By Payton Calati
If you’ve ever dreamed of being in the spotlight, Grand Rapids Community College is hosting an open audition for all GRCC students today for the GRCC Players production of “Incorruptible.”
Auditions for “Incorruptible” take place Wednesday, Jan. 17, and Thursday, Jan. 18 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tom Kaechele, GRCC’s theater program director, describes the comedy as “wacky” with the interesting events that happen.
“It’s a bit wacky-:),” Kaechele wrote in an email to The Collegiate. “In the Middle Ages, a group of monks who are desperate to help their impoverished community figure out a way to raise money by shading the truth to sell the bones of “saints” to other congregations.”
“Incorruptible” is a dark comedy set in 1250 A.D. Priseaux, France. As places are flooding, shops are burning down, and no sight of the wheelbarrow, the people all turn to the Pope, who said they would restore its former glory. That is until the rival church is said to possess the relics of Saint Foy. The characters all seem to be lost, until the monks take lessons from a minstrel and help them learn new ways to pay old debts.
Auditions are open to all GRCC students who are interested in joining the cast and will be held at the Spectrum Theater in room 201.
Kaechele often directs performances with students who are new to performing.
“We have often cast students with no previous experience who appear to have an aptitude for performing. In fact, there is a student in our currently running production that is appearing on stage for the first time,” Kaechele stated.
If you are interested in auditioning, scripts are available to pick up in the Spectrum Theater room 201.
There are eight roles available to be cast. Charles, Brother Martin, Brother Ole, Brother Felix, peasant women from the village, Jack, Marie and Agatha.
GRCC hasn’t presented many dark comedies in the past, meaning this one will be the first one in a couple of years according to Kaechele.
“We did a production of “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” a few years back (pre-COVID), but that’s the only one I can think of – and I’ve been here over 30 years,” Kaechele stated.
