Cerritos College
Theatre Auditions
To Kill a Mockingbird
Based on the classic novel by Harper Lee
Adapted by Christopher Sergel
Directed by Kevin Slay
Join Scout in her journey to find justice and equality in Depression-era Alabama.
DATES:
Aug 21 @ 6 pm and
Aug 22 @ 6 pm in BC 17
(Burnight Center Theatre)
NOTES:
Please read and be familiar with the play.(a copy is available online)
UPDATE: The director added the note to have potential auditioners prepare a 1-minute monologue ready for audition.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a period piece. Research the Great Depression, Southern Segregation in the 20's and 30's as well as the history of the south.
A callback list will be posted by noon on Aug 22nd.
A cast list will be posted on the box office window and online by 5 pm on Friday, Aug 24th. All students cast must enroll in the required classes in order to participate.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
In To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore Civil Rights and racism in the segregated southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.
PRINCIPLE CAST
(Jean Louise Finch): Narrator of the story, told in reflection as an adult.
Scout: Jean Louise Finch as a child.....Scout is a tomboy who would rather solve problems with her fists than with her head.
Atticus Finch: Maycomb attorney, and widower, represents Tom Robinson in court. Father of Jem and Scout.
Jem: (Jeremy Atticus Finch) Scout's older brother. He is Scout's protector and one of her best friends.
Calpurnia: The Finch's African American housekeeper. She is the closest thing to a mother that Scout and Jem have.
Boo Radley: (Mr. Arthur Radley) The mysterious neighbor who piques the children's interest.
Nathan Radley: Boo Radley's brother who comes back to live with the family when Mr. Radley dies.
Dill: (Charles Baker Harris) Jem and Scout's neighborhood friend. Dill spends every summer with his aunt, Miss Rachel Haverford.
Miss Maudie Atkinson: One of Maycomb's most open-minded citizens, Miss Maudie lives across the street from Jem and Scout.
Miss Stephanie Crawford: The neighborhood gossip.
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose: A cantankerous, vile, elderly woman who teaches Jem and Scout a great lesson in bravery.
Tom Robinson: The black man who is accused of raping and beating Mayella Ewell.
Helen Robinson: Tom Robinson's wife.
Bob Ewell: The Ewell patriarch, Bob Ewell spends his welfare checks on alcohol. He claims to have witnessed Tom attacking Mayella.
Mayella Violet: Ewell Tom's 19-year-old accuser.
Reverend Sykes: The pastor at First Purchase African M.E. Church. He helps Jem and Scout understand Tom's trial.
Judge John Taylor: The judge at Tom's trial. He appoints Atticus to represent Tom.
Mr. Horace Gilmer: The state attorney representing the Ewells.
Sheriff Heck Tate: Maycomb's sheriff who accompanies Atticus to kill the mad dog & who delivers the news about Bob Ewell.
Walter Cunningham: One of the men who comes to lynch Tom Robinson, he's also one of Atticus's clients.
NAMED TOWNFOLK:
Walter Cunningham, Jr.: One of Scout's classmates.
Miss Caroline Fisher: Scout's 1st Grade teacher; new to teaching and to Maycomb and its ways.
Cecil Jacobs: A schoolmate of the Finch children.
Little Chuck: Little One of Scout's classmates who stands up to Burris Ewell in defense of Miss Caroline.
Miss Gates: Scout's second grade teacher.
Lula: A parishioner at First Purchase African M.E. Church who is upset when Scout and Jem attend services there.
Eula May: The local telephone operator.
Mr. Avery: A boarder at the house across from Mrs. Dubose's.
Francis Hancock: Aunt Alexandra's grandson. He taunts Scout about Atticus, getting her in trouble.
Aunt Alexandra: Atticus' sister. She moves in with Atticus & the children during the trial. She is very concerned that Scout have a feminine influence to emulate.
Uncle Jack Finch: Atticus and Aunt Alexandra's bachelor brother who comes to visit every Christmas. He is a doctor.
Zeebo: The town garbage collector who is also Calpurnia's son. He's one of four people who can read at the First Purchase African M.E. Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Radley: Boo and Nathan Radley's parents
Miss Rachel Haverford: Dill's aunt who lives next door to the Finches.
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose: A cantankerous, vile, elderly woman who teaches Jem and Scout a great lesson in bravery.
Mrs. Grace Merriweather: A devout Methodist, Mrs. Merriweather writes the Halloween pageant.
Mrs. Gertrude Farrow: The "second most devout lady in Maycomb" belongs to the local Missionary Society.
Link Deas: Tom and Helen Robinson's employer. He makes sure that Helen can pass safely by the Ewell's after Tom is arrested.
Burris Ewell: One of Bob Ewell's children. He attends school only one day a year.
Mr. Braxton Bragg Underwood: The owner, editor, and printer of The Maycomb Tribune. Although he openly dislikes blacks, he defends Tom's right to a fair trial.
Dolphus Raymond: Father to several biracial children, he lives on the outskirts of town.
