The Elgin Theatre Company is please to announce auditions for its production of Over the Tavern by Tom Dudzick. This production will be the fourth and final production of ETC's 2018-2019 season.

Auditions will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 216 E. Highland Ave., Elgin, IL 60120.

This is an open call for Over the Tavern. Auditioning will take place for ALL ROLES. No prior experience necessary!

Character Breakdowns:
Director Linda Collins will be looking for actors who can play the ages of their characters, but the actors certainly do not have to be those exact ages.

-Rudy Pazinski: 12 years old. Full of fun. His world revolves around Mad Magazine and TV comedians. Does a great Ed Sullivan impression. His curious mind gets him in trouble with the nuns at school when he innocently questions the rules of Catholicism.

-George Pazinski: 13 years old. A young man with special needs. Consistently good natured, he communicates with gestures, and few but poignant words.

-Eddie Pazinski: 15 years old. Typical swaggering teenage boy. Loves his family but wouldn't be caught dead admitting it. Hides his sweet nature under a tough guy demeanor.

-Annie Pazinski: 16 years old. Insecure. Frets a lot. Everything's a crisis. Battling a weight problem; sneaks Hostess Twinkies into her room.

-Chet Pazinski: The Dad. Late 40s. Former baseball player who never made it to the majors. Owns a neighborhood bar. A loving guy but let's life's adversities get him down. Handles his workday frustrations by yelling at his kids.

-Ellen Pazinski: The Mom. Mid-40s. With great humor, energy, patience and love, she holds her family together. Though at times tired and weary, she can still summon the zest to dance a late-night polka in the kitchen with her husband. And she's feisty enough to snap a nun's ruler in two when her kid is being threatened.

-Sister Clarissa: 60-ish. A strict and stern nun from the old school. Reveals her true love for children in the play's critical moment.

The play is directed by Linda Collins.