Local Children Ages 9-13
for Roles of Scout, Jem, and Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird
(Syracuse, NY)— Syracuse Stage will be holding
auditions for local children ages 9-13 for the roles of
Scout, Jem, and Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird. Auditions
will be held at Syracuse Stage, 820 East Genesee Street,
on October 5 and 6. To schedule an appointment, call
Chris Botek at 315-443-4008.
Children scheduled to audition will receive pages from
the script in advance to prepare. They will be asked to
audition with a Southern dialect.
Selected actors will have the opportunity to work with
professional cast members and other artists from
around the country.
To Kill a Mockingbird is Harper Lee’s classic American
story of courage and justice. In a small Alabama town, a
black man, Tom Robinson, stands falsely accused of
raping a white woman. Many townspeople would see
him condemned, but attorney Atticus Finch defends Tom and demands justice. Through the trial,
Atticus’ children Scout and Jem and their friend Dill come face to face with reality of racism in their
small town. Show runs February 24 through March 26.
ROLES TO BE CAST
Scout - Looking for girls aged 9-11, Caucasian, to play an impulsive, precocious, and spunky 9-yearold girl who lives in Alabama. Innocent and caring, she eventually awakens to the injustice and
racism that surround her.
Jem - Looking for boys aged 12-13, Caucasian, to play the responsible older brother of Scout. Jem is
a self-assured, perceptive, and brave adolescent from Alabama.
Dill – Looking for boys aged 10-12, Caucasian, to play a boy who is small in stature. Dill is a 10year-old friend from Mississippi. He is confident, wise, and has an active imagination.
ABOUT SYRACUSE STAGE
Syracuse Stage is Central New York’s premier professional theatre. Founded in 1974, Stage has
produced more than 300 plays in over 40 seasons including a number of world, American, and East
Coast premieres. Each season 70,000 patrons enjoy an adventurous mix of new plays, and bold
interpretations of classics and musicals, featuring the finest theatre artists. In addition, Stage
maintains a vital educational outreach program that annually serves more than 15,000 students
from 14 counties. A solid core of subscribers and supporters helps keep Syracuse Stage a vibrant
artistic presence in Central New York. Additional support comes from the government, foundations,
corporations and Syracuse University. Syracuse Stage is a constituent of the Theatre
Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, and a member of
the Arts and Cultural Leadership Alliance (ACLA), the University Hill Corporation and the East
Genesee Regent Association. Syracuse Stage is a member of The League of Resident Theatres
(LORT), the largest professional theatre association in the country.
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Syracuse Stage I Producing Artistic Director: Timothy Bond I Interim Managing Director: Diana Coles
820 E. Genesee St. I Main: 315-443-4008 I Box Office: 315-443-3275 I www.SyracuseStage.org
PHOTO ATTACHED: To Kill a Mockingbird poster image credits: Yagel T. Welch in the Piano Lesson.
Photo by Michael Davis.