Auditions for CTP’s 25th Anniversary production of “The Mouse That Roared” will be held on Saturday, August 2, and Sunday, August 3, from 1-4 PM at Community Presbyterian Church of Ben Avon, 7501 Church Ave, Ben Avon.

Everyone is invited to audition – this will be a “cold” reading of selected scenes from the play. No preparation or experience is required. If you are cast in a role, please be aware that rehearsals will be (generally) Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings, beginning in mid-August.  The performance dates are October 17, 18, 23, 24, and 25.

This is a large production, with parts small and large, and young and old. If you have ever had an inkling to try your hand at acting in community theater, this is a great opportunity to get your feet wet!

SYNOPSIS:

A pretty girl of 22 happens to be the present Duchess Gloriana, sovereign of a microscopic country in the Alps founded centuries ago by a roving band of English bowmen. Gloriana’s unique solution to the near bankruptcy of her tiny domain is to declare war on the U.S.! There’s some method to her madness, however, for her study of recent history suggests that the surest way to wealth today is to lose a war with the United States, for that country’s odd reaction is to pour aid, relief and rehabilitation on the vanquished. When her “declaration” is considered a prank, Gloriana decides to escalate! Tully Bascomb, presently in charge of the bowmen, is to launch an attack so they can surrender and reap the rewards. Serious-minded Tully, however, upsets all calculations when he and his bowmen do the last thing expected — they win!