Sarah Plain and Tall
Auditions
Auditions: July 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Production dates: August 25-September 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Address: 2100 Hamilton Road – Columbus, GA 31904
Cast Breakdown and Synopsis
Major Characters
Jacob Witting; a Kansas Farmer (30’s – 40’s)
Anna Witting; his young daughter (10-12)
Caleb Witting; his young son (7-9)
Matthew Nordstrom; a neighboring farmer (40’s)
Maggie Nordstrom; his wife (30’s)
Rose Nordstrom; their daughter (7-12)
Violet Nordstrom; their other daughter (7-12)
William Wheaton; a Maine fisherman (late 20s-early 30s)
Meg Wheaton; his wife (mid-to-late 20s)
Sarah Wheaton; his sister (mid-late 20s – early 30s)
Adult Anna; Anna Witting in her 20s
Minor Charcters (can be either male or female)
Ephraim(Eppie); a paperboy (14-16)
Howie(Hettie); a postman
Eben(Eshter); a coachman
Levi(Laurey); a stationmaster
Mr.(Miss) Titus; a farmer
Chester(Hester) Upshaw; a salesman
Judson Moffet; a neighbor of the Wittings
The time: The early 1900s
The Place: a farm in Kansas/ a house in Maine
Synopsis: Jacob Witting, a Kansas farmer and widower, with two
children, Anna and Caleb, places an ad in the newspapers seeking a wife. He
receives a letter from a Sarah Wheaton of Maine who says she will visit the
family for a month to see how things work out. The story is narrated by adult
Anna. The story unfolds in flashback on that month.
