November 18 & 19 @ 7pm
special Matinee on Nov 17 @ 3pm (Free for Sr Cit!)

Arthur Miller's Tony Award winning masterpiece comes to the Robert A Baines Auditorium on November 17, 18 & 19, 2010.  All My Sons, a post World War II drama, was inspired by a true story.  Miller's play focuses on an American middle-class family as it struggles to deal with the loss of one son during World War II and the desire of another son to now marry his brother's fiancé.  As family members and those closest to them try to move forward, an explosive secret from the father's past threatens to unravel everyone's hopes for happiness.  This powerful drama is a haunting exploration of family loyalties versus an individual's responsibility to society.  All My Sons first premiered on Broadway in 1947 and became Miller's first big success winning him the Tony award for best play.  It is a family drama unfolding amidst a story of personal greed and patriotic duty, and is as moving and poignant today as it was when it first debuted.

All My Sons calls for 5 men and 4 women, and 1 youngster.  Auditions for the Theatre Knights' production will be held at the Robert A Baines Auditorium at 9 Notre Dame Avenue in Manchester from 4 to 7pm on September 23, 2010, with Call-Backs, if necessary, on September 24 from 4 to 6pm.  Casting will be open to any Manchester School District student grades 8 thru 12.  Keep posted to this web site for up-coming Audition information and requirements.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Joe Keller - The Keller family patriarch, a self-made successful businessman.
Kate Keller - The wife to Joe and mother to Chris, who still mourns the loss of her eldest, Larry.
Chris Keller - The idealistic surviving son of Joe and Kate Keller, in love with Ann.
Ann Deever - The attractive daughter of Steve Deever, Joe's ex-business partner.
George Deever - Ann's brother and a lawyer determined to find the truth.
Dr Jim Bayliss - Close friend of Chris and neighbor to the Keller's.
Sue Bayliss - Jim's wife, who unlike her husband, does not like the Keller's.
Frank Lubey - A haberdasher who is perceived as a bit flighty and socially inept.
Lydia Lubey - The charming, pretty wife of Frank and ex-girlfriend of George.
Bert - Neighborhood youngster who idolizes Joe Keller.

March & April, 2011

Journey to the World's Edge, written by Harry Michael Bagdasian and Ernest Joselovitz, is a tale about young Brigid Shawn O'Grady of long ago County Claire in Ireland, who just wants to be normal.  Brigid cannot leave her house without being shunned and mocked by everyone in her village for the misshapen foot she was born with.  She is isolated by her parents until, one day, she sets off to ask the help of the legendary Sea Mither, a powerful spirit who gives her a magical Bard's Rod to point the way to the Well at the World's Edge where dwells a Sage who will answer Brigid's plea.  With its Irish folklore traditions of magic, quests, and fantastical characters, Journey to the World's Edge tells an adventurous tale of courage and self-esteem.

Auditions for the ensemble cast of 14 or more individuals will take place from 4 to 7pm on January 13, 2011 at the Robert A Baines Auditorium at 9 Notre Dame Avenue in Manchester, with Call-Backs, if necessary, from 4 to 6pm on January 14, 2011.  This production will provide a tremendous and exciting opportunity for those students involved as a shortened version of the play will be presented as the Theatre Knights' entry in this year's NHETG High School Drama Festival in March and early April, 2011.  The full-length production will be presented at the Robert A Baines Auditorium on April 20, 21, 22 & 23, 2011.

Casting for the full-length production is open to any Manchester School District student grades 8 thru 12.  As per NHETG rules and regulations, those members of the Festival performance and technical ensemble must be students attending Manchester High School West.  Keep posted to this web site for up-coming Audition information and requirements.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Brigid Shawn O'Grady
a circle of story tellers called SEANACHAI [sheh-na'-quee], who play:
A Sage
Mrs O'Grady
Michael Sean O'Grady
A Shepherd
A Street Cleaner
A Schoolteacher
A Baker
A Tailor
A Little Girl
A Village Mother
Sea Mither
A Kelpie
A Farmer
The Farmer's Wife
A Giant
A Bog Serpent
A Heron
A Pine Marten