Do you want to be an actor? Audition Announcement!

CHESTER, CT — Next week, the Chester Historical Society will be holding auditions for a staged reading of an original one-act play, “These Few Lines: A Dramatization of The Civil War Correspondence of Willis and Nancy Ayers.” Willis and Nancy were brother and sister, lifelong residents of Chester, and ancestors of the Miceli family.

Auditions will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 1 and Thursday, Sept. 2 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm and will be held at the Chester Museum at 9 West Main Street. The Society will be casting two actors, one man, mid-to-late 20s, to play the role of Willis, and one woman, early 20s, to play Nancy, his sister. Those auditioning will be asked to read from the script.

The production will take place at the Chester Meeting House and is scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 5-7 (following Covid guidelines). Rehearsals will begin in September. In addition to actors, we are also seeking additional volunteers to assist with lighting and set design. For additional information please contact Lol Fearon at 860-575-1812 or at fearun@aol.com.

This press release was produced by the Chester Historical Society. The views expressed here are the author's own.