Production: Steal Away Home
Producing Company: Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406
Rehearsal Dates: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 – Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Technical Rehearsal Dates: Sunday, March 16 – Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Performance Dates: Thursday, March 21 – Saturday, May 4, 2019
Adapted by Aurand Harris
Music by Carolyn Geer
From the novel by Jane Kristof
Patrick A’Hearn, Producing Artistic Director
Steve Thompson, Director
Mary Thompson, Music Director
Audition Date: Tuesday, January 22 & Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Location: Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406
Callbacks will be scheduled if needed.
Please prepare 32 measures (a capella) of a spiritual and be prepared for readings from the script.
Must be ages 8+ to audition.
No audition appointment required.
Any questions or concerns, please contact Production Manager, James Davis via e-mail at productionmanager@riversidedt.com
About the show:
Two young slaves escape from a South Carolina plantation, and with the help of many good people, make their way north to join their freed father in Pennsylvania.
Their many adventures, dangers, narrow escapes and comic exploits result in a heart-rending experience accompanied by simple spirituals.
The play brings new levels of perception of the people who lived in those anguished times…and indeed to those who live in ours.
Roles:
Preacher Prentice
Adult male. Freedman, working as a traveling tinker, but he preaches on Sundays. Wise and avuncular.
Amos (12 years old)
a slave determined to be free. Driven to rejoin his family no matter the cost.
Obie (10 years old)
Amos’ brother. Will follow Amos anywhere.
Mama
Adult female. Loving and kind, but fiercely protective of her children. Mother of Amos and Obie
Miss Melissa
young adult female age 16 to 20. She opposes slavery and becomes a helper to Amos and Obie
Joe
young adult male. Angry and bitter about being enslaved, he ignores the wise counsel of Preacher Prentice, much to his regret.
Jack
Adult male, any age above 20. A gentle and practical freedman who helps Amos and Obie
Pa
Adult male any age over 30. Courageous and determined father of Amos and Obie
The following roles will multi-cast as needed and will sing as a choir throughout the performances.
Man with Gun
Adult male, a bounty hunter
Mrs. Straus
Adult female any age over 30, helper to Amos and Obie
Edgar
Adult male, 20 to 30 years old, a lawyer who favors slavery
First Man/Second Man
Adult males, bounty hunters
Elijah McNaul
Adult male, 20 plus years, farmer who assists Amos and Obie
Jud
Adult male, a bounty hunter
First Neighbor/Second Neighbor
Adult males, friends of Jud
Old Man/Young Man
Adult males, opportunistic rascals
Patrolman
Adult male, attempts to thwart Amos and Obie
Will
Adult male, 20 plus years, farmer who assists Amos and Obie
Mother
Adult female, age 40 plus, mother of Will
Conductor
Adult male, railroad employee on the alert for escaping slaves
