Auditions for The True Adventures of Pinocchio
The lesser known tale of the wooden boy…
SYNOPSIS
A troupe of actors, escaping through the mountains from a civil war are caught in a violent winter storm and seek shelter in an abandoned puppet theatre. The eccentric old puppeteer who lives in the theatre gives the acting troupe refuge overnight. During the night, while the adults are asleep, he tells the two restless children the story of Pinocchio. When one of the children asks: “Is it a true story?” the old man replies: “It’s more than true, it’s real. I mean, when I tell it—it happens.” Thus begins the well-known tale of the wooden boy who must learn some hard lessons before he can become real.
Translated and adapted from Italian by Louis Lippa. Based on the story by Carlo Collodi.
Directed by Deanne (Deedee) Farinha Eldridge and Beth Sheridan
HOW TO AUDITION/WHEN
- Sunday, April 14 at 6:30 at EPIC Bible College (in the Chapel)
- Monday, April 15 at 6:30 at EPIC Bible College (in the Chapel)
- Sunday, April 21 at 6:30 at EPIC Bible College (in the Chapel)
- Monday, April 22 at 6:30 at EPIC Bible College (in the Chapel)
PERFORMANCES
June 7 – 16, 2024
Thursdays-Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 4pm
All performances at EPIC Bible College
MORE INFO
- Auditions consist of cold-readings from the script.
- Rehearsals set to begin Monday, April 29 and will be Mondays thru Thursdays with the possibility of a Friday and Saturday rehearsal as opening gets closer. Schedule will be solidified once casting is complete / after the table read.
CASTING IS COMPLETE!
Thank you for all who attended auditions!
- Tiffany Capello as Anna, Onlooker, Ragwoman, Woman by the Sea, and Widow
- Jackie Cheng as Mario, Policeman, and Fox
- Jay Collins-Patrick as Gepetto and Sr. Fire Eater
- Ronnie Duska Fowler as Tessa, Onlooker, and Cat
- Makhala Hollis as Julietta, Onlooker, Rabbit 2, and Schoolmate 2
- Ben Kynaston as Paolo, Onlooker 1, Guard 2, Parrot, Man by the Sea, and Lampwick
- Sadie Odell as Milina, Cricket, Chick, and Blue Fairy
- Molly Reed as Ellena
- Catherine Sapata as Nina, Onlooker 2, Guard 1, Rabbit 1, Schoolmate 1, and Snail
- Shirley Sayers as Amanda, Onlooker, Waiter, and Fisherman
- Allana Villanueva as Silvia
- Autumn Villanueva as Pinocchio
PRODUCED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH. THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS