Auditions for the “The Constant Wife” at the Marion Art Center

MARION — The Marion Art Center Theater will be conducting auditions for “The Constant Wife” by Somerset Maugham, and adapted and directed by Kate Fishman.

This classic play is reimagined for the late 1960s, when women’s liberation was rising, social norms were shifting, and things were “groovy”.

This adaptation drops Maugham’s sharp social comedy into the vibrant, swirling world of the late 1960s— a moment when women were questioning marriage, autonomy and identity with new fire.

In this story Constance Middleton, the stalwart wife of a philandering Harley Street doctor, starts reassessing her life and her choices both past and present. 

Her decisions are bold and surprising to herself and everyone who knows her. Through it all, Constance emerges as a heroine who discovers her power in a world buzzing with change.

Auditions will be held in the Marion Art Center’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater located at 80 Pleasant St. 

Auditions will be held on Saturday, May 16 from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, May 17, 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 30 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Sunday, May 31 from 1 to 3 p.m. 

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

Performance dates are August 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23. Evening shows at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. 

For more information see marionartcenter.org/events.