The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
by Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC)
Aug. 22 - Aug. 23 (2022)
Journey into the Wild West, 1890 in this classic story of good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty Valance. A tale of love, hope and revenge set against the vicious backdrop of a lawless society. When a young scholar from New York city travels west in search of a new life he arrives beaten and half-dead on the dusty streets of Two Trees. Rescued from the plains, the town soon becomes his home. A local girl gives him purpose in a broken land, but is it enough to save him from the vicious outlaw who wants him dead? He must make the choice: to turn and run or to stand for what he believes, to live or to fight; to become the man who shot Liberty Valance.
FTC Announces Auditions for Fall Drama
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Auditions for FTC’s fall drama The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance will be held Monday and Tuesday at 6:30 pm, August 22 & 23, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater, located at 1668 Highway 87 South in Fredericksburg.
Auditions will be held by reading scenes from the script. Scripts will be available to be checked out from the FTC Box Office starting Monday, July 25. If you have any questions, you can email the theater office at fbgtheaterco@verizon.net with the subject line “Liberty Auditions.” Actors that can play guitar, banjo, and fiddle are of particular interest.
Schedule:
Rehearsals are typically Monday through Friday, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Rehearsals will begin on August 30. A more detailed rehearsal schedule will be available once the show is cast.
October 10 -13 are Technical/Dress Rehearsals. For the success of the production, attendance at these rehearsals and at all performances is mandatory for the entire cast and crew.
Performances:
October 14 through the 23, Fridays and Saturdays, at 7:30 p.m. Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
Characters:
Ransome Foster - A young man from the East Coast
Hallie Jackson - A young proprietor of the Prairie Belle
Bert Barricune - A cowboy and gunslinger
Jim 'The Reverend' Mosten - A young black swamper at the Prairie Belle
Liberty Valance - An outlaw and leader of a gang
Marshal Johnson - The local authority in Two Trees
Jake Dowitt - A young reporter for the Chronicle
The Gang - A few of Liberty's boys
Mourners - Attending Barricune's funeral
Law Men - The marshal's deputies
