Theater to hold auditions for comedy

The Elgin Theatre Company will hold auditions for the comedy, "Run For Your Wife."

Auditions will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 16 and 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 17. It will be directed by Larry Boller.

The auditions will be held at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1070 South St., Elgin. Use the parking lot entrance on the north side of the church.

The cast consists of six men and two women as follows:

• Mary Smith -- stage age late 20s, short, attractive blond.

• Barbara Smith -- stage age late 20s, tall attractive red head.

• John Smith -- an ordinary man whose appearance belies his eccentricity.

• Detective Sergeant Troughton -- slightly severe officer.

• Stanley Gardner -- bright appearing but not really.

• Newspaper reporter -- a large gentleman.

• Detective Sergeant Porterhouse -- middle age family man.

• Bobby Franlyn -- flamboyant dress designer, any age.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Rehearsals will be announced when parts have been assigned.

"Run for Your Wife," a British farce by Ray Cooney, is about cab driver John Smith, his wife Mary, and his other wife, Barbara. The wives don't know of each other because he keeps to a very tight schedule -- until he is involved in an accident and ends up in the wrong house at the wrong time.

"Run for Your Wife" was included in the British National Theatre's 2000 list of significant plays of the 20th century. For details, visit www.elgin-theatre.org.