April showers may bring May flowers but it seems it has also brought a great deal of theater to the area this month. All of the local theater companies, including Fayette Community Theatre Inc., House Red, Southside Theater Guild and Newnan Community Theatre are active this month with plays, auditions and workshops. The play is a comedy and focuses on a Southern family dealing with the death of the father. Girls 8 - 12 can audition for the role of Annie. The production also requires 12 girls 8 - 13 and 22 adult men and women 14 and older.
Callbacks are the following two days.
Inevitably, the family is swept up into the conflict, and the family's battle becomes a metaphor for the war itself. The play was written by Joann Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd and is a critically acclaimed production. The show will be presented April 20 and 22. Offshoot Productions will offer classes throughout the month as well. Acting basics is designed for youngsters 7 to 11.