Based on the beloved book “Anne of Green Gables” by L.M. Montgomery, STAAR Theatre presents the stage play Anne of Green Gables adapted by Josef Robinette. The play can feature up to 30 cast members ranging in age from 12-70. Pre-register for auditions by clicking the button to the form.
Show Description
This dramatization captures the charm and excitement of L.M. Montgomery’s enduring classic about an orphan girl, Anne Shirley, from her first encounter with her austere guardian to her thrilling graduation from Queen’s Academy. The play faithfully recreates the memorable events and characters from the brilliant novel. All the tragedies and triumphs that mark Anne’s growth from adolescence to early adulthood are here: her friendship with Diana, her feuds with Gilbert, her adoration of Matthew, the mistaken wine bottle, the cake disaster, the broken leg, the scholastic achievements, and the saving of Green Gables.
Production Fees
$50 first participant, $25 additional family members
$100 family cap
Full and partial scholarships available!
Production Team
DIRECTOR: Susan Callahan
Rehearsals
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays evenings. Not everyone will be called at all rehearsals until run thrus and tech/dress rehearsals.
Auditions
Friday, July 17 at 6-8 P.M.
Saturday, July 18 at 10 A.M. – 12 P.M.
Choose one audition day. After individual closed auditions, we will do group cold readings from the script. Please plan to stay the entire length of the audition day.
CLICK HERE for audition materials
- Prepare a monologue from the supplied audition monologues, memorized is preferred
Performance Dates
September 18-19, 25-26 | 7 P.M.
September 20 & 27 | 2 P.M.
Character Role Descriptions
Adult Lead Roles
Marilla Cuthbert – An unmarried woman who raises Anne. Marilla lives at Green Gables with her unmarried brother, Matthew. Marilla is all angles and straight lines, with a stern face and tightly knotted hair. Although she raises Anne strictly, she loves her adopted daughter, and by the end of the show she has become softer and more expressive.
Matthew Cuthbert – A sixty-year-old bachelor who lives at Green Gables with his sister, Marilla. Matthew is painfully shy and a little eccentric. Although he is terrified of women, he instantly likes Anne and pressures Marilla to adopt her. Anne considers Matthew a kindred spirit and always turns to him when she wants a sympathetic ear.
Mrs. Barry – Diana’s mother. Mrs. Barry is a severe, unforgiving woman. She expects her children to follow strict and sometimes unreasonable rules and is quick to condemn Anne when Anne makes mistakes.
Mrs. Rachel Lynde – The town busybody. Mrs. Rachel likes nothing better than to give her opinion and preach morals. She lives next door to Green Gables with her meek husband, Thomas, and an affectionate, quarrelsome friendship exists between her and Marilla. Mrs. Rachel is outspoken about everything from politics to fashion, and, although childless, she never fails to advise Marilla on how to raise Anne.
Miss Muriel Stacy – Anne’s teacher. Miss Stacy becomes the Avonlea schoolteacher after the unpopular Mr. Phillips departs. Her unorthodox, liberal teaching methods worry the conservative Avonlea trustees and Mrs. Rachel, but all of her students love her. She is a role model and mentor for Anne.
Aunt Josephine Barry – Diana’s old aunt. Aunt Josephine is very rich and lives in a mansion in the town of Charlotteville. She has come to expect people to cater to her, although when they do it bores her. Anne’s vivacity and unorthodoxy charm Aunt Josephine, and she often invites Anne to visit.
Mr. Phillips – he schoolmaster at Avonlea during Anne’s first year at Green Gables. Mr. Phillips is an inattentive teacher and a capricious disciplinarian.
Teen Lead Roles
Anne Shirley – Anne is an orphan who is adopted by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert and grows up on their farm, Green Gables. The show follows Anne as she makes social blunders and tries to quickly absorb the rules of social conduct, religion, and morality that other children have grown up learning. She has difficulty mixing these social customs with her own unique sensibilities. Anne is stubborn, passionate, loyal, and intelligent. She loves beauty and fantasy, and wants to be a good person.
Diana Barry – Anne’s best friend who lives next door to Green Gables at Orchard Slope. Diana and Anne become bosom friends immediately after they meet. Full of romantic notions about love and friendship, they swear devotion to each other forever. Although an agreeable girl, she lacks Anne’s imagination, intelligence, and independence.
Gilbert Blythe – A smart Avonlea boy who becomes Anne’s rival when he makes the mistake of teasing her about her red hair. Anne’s rivalry with Gilbert keeps her motivated throughout her academic career. By the end of the play, the rivalry has become affectionate, and Anne and Gilbert have become friends.
Minnie May – Diana’s little sister. Minnie May is an important character mainly for the role she plays in reviving Anne and Diana’s friendship. When Minnie May falls ill with the croup, Anne saves her life. As a result, Mrs. Barry gains a new respect for Anne and permits Diana to reestablish her friendship with Anne.
Ruby Gillis – One of the youngest of the many Gillis girls. Ruby has learned about growing up from her older sisters, and loves to share her superior knowledge with Anne and their other friends. Ruby inclines toward sentimentality and hysterical fits. She cares more for her good looks and her string of boyfriends than she does for her studies.
Josie Pye – A member of the notorious Pye family. Josie lives up to her family’s bad reputation and inspires the dislike of her classmates. Anne tries to cultivate charitable feelings toward Josie but cannot manage to do so.