{"id":3206,"date":"2025-11-02T13:22:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T13:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bedfordplayers.ca\/?p=3206"},"modified":"2025-11-13T12:08:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:08:30","slug":"audition-notice-suite-surrender-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bedfordplayers.ca\/?p=3206","title":{"rendered":"Audition Notice &#8211; Gibson &#038; Sons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3208 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bedfordplayers.ca\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Website-Audition-Notice.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bedfordplayers.ca\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Website-Audition-Notice.png 641w, https:\/\/bedfordplayers.ca\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Website-Audition-Notice-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Gibson &amp; Sons<\/b><\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>by Kristen Da Silva<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Directed by Randy Burt<\/i><\/div>\n<div><b>About the Show<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A small-town funeral home, a surprise fianc\u00e9e, and one deranged squirrel. This is a fast-paced, heartfelt Canadian comedy about family, love, and letting go.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Audition Details<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>No Preparation required. Selections from the script will be provided for a cold read style audition \u2014 no prepared monologue needed.<\/li>\n<li>Individual auditions will begin at 7pm, and actors will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/li>\n<li>All experience levels welcome!<\/li>\n<li><b>Please sign up for your preferred audition date by completing the online audition form:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/5WH2hWx2XEs1g2Tv7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIGN UP HERE<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Sunday, November 23 from 7pm &#8211; 9pm\u00a0<\/b>and<b><strong> Monday,<\/strong>\u00a0November 24 from 7pm &#8211; 9pm<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Auditions will be held at 1408 Bedford Highway, All Saints Anglican Church (upper parking lot).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Character Breakdown &#8211; 7 Roles Available (4 women, 3 men)<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>HARRY GIBSON (Late 20s\u201330s) \u2013 Earnest, anxious, deeply human. The awkward heart of the story.<\/li>\n<li>DECLAN GIBSON (50s\u201360s) \u2013 Harry&#8217;s gruff, old-school father with dry humor and hidden warmth.<\/li>\n<li>LUKE GIBSON (30s\u201340s) \u2013 Harry&#8217;s older, more confident brother; grounded, polished.<br \/>\nJO HAGMAN (50s\u201360s) \u2013 Harry &amp; Luke&#8217;s Aunt. Practical, sharp-tongued, no-nonsense but caring.<\/li>\n<li>BECCA ROLLINS (Late 20s\u201330s) \u2013 Over-enthusiastic employee at Gibson &amp; Sons. Lovable chaos agent.<br \/>\nKATYA ARISTOV (20s\u201330s) \u2013 Harry&#8217;s fianc\u00e9e. Intelligent and sincere. <i>The ability\u00a0to perform an Eastern European accent is required<\/i>.<br \/>\nEVA ARISTOV (30s\u201340s) \u2013 Katya\u2019s fiery sister, bold, blunt, and suspicious of everyone. <i>The ability\u00a0to perform an Eastern European accent is required<\/i>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Rehearsals<\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sundays, Mondays &amp; Thursdays 6:30 &#8211; 9:30 PM<\/b><\/li>\n<li>1408 Bedford Hwy, beginning Sunday, November 30th.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Performances<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The show will run from Thursday to Sunday, March 5 to 21<\/li>\n<li>11 performances, plus preview night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Questions? Unable to make it on November 23rd or 24th, but still want to audition?<br \/>\nEmail the director at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:director2@bedfordplayers.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">director2@bedfordplayers.ca<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Bedford Players Community Theatre<\/b> is a community organization that operates on a volunteer basis. All participants are volunteers, and their time, skills, and efforts are offered with no compensation. We appreciate all our volunteers and could do nothing without them!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><i>Gibson &amp; Sons<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0by Kristen Da Silva is produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mqlit.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mqlit.ca<\/a><\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p> Gibson &amp; Sons by Kristen Da Silva Directed by Randy Burt About the Show A small-town funeral home, a surprise fianc\u00e9e, and one deranged squirrel. This is a fast-paced, heartfelt Canadian comedy about family, love, and letting go. Audition Details <\/p>\n<ul> No Preparation required. 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