Auditions: 2026 Season
The Sweet Life: The Ruth Hunt Story - A Live Radio Play
Narrator - Bob Powell
Young Ruth Tharpe Hunt/Emily Tilghman Hunt/ Emily Tilghman Peck - Hannah Westrick
Middle/Older Ruth Tharpe Hunt - Christina McCleanhan
William Hunt/Visiting Minister - Darryl Thompson
Ernest Martin/Bill Forsyth - Kevin Wiser
Tobby Moore/Jerry Fitzgerald/John Peck - Tyler Wells
Willie Peck/Delivery Boy - Nolan Fields
Childhood Willie Peck - Logan Oney
Ruth Hunt Wood - Juliana Moore
Jenny/Mrs. Thompson - Jennifer Woods
Temp Worker Betty - Mary Jones
Frankie - Raven Adams
Penelope - Leah Shao
Clerk - Macy Cline
Dottie - Madison McCay
Mrs. Peachtree/White House Aide - Anna Kline
Mrs. Greene - Yuming Hsu
The Beverly Hillbillies
Performance Dates: April 17-19
Audition Dates: TBA
Ages 13+
The lovable Clampett family rides onto your stage for an evening of hillbilly hilarity. Starting in the Clampett's mountain cabin, the play follows them through the discovery of oil, their improbable invasion of hi-falutin' Beverly Hills society and the absurd adventures and ridiculous romances they encounter there.
The Crucible
Performance Dates: June 19-21
Audition Dates: TBA
Ages 13+
In the insular, Puritan community of 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, a group of young girls are found dancing in the woods, and immediately fall ill. When no earthly cause can be determined, the citizens of Salem suspect that some more sinister force may be at hand. As long-held grudges turn to violent disputes, humiliating secrets are exposed and disseminated, and the line between truth and pretense becomes increasingly blurry, the citizens’ dogged determination to root out evil becomes more dangerous than the evil itself. When the burden of proof is invisible and the crime too terrible to name, everyone becomes a suspect and no one is safe. The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s remarkable 1953 play, remains as relevant as ever, and carries with it a stern warning: in every community torn by suspicion, the most dangerous threat may be the community itself.
CATS: Young Actors Edition
Performance Dates: July 24-26
Audition Dates: TBA
Ages 12-18
CATS: Young Actors Edition is a one-hour adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical, specially tailored for young actors.
CATS is set amongst a larger-than-life junkyard playground and is alive with purr-fect felines, including Rum Tum Tugger, Mr. Mistoffelees, Macavity, Jennyanydots, Old Deuteronomy, Skimbleshanks and Grizabella. The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year—the night of the Jellicle Ball. One by one, they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.
Guys & Dolls SR.
Performance Dates: September 18-20
Audition Dates: TBA
Ages 55+
Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls SR. is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls SR. takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong - all in 60 minutes!.
Frankenstein
Performance Dates: October 23-25
Audition Dates: TBA
Ages 13+
Victor Frankenstein awakens on the Archangel—captained by Robert Walton of London. The ship is frozen in place near the Arctic Circle, and Walton's men are on the verge of mutiny. Walton, though, dreams of being the first to reach the North Pole. Frankenstein, delirious from fatigue and hunger, cautions Walton against arrogance. Frankenstein knows the dark consequences of unchecked pride better than anyone. Years before, young and optimistic Victor decides to embark from Geneva to University at Ingolstadt. His studies consume him, leading him to experiments that could benefit all humankind—or perhaps destroy it altogether. He builds a man composed of the reassembled dead, but the result is hideous and an abominable mockery of Victor's higher intentions. Victor tries to dispose of his creation, but it escapes into the dark night. Frankenstein's creature wanders through Germany, beaten and scorned, until a kindly blind man, De Lacey, takes him in and teaches him to speak and to read. The creature's happiness is short-lived. He is driven from his newfound home by frightened villagers and vows revenge on the creator who brought him to life. The creature finds Victor, happy again in Geneva, and develops a plan that will bring him a companion as horrifying as he, exacting terrible punishment against the man who made him a monster.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 25th Anniversary Reading
Join us as we celebrate 25 years since The Best Christmas Pageant Ever first graced the GRAC stage—back when our building was the First United Methodist Church! This special anniversary reading honors the laughter, heart, and holiday spirit that have filled these walls through every performance over the years. Revisit the beloved Herdmans, the joy of community storytelling, and the magic of Christmas past as we look back on a GRAC holiday tradition that continues to bring generations together.
Performance Dates: November 21
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Performance Dates: December 11-13
Audition Dates: TBA
Ages 5+
Based on the classic holiday movie with a clever twist thrown in: the story is staged as a live radio broadcast. Actors portray numerous characters, and sound effects are done through Foley artists.
It’s a Wonderful Life is about the life of George Bailey, a generous and well-meaning man who has become too downcast and tired to continue living. It will take help from a lovable angel to show George what life would be like if he wasn’t born for George to have a change of heart and understand the true spirit of the holidays.