"The Whole Town's Talking"

This production will be directed by Carl Balson

The Whole Town’s Talking was the very first play Beloit Civic Theatre ever produced. We managed to locate a copy of the out-of-print play, and found ourselves pleasantly surprised that the comedy was very funny. It made perfect sense to Beloit Civic Theatre’s Board of Directors to try a revival of this show 75 years after our founding.

In the play, a successful businessman finds himself giving advice to the lovelorn to his shy business partner, including the suggestion that he should invent a love interest in order to make himself more appealing to other women. After selecting a random photo to be his “girlfriend,” things start to fall apart. It turns out that the photo is of a famous movie star, and the whole town starts gossiping about the new love interest. To make matters worse, the movie star is scheduled to make a local celebrity appearance and everyone expects our hero to appear with his “intended.” The plot twists and turns, and as in all good comedies, everything is resolved at the end. In 1926, the play was made into a silent film. There also was a 1935 film based on the play, but it switched the plot around completely. Don’t miss our hilarious production of this classic comedy!

Auditions dates will be March 10 & 11 from 7:00 until 9:00 at the Reinholz Theatre located in Beloit Memorial HighSchoo1225 4th St. Beloit Wi. Directions.

Download our audition form audition_form.pdf

For auditions you will read selected scenes from the script.

Production dates will be April 24-25-26 and May 1-2-3, 2008. With a matinee on Saturday May 3rd.

The casting needs include 8 women and 5 men of various ages. All parts are available, and you may contact the director for further information at 608.365.1566 or email him at balsoncg@charter.net

IMPORTANT NOTE!!!!

If you have ever thought of trying out for a part in a play or just helping out in community theater, here's your chance! Everyone is welcome!

If you would like to be added to our actor/director database, please contact us at 400 East Grand Ave. Suite #310 in Beloit or call the BCT office at 608.362.1595 and leave a messageor email us at info@beloitcivictheatre.org .  We mail audition notices prior to each audition.

For additional information or more specifics contact the theater office (608)362-1595 or email us at info@beloitcivictheatre.org