Director Clelia Sheppard will hold auditions for the upcoming play “Barretts of Wimpole Street” on Saturday, January 3, at noon at the Historic Palace Theatre in Cape Charles.  The production will be presented March 27-29, 2015.

There are 17 parts in the cast including seven young men between the ages of 14-35 and four girls aged 13-25. Call Ms. Sheppard at 757 331-2787 for more information.

The play is a romantic classic involving the remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett who is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta.  Elizabeth feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father, Edward. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.