ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

• Kanesville is presentational theatre. Cast members establish strong eye contact with audience members.
   

• We perform TO the audience, not IN FRONT OF the audience.
   

• FACE -- bright eyes, bright faces
   

• SINGING -- Ideally, all roles are singing roles.
   

• However, there is room in the cast for a few exceptional non-singing dancers.
   

• DANCING -- We need a strong dance corps, but not everyone on stage needs to be a dancer.
   

 ACTORS - SINGERS FOR LEADING ROLES

• Thomas Kane, any age adult male. Narrates the production.
   

• Jonathan Briggs, adult male, old enough to have a son age 19 to 24.

• Widow Mary Lewis, adult female, Jonathan's love interest, has two young children.
   

• Nathan Briggs, a 19 to 24 years old, not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

• Hannah Martin, a 15 to 19 years old, Nathan's love interest.
   

• Richard Martin, Hannah's older brother, marches with the Mormon Battalion.

• Marian Hoyt, 16 to 20 year old, Richard's love interest, Hannah's best friend.
   

• William Martin, Hannah's father.

• Rachael Martin, Hannah's mother.

• Brigham Young (very important speaking role)
   

DANCE ENSEMBLE

There is a dance ensemble of 8 men and 8 women. Singing skills are a plus, but not necessary.
 

We plan to cast "about" 50 persons to play "about" 32 roles. This means that most performers will have some "time off" during the run of the show, so they can participate in family weekend excursions, weddings, emergencies, etc. This is a "rotation" type of double casting.

COSTS TO BE IN THE SHOW

The Company assumes your basic costume cost, and will keep your costume from year-to-year. You pay nothing for your basic costume.

You assume responsibility for these costs, and you keep these costume parts.

• hats - men and women

• hairpiece - women

• 1 - 1/2" leather belt & approved buckle - men

• undergarments - all

• boots - men

• shoes - boys

• black or brown character footwear - women

• Women, we provide costumed undergarments such as pantaloons.

"Married women" will have their hair "up." "Single women/girls" will have their hair "down." This means that some "girls" will have to purchase designated hair pieces [but you also keep whatever you have to purchase]

Women may wear appropriate low-heeled dance shoes.

Boots... "Men" will be expected to provide appropriate boots. Typical western cowboy boots will not be appropriate. Look at the boots in the Battalion display at the Kanesville Tabernacle, and you'll get a good idea what you'll need.

"Boys" will wear a non-descript shoe.

Some of our Men's trousers will be high-waist with suspenders. Some may use 1-1/2" belts with buckles.

We are casting custom-designed buckles for our cast and crew. These buckles may be used on stage, and they will be used to replace the "US" buckle for the Mormon Battalion.

Brass buckles will be available for cast and crew purchase at cost. Excess will be sold over the website as an ongoing fund raiser.

All persons wishing to participate in any technical aspect of the show, please contact us -- info@kanesville.org  We need help with:

Lighting [June]
Scene construction
Stage construction
Stitching costumes
Props
Sound and light board operation
Website design and maintenance
Publicity 
Ushering in costume
Parking lot

WHAT IF MY FAMILY HAS A VACATION
SCHEDULED DURING THE RUN OF THE SHOW?

Maybe it'll work out. Here's why -- we're using a type of double-casting, so that all performers do not go on stage every night. Your stage-double and you share a role, and schedule when you'll be there, and when you won't. This way, each of you can have some nights off.

Should weddings, family emergencies -- whatever -- come along, you and your stage double coordinate your nights off with the Stage Manager.

More Questions? Fire away!
QUESTIONS

Please contact us at
info@kanesville.org
to set up a interview time!!!

We're lookin' forward to meetin' ya!