Auditions: Shuddersome: Tales of Poe
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𝑨 𝑪𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒄 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏
𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘
Grades 3 – 8
Cost: None
𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖
The thumping of a heartbeat. The creak of a door. This vivid theatrical adaptation of some of Edgar Allan Poe’s best-known works rises from the page like corpses from the grave. Be careful. Do you hear that tap, tap, tapping?
𝑺𝒉𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆: 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒐𝒆 is an imaginative retelling of some of Edgar Allan Poe’s best known works, including The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Masque of the Red Death. Specters, ghosts and ghouls come alive with a script that remains faithful to the source material.
From Edgar Allen Poe
Adapted by Lindsay Price
Directed by Cynthia Kirkman Romoff
Assistant Directed by Meredith Hutchison Hartley and Rachae Thomas
𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆
This play includes elements of horror, suspense, death, grief, mourning, and implied murder/violence. Parental discretion is advised. To peruse the script before the auditions, contact [email protected].
𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒
October 23 – 25, 2026
Fri: 7:30PM | Sat – Sun: 2:00PM
Margot and Robert Ogden Main Stage
𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒
Sunday, September 20 – 2:00 – 3:30PM
Monday, September 21 – 5:00 – 6:30PM
𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
Spokane Civic Theatre, Main Stage Lobby
1020 North Howard Street
Spokane, WA 99201
𝐑𝐄𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐒
October 19 – 23
9:00 AM – 4:00PM
𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒
- Seeking all ethnicities and cultural backgrounds for all roles; age range and gender of characters is flexible.
- Show proceeds will benefit Civic Education programs and scholarships.
- While this “Show in a Week” is scheduled during SPS students’ fall break, other students who are on flexible schedules, (i.e. homeschool or flexible learning environments) are all encouraged to participate.
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒
This play involves solo readers, narrators, dancers, pantomime, and ensemble reading. All roles are flexible and most are gender non-specific. There are no traditional “leads” or supporting roles, it is a true ensemble work. Characters fall roughly into the following categories, but actors may be assigned to more than one group.
- Storyteller/Reader (solo lines, some with extensive memorization)
- Rosalie Poe (Narrator role(s))
- Pantomime/Non-Speaking Feature (featured moments that are mostly movement)
- Shudders/Ensemble (group lines, creative movement and improvisation required)
𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐀 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑: https://form.jotform.com/262420537003041
𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒, 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐋: [email protected]
𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘
Grades 3 – 8
Cost: None
𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖
The thumping of a heartbeat. The creak of a door. This vivid theatrical adaptation of some of Edgar Allan Poe’s best-known works rises from the page like corpses from the grave. Be careful. Do you hear that tap, tap, tapping?
𝑺𝒉𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆: 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒐𝒆 is an imaginative retelling of some of Edgar Allan Poe’s best known works, including The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Masque of the Red Death. Specters, ghosts and ghouls come alive with a script that remains faithful to the source material.
From Edgar Allen Poe
Adapted by Lindsay Price
Directed by Cynthia Kirkman Romoff
Assistant Directed by Meredith Hutchison Hartley and Rachae Thomas
𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆
This play includes elements of horror, suspense, death, grief, mourning, and implied murder/violence. Parental discretion is advised. To peruse the script before the auditions, contact [email protected].
𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒
October 23 – 25, 2026
Fri: 7:30PM | Sat – Sun: 2:00PM
Margot and Robert Ogden Main Stage
𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒
Sunday, September 20 – 2:00 – 3:30PM
Monday, September 21 – 5:00 – 6:30PM
𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
Spokane Civic Theatre, Main Stage Lobby
1020 North Howard Street
Spokane, WA 99201
𝐑𝐄𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐒
October 19 – 23
9:00 AM – 4:00PM
𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒
- Seeking all ethnicities and cultural backgrounds for all roles; age range and gender of characters is flexible.
- Show proceeds will benefit Civic Education programs and scholarships.
- While this “Show in a Week” is scheduled during SPS students’ fall break, other students who are on flexible schedules, (i.e. homeschool or flexible learning environments) are all encouraged to participate.
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒
This play involves solo readers, narrators, dancers, pantomime, and ensemble reading. All roles are flexible and most are gender non-specific. There are no traditional “leads” or supporting roles, it is a true ensemble work. Characters fall roughly into the following categories, but actors may be assigned to more than one group.
- Storyteller/Reader (solo lines, some with extensive memorization)
- Rosalie Poe (Narrator role(s))
- Pantomime/Non-Speaking Feature (featured moments that are mostly movement)
- Shudders/Ensemble (group lines, creative movement and improvisation required)
𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐀 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑: https://form.jotform.com/262420537003041
𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒, 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐋: [email protected]
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Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N Howard St,Spokane,WA,United States
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