Open Auditions for NST's
54th Season Opening Play
Conscience by Joe DiPietro

A cold read, open audition, will be held at the New Surry Theatre office
at 26 Hinckley Ridge Rd in Blue Hill on Saturday, August 30 from 11am-1pm
and/or Tuesday Sept 2 from 6-7:30pm.  
Sides will be and an audition form will be provided

If interested, but these dates don't work for you, or if you have questions,
contact Lori Sitzabee at lori@newsurrytheatre.org

THE STORY: Margaret Chase Smith was a woman of firsts: In 1940, she was the first woman elected by the state of Maine to serve in Congress; nine years later she was the first woman the state elected to the Senate. And in 1950, she became the first senator to stand on the Senate floor and publicly rebuke Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, who rose to power using post–World War II anti-Communist hysteria and ruined the lives of those who opposed him. Margaret Chase Smith’s “Declaration of Conscience” speech was a public act of defiance at a time when both Democrats and Republicans were cowed into silence for fear of retribution. It came at a cost: She was shunned by her colleagues, challenged in a primary, and McCarthy threatened to expose her personal secrets. CONSCIENCE is the story of a remarkable woman who stood up for what was right and refused to back down.

Margaret Chase Smith – 50’s A Senator from Maine. Firm, elegant, no nonsense with a caustic wit and a fierce determination. 

Senator Joe McCarthy – 40’sThe junior Senator from Wisconsin. Loud, crass, reckless, unmannered, unmarried and very, very effective. 

William Lewis – 30’s Senator Chase’s executive assistant and her right hand. Handsome, bright and educated, impeccably dressed. He knows the ins and outs of Washington.

Jean Kerr – 20’s A young acolyte of McCarthy’s. Bright and educated and fiercely loyal. She has grown accustomed to being underestimated.

Rehearsal schedule will be discussed at auditions.

Performance dates: November 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, & 22 at 7pm and 16 at 3pm