The Tred Avon Players present
The Man From Earth
April 17-20 & 25-27, 2025
at The Oxford Community Center
Casting Call
January 14 & 15, 2025 | 6:30 pm
The Avalon Theatre
The Tred Avon Players (TAP) invites actors of all experience levels to audition.
All ages, abilities, and genders are welcome for these roles.
Readings will be selected scenes from the script provided during the audition.
Production Crew
TAP also needs a production crew – sets, lights, sound, costumes, and stage crew.
Overview
Book & Screenplay by Jerome Bixby
Adapted for the Stage by Richard Schenkman
Directed by Cecile Storm of The Factory Arts Project
After history professor, John, unexpectedly resigns from the university, his startled colleagues impulsively invite themselves to his home, pressing him for an explanation. But they’re shocked to hear his reason for premature retirement: John claims he must move on because he is immortal, and cannot stay in one place for more than ten years without his secret being discovered.
Tempers rise and emotions flow as John’s fellow professors attempt to poke holes in his story, but it soon becomes clear that his tale is as impossible to disprove as it is to verify. What starts out as a friendly gathering soon builds to an unexpected and shattering climax.
Acclaimed science fiction writer, Jerome Bixby, writer of the original Star Trek and The Twilight Zone, originally conceived this story back in the 1960’s. It would come to be his last great work.
From our hearts to your ears, this program is funded in part by the Talbot Arts with revenues provided by the Maryland State Arts Council and the governments of Talbot County, Easton, Oxford, and St. Michaels.
Cast Breakdown
John
– A history professor who resigns from his job to move to a new home
– He claims to be immortal and must move every ten years to avoid being discovered
Harry
– A biology professor
Edith
– An art history professor
Dan
– An anthropologist
Sandy
– A historian who is in love with John
Art
– An archaeology professor
Linda
– A young student
Will
– A psychiatrist and physician
Movers (2)
– Doubles as the orchestra
About the Director
Cecile Storm started her performance career as a dancer, attending the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C. & Dance Harrison Street locally. She did her first play at the age of 14 with Cricket Theater (and director Tim Weigand!), and went on to receive her BA in Contemporary Theatre & Film from East 15 Acting School in London, England. It was in college that she directed her first production and discovered her love of stagecraft and every element of executing a play.
Upon returning home to the Eastern Shore she immediately began acting in local community theatre productions, such as Twelfth Night with Shore Shakespeare and Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None at TAP. She’s been involved with the Avalon Theatre’s annual Christmas production in a myriad of roles including lighting design, costumes, assistant director, and performer. For five years, she directed the play at Saints Peter and Paul High School and more recently has directed five shows for her up and coming arts non-profit, The Factory Arts Project.
About Tred Avon Players
Founded in 1982, the Tred Avon Players is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to enrich, educate, and entertain its community by providing a high-quality theater experience. Hundreds of local performers, stagehands, audience members, and donors have been the backbone of its success throughout the decades. To learn how you can get involved and to purchase tickets for upcoming shows, visit www.tredavonplayers.org and follow TAP’s Facebook and Instagram.
Cast
Bonnie Cassidy – Katie Cox
Agnes – Laura Spies
Sailor – Maddie Megahan
Dolly – Henley Moore
Jesse Devereux (Female) – Jess Newell
Jesse Devereux (Male) – Tyler Henry
Sheriff James – Clay Owens
Deputy Carson – Jordan Leoncini
Preacher Brooks – Brandon Walls
The Factory Dispatch Announcer – Tris Mamone
Creative Team
Director – Cecile Storm
Stage Manager – Sarah Kilmon
Musical Direction – Ray Nissen
Foley Sound – Charlie Sarfaty
Musical Accompaniment – Old Dogs
Saxophone, Vocals – Jon Beasley
Trombone, Vocals – Jake Stifler
Drums – Chris Beasley
Guitar – Charlie Sarfaty
Bass – Ed Eason
Writers – Jess Hensley, Cecile Storm, Sveinn Storm
Costumes – Cecile Storm