We are updating our Halloween show this year to become 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 Saturday, October 18th. The cast will have two rehearsals between September 8 and October 16, and a required dress rehearsal.
Production Team
Directors: Todd Cayton and Kaitlin Smith
Producer: Sonya Sutton
Audition Information
Characters for the show are listed below. Auditions will be Sunday, September 7 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.
| 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 |