Be part of two radio shows in one with Elkhart Civic Theatre's 'KECT on the Air' in April

Cheryl Morey, South Bend Tribune
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Elkhart Civic Theatre will hold auditions for “KECT on the Air” on Jan. 22 and 23, 2024, at St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church in Bristol. An original play written and directed by ECT Executive Director Dave Dufour, “KECT on the Air” will be performed as a radio play are April 5 to 13 at the Bristol Opera House.
Elkhart Civic Theatre will hold auditions for “KECT on the Air” on Jan. 22 and 23, 2024, at St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church in Bristol. An original play written and directed by ECT Executive Director Dave Dufour, “KECT on the Air” will be performed as a radio play are April 5 to 13 at the Bristol Opera House.

BRISTOL — Elkhart Civic Theatre will hold auditions for “KECT on the Air” at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 22 and 23 at St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church, 411 W. Vistula St.

An original play written and directed by ECT Executive Director Dave Dufour, “KECT on the Air” is performed as a live radio play with a studio audience. Similar to other radio plays ECT has produced, actors will read the script as they would have in a 1940s radio studio, complete with piano, announcer and live sound effects produced on stage.

The play contains two radio “shows” in one.

Act I is a dark detective story, with the hero, Dash Duffy, tracking down a missing art treasure following the murder of a shady nightclub owner in 1940s Los Angeles.

Elkhart Civic Theatre will hold auditions for “KECT on the Air” on Jan. 22 and 23, 2024, at St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church in Bristol. An original play written and directed by ECT Executive Director Dave Dufour, “KECT on the Air” will be performed as a radio play are April 5 to 13 at the Bristol Opera House.
Elkhart Civic Theatre will hold auditions for “KECT on the Air” on Jan. 22 and 23, 2024, at St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church in Bristol. An original play written and directed by ECT Executive Director Dave Dufour, “KECT on the Air” will be performed as a radio play are April 5 to 13 at the Bristol Opera House.

Act II is a western adventure with Ray Ridgely and Ronnie Blake hot on the trail of a bank robber and his gang, trying to return stolen valuables to an orphanage in old California.

Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Most actors will play more than one character, and some actors will assist with sound effects. Some singing will be required.

Performances are April 5 to 13 at the Bristol Opera House.

For more information, call 574-848-4116 or visit elkhartcivictheatre.org.

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