Harbinger Theatre presents Swing State by Rebecca Gilman
Directed by Brian Sheldon
Performance venue: Sand Lake Center for the Arts
Performance Dates: 11/14-11/23/25
Audition dates:
August 10 & 11
Signup 6:30pm
Auditions 7:00pm
Story:
Recently widowed, Peg tends to the 40 acres of native prairie that rises behind her rural Wisconsin home. Her solitary days are interrupted only by visits from Ryan, a family friend with a checkered past. When her late husband’s foot locker is ransacked in her barn, she places a call to the local authorities—unwittingly setting off a series of events that will forever change their lives. As Peg and Ryan fight to regain each other’s trust, they learn how to help one another in a new and meaningful way and how to forge a sense of hope in a time when it feels like everyone’s way of life is in danger of disappearing.
“But Gilman, whose steady stream of plays and ties to the theater have made her the most produced living playwright in Goodman’s history, delivers with “Swing State” an engrossing work of intense melancholy, filled with sympathy for its characters, and for the country.”-Chicago Sun Times
Peg: (Female 65) A recently widowed woman who tends to her 40 acres of native prairie in rural Wisconsin. She is described as a steward of the land and anxiously awaiting the return of the Henslow’s Sparrow to nest.
Ryan: (Male 26) A family friend of Peg’s with a checkered past who visits her regularly.
Sheriff Kris: (Female 50’s)The local sheriff.
Deputy Dani: (Female 27) A new deputy.
For further information Interested parties can message Brian Sheldon at brianactorsheldon@gmail.com.