We are excited to announce the return of The Haunting Hour, an outdoor performance including stories about Hillsborough’s history and ghost stories. This production is a partnership with The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, and tickets will be available through the Alliance. All performances will be on Friday, October 30th between 5pm and 10pm. Please note that call time on performance day will be 3:00 PM, and so may mean that cast members will need to leave school or work early that day. The cast will have two rehearsals between September 8th and October 29th, and a required dress rehearsal.
Production Team
Directors: Kaitlin Smith
Producers: Jessica Sandberg, Adam Canosa and Sonya Sutton
Audition Information
Characters for the show are listed below. Auditions will be Sunday, August 30 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. To audition, please follow these steps:
- Complete this audition form online
- Sign up for an audition slot at this link, or submit a video audition through the link in the audition form. In-person auditions will be at the Exchange Club of Hillsborough, located at 331 Exchange Park Lane in Hillsborough.
To prepare for the audition, please prepare a 1-3 minute monologue. You may choose a monologue of your choice that is serious or spooky, or recite this monologue from the script. If you cannot attend the audition in person, a video submission is acceptable. If you have any questions, please email orangecommunityplayersnc@gmail.com.
Examples of potential characters in the show are below, but the final casting will depend on who auditions. Some stories may be told from a different character’s perspective to better fit who auditions.
| Character name | Time Period | Character Notes |
| Fortune Teller | Any age or gender- needs to be friendly and mysterious, and able to ad lib with the audience | |
| Samuel Hughes | 1864 | Adult male; 40 or older |
| Annie Hughes | 1864-1914 | Older teen/young adult woman |
| Zombie Narrators | A child or teen; wears all white | |
| William Clayton | 1760 | Adult male 30-60; needs a scary laugh |
| Eno River Ghost | 1794 | Any age or gender; a mysterious figure in a black robe |
| Edmund Fanning | 1770 | Adult male 40-60 |
| James Pugh/Regulator Ghost | 1770 | Adult male; 20-50 |
| William Hooper | 1894 | Adult male 40-60 |
| Jane Hayes/Seven Hearths Girl | 1850 | Older teen girl |
| Sarah- Masonic Lodge wife | 1864 | Woman, older teen-40s |
| Nancy “Nannie” Dickson | 1865 | Older teen girl; about 20 years old |
| Father/Ice House ghost | 1870s | Man 30s or older, dressed in nice clothing to show wealth |
| Dr. Studwick | 1877 | Man over 40 |
| Clocktower ghost | Any age or gender |
Rehearsal Calendar
Please note only some rehearsals are required for all, but please block those off on your calendar and attend as many optional rehearsals as possible.
Rehearsal/Performance schedule:
- Thursday, 9/3, 6 – 8pm behind the School Board Building in Hillsborough (200 E King St, Hillsborough, NC 27278) REQUIRED IF AT ALL POSSIBLE
- Friday, 9/11, 6 – 8pm on Zoom – “Office Hours” for Monologue rehearsals.
- Saturday 9/12, 5 – 7pm School Board Building, zombie rehearsal only
- Friday, 9/18, 6 – 8pm on Zoom – “Office Hours” for monologues
- Saturday, 9/19, 5 – 7pm School Board Building, zombie rehearsal only
- 9/26 – 10/23 all actors work on memorization, contact producers/Kaitlin for monologue rehearsals.
- 10/10 5 – 7pm School Board Building, zombie rehearsal
- 10/17 5-7pm hold for optional rehearsal
- 10/24 5 – 7pm ALL REQUIRED FULL RUNTHROUGH
- 10/30 5 – 10pm SHOW!