{"id":194237,"date":"2025-06-25T20:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T01:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=194237"},"modified":"2025-06-25T20:11:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T01:11:05","slug":"civic-theatre-seeking-cast-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/06\/25\/civic-theatre-seeking-cast-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Civic Theatre seeking cast members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Van Wert Civic Theatre has announced plans for its fall 2025 production of Bonnie & Clyde<\/em>, a powerful and provocative musical based on the real-life exploits of two of America\u2019s most infamous outlaws. With performances running September 18\u201321 and 25\u201328, this bold production promises a thrilling mix of passion, crime, and heartbreak set to a dynamic score of blues, gospel, and rockabilly.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Directed by Jerry Zimmerman, the musical features a book by Ivan Menchell, lyrics by Don Black, and music by Frank Wildhorn. The show explores the intense love story between Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow\u2014two small-town Texans whose desire for adventure and notoriety spiraled into a tragic criminal spree that captured the nation\u2019s attention during the Great Depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cast calls for singers with standard dance ability and includes 11-20 performers. Auditions will be held on July 13-14, and the theatre encourages local talent to join this emotionally charged production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Character breakdown:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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  • Clyde Barrow<\/strong> (M, 18\u201325): A bold and charming dreamer hungry for fame.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bonnie Parker<\/strong> (F, 18\u201325): A beautiful, ambitious woman torn between love and her longing for stardom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Marvin “Buck” Barrow<\/strong> (M, 25\u201335): Clyde\u2019s brother, loyal yet conflicted by his criminal life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Blanche Barrow<\/strong> (F, 25\u201335): Buck\u2019s devout wife, disapproving of their crimes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Cumie Barrow<\/strong> (F, 40\u201355): Clyde and Buck\u2019s selfless mother.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ted Hinton<\/strong> (M, 18\u201325): A kind-hearted police officer hopelessly in love with Bonnie.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Young Clyde<\/strong> (M, 8\u201312) & Young Bonnie<\/strong> (F, 8\u201312): Depictions of the leads in their youth. Preferably older 12+.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Emma Parker<\/strong> (F, 40\u201355): Bonnie\u2019s fragile and loving mother.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Preacher<\/strong> (M, 45\u201365): A fiery and charismatic town evangelist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Henry Barrow<\/strong> (M, 45\u201355): The quiet, hardworking father of Clyde and Buck.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Governor Miriam Ferguson<\/strong> (F, 40\u201360): The stern and unrelenting Texas Governor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Captain Frank Hamer<\/strong> (M, 45\u201365): A retired Texas Ranger leading the manhunt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bob Alcorn<\/strong> (M, 30\u201345): A sharpshooter enlisted to track down the outlaws.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ensemble<\/strong> (various ages): Portraying townsfolk, police, bank customers, and more.
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    Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Anyone interested in auditioning can the QR code to sign up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Van Wert Civic Theatre has announced plans for its fall 2025 production of Bonnie & Clyde, a powerful and provocative musical based on the real-life exploits of two of America\u2019s most infamous outlaws. With performances running September 18\u201321 and 25\u201328, this bold production promises a thrilling mix of passion, crime, and heartbreak set to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-21 17:19:15","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194237"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194276,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194237\/revisions\/194276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}