Auditions are held at the Little Theatre, 726 Third Avenue, New Smyrna Beach. Copies of all scripts (except the musical) may be read at the Reference Desk at the New Smyrna Beach Library. Auditions are open and no experience is necessary. All auditions are at 7 p.m. Performances are at 8 p.m. except Sunday performances are at 2 p.m.

Foxfire
Drama with music
By Susan Cooper and Hume Cronyn
Music by Jonathan Holtzman, Lyrics by Susan Cooper and Hume Cronyn
Auditions: March 6 & 7
Performances: April 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 & 17
Director: Ted Pack

Setting: The mountain cabin of Annie Nations, Rabun County, Georgia

Annie Nations, an indomitable Appalachian widow of 79, lives on her mountain farm with the acerbic ghost of her husband, Hector. Her tranquility is threatened by a brash real estate developer who wants to turn her land into a vacation resort and by concern over her son, Dillard, a country singer who has come home with two stranded children because his wife has run away. Annie's battle to decide her future takes her through some funny, touching and magical flashbacks to her life with Hector. Dillard, still singing the music which used to infuriate his father, has an exuberant scene in which the audience becomes his public at a fairground concert. Can Dillard woo his mother away from the recalcitrant ghost? Will development swallow up the family farm? Only Annie can decide. Played on Broadway by Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, this play offers a staunchly affirmative tribute to mountain folk.

Characters: 4M, 2W (Ages 30's - 70's)

Annie Nations: An elderly mountain woman
Hector Nations: The ghost of her deceased husband, a mountain farmer
Prince Carpenter: Amiable, successful, hard working real estate an with a sense of humor
Holly Burrell: Young, attractive and slightly off beat, a mixture of eagerness and vulnerability
Dillard Nations: Annie's son, gentle, troubled man, a performer
Doctor: Elderly, a weary, kindly man, confident, professional, unflappable

Auditions are open to the public, and stage experience is not necessary. Readings will be from the script and a copy is available at the reference desk at the New Smyrna Beach library. For add'l information contact the LT office at 386-423-1246 or e-mail info@NsbPlayers.org.