EVELYN IN PURGATORY NEEDS ONE MORE ACTOR TO COMPLETE OUR CAST
Could this be YOU? Can you play a 20-something male teacher?
Toby Fleming (20s) A bit of a geek. Quiet, passive-aggressive, perpetually uncertain. Brooklyn native.
The Sherman Players do not discriminate – Actors of all races, ethnicities and gender identifications are encouraged to audition.
Audition sides are available at this link
Rehearsals are currently underway – come and join our amazing cast:
Madison Alexander, Stacy-Lee Frome, Gregg Guest, Lynn Nissenbaum, Erin Shaughnessy and Alexa Wild
EVELYN IN PURGATORY
By Topher Payne
Directed by Terry Sagedy
Produced by Steve Stott
Performance Dates:
Friday, June 7th – Saturday, June 29th
Synopsis:
When a complaint is filed against one of the 70,000 teachers in New York’s public schools, they’re sent to a Reassignment Center, one of a series of empty offices in the Department of Education Building. There, they sit and wait for their case to be reviewed. Usually for months. Sometimes for over a year.
A claim of improper behavior by a failing student lands Evelyn Reid in “the rubber room,” where she encounters a group of teachers, some guilty, some not, who have long since lost any hope of returning to a classroom.
Over the course of the school year, these colleagues form an unlikely alliance, reminding each other of forgotten passions, emerging to face life outside in unexpected new directions. They also learn French and workshop a screenplay.
Reviews:
“The Breakfast Club for teachers… an uncommonly smart and restrained commentary on the public education system.” – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“A remarkably well-constructed and very funny dramatic comedy… we’re kept constantly curious about each character.” – ArtsATL
“I love how these characters are introduced, how they change before our eyes (through an unlayering of truth and falsehood rather than through arbitrary plot contrivances.) I love how they surprise, how they make me laugh and move me, how they represent a broad spectrum of teachers and styles and ambitions. I loved every minute of Evelyn in Purgatory.” – Atlanta Theatre Buzz
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