Auditions: Saturday, 24th May 2025 from 10am
Ruby Productions: Level 1, 15 Evan Street, Penrith

Written by Elizabeth Downing | Directed by Chris Snell

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SYNOPSIS:

Told through the eyes of a teenager, A voice in the Dark: A Salem Story is a thrilling and poignant tale from one of the darkest eras in American history. Abigail Hobbs, a shy, yet kind 15-year-old, lives a modest, happy life. But things are changing in Salem, Mass. Healthy girls are becoming ill and whispering of the devil are in the air. Abigail can tell the truth and risk her own safety, or will she remain silent?
Place: Winter, Salem Village

Time: 1692

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AUDITION INFORMATION

Due to content, those wishing to audition must be 16yrs or over by the first show.

Ages noted are playing ages, not actual age.
For more info contact: Chris Snell on chrisrose669@gmail.com

PERFORMANCE DATES

Saturday, 2nd August at 7pm
Saturday, 9th August at 2pm & 7pm

Saturday, 16th August at 2pm & 7pm

Sunday, 17th August at 3pm & 7pm

PERFORMANCE LOCATION
Ruby Productions
Level 1, 15 Evan Street, Penrith

Note: No wheelchair access.

REHEARSAL INFORMATION

Rehearsals will be mostly Tuesday and Sunday evenings.
We are based in Penrith where we plan to both rehearse and perform this production. Please consider this before auditioning. This production will be our last held at the John Lees Centre, our current location. This will not be a co-op production, but rather a production to help finance Ruby Productions' upcoming move.

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CHARACTERS

Abigail Hobbs
Female, 15, A young girl living in Salem, Massachusetts.

 

Sarah Nurse
Female, 16
Her best friend

 

Rebecca Nurse
Female, 30+
The town midwife, Sarah’s mother, a good, kind woman.

 

Francis Nurse
Male, 30+
Sarah’s father, a hard-working farmer, on the church committee.

 

Deliverance Hobbs
Female, 30+
Abigail’s mother.

 

Thomas Putnam
Male, 30+
A wealthy landowner, head of the church committee.

 

Goody (Ann) Putnam
Female, 30+
Thomas’s wife.

 

Reverend Parris
Male, 40+
The town pastor.

 

Mary Warren
Female, 16
A towns girl, servant to John and Elizabeth Proctor, snobby, wealthy.

 

Beggar Woman
Female, 30+
Later, plays Sarah Good.

 

Ensemble

Two Townsmen. The informal police force.

Male, Any age.

Voices / Townspeople
Female,  Any age.