Into The Breeches seeks additional candidates for specific role

Wheaton Drama is seeking African-American women for “Into the Breeches” auditions. Candidates should be able to play 35-45 years old. The character we seek to cast, Ida, is the company’s seamstress, and also plays Hotspur, a character whose role involves swordplay.

Auditions are being held November 8 and 9, 2026.  Please email us at [email protected] if you are interested in auditioning for this role.  The production runs from January 22 – February 7, 2027.

Synopsis:
It’s 1942. A community theater’s Director and leading men are off at war with the Axis powers. In their absence, the Director’s wife decides to produce an all-female version of Shakespeare’s Henriad, and casts an unexpected team of willing, if inexperienced, performers.