Chester Theatre Group

Chester Theatre Group is proud to present RABBIT HOLE by David Lindsay-Abaire. The play is being performed on the following dates and times:

March 6th and 7th at 8PM; March 13th and 14th at 8PM; March 20th and 21st at 8PM. There will be a Sunday afternoon matinee at 2PM on March 15th.

All performances are $18.00. Seniors and students $16.00.

The play is directed by Jay Mills.

The cast is as follows:

• Becca – Sky Spiegel of Morristown
• Howie – Tom Morrissey of Rockaway
• Izzy – Vicky Reed of Hackettstown
• Nat – Alice Regan Moynahan of Lake Hopatcong
• Jason – William Sandoval of Budd Lake

David Lindsay-Abaire has crafted a drama that’s not just a departure but a revelation – an intensely emotional examination of grief, laced with wit, insightfulness, compassion and searing honesty - Variety

With RABBIT HOLE, David Lindsay-Abaire has crafted the most serious, simply told work of his career – a painstakingly beautiful, dramatically resourceful, exquisitely human new play – Backstage

The Chester Theatre Group will be holding auditions for their March 2009 production of RABBIT HOLE by David Lindsay-Abaire.  Auditions will be held on Sunday afternoon, November 23rd at 2:00pm and on Tuesday evening, November 25th at 7:30pm at the Black River Playhouse located on the corner of Grove and Maple Streets in Chester, NJ.

The plot of this 2007 Pulitizer Prize winning play centers on the impact the accidental killing of a small child has on family dynamics and on the road toward domestic redemption.

The production is to be directed by Jay Mills.  Mr. Mills is a veteran director who has helmed several other productions at CTG including; Three Tall Women, Proof and I Hate Hamlet.  Prepared monologues are unnecessary as readings will be from the script.  Character breakdowns are as follows:

Becca. (Mid-30s to Early-40s) – A one-time Sotheby’s employee turned self-contained, order-obsessed, stay-at-home mom

Izzy (Early to Mid-30s) – Becca’s all-too-lively sister

Howie (Mid-30s to Early-40s) – Becca’s caring husband

Nat (Late-50s to Early-60s) – Becca and Izzy’s overbearing but compassionate mother

Jason (must play late teens) – Guilt-ridden High School student

If callbacks are necessary a date will be determined.  Rehearsals will be weeknights and weekend afternoons based on availability.  Production dates are Fridays and Saturdays March 6^th, 7^th, 13^th, 14^th, 20^th and 21^st at 8:00 p.m. with a scheduled matinee on Sunday, March 15^th at 2:00 p.m.

If you have any questions, please leave a message at the theater box office at 908-879-7304.< -->