The ACT 2 Theatre Company

08/10/2026

PINCH HITTER
A new comedy by our own Rex Kelch!

Show dates: October 29, 30, 31, November 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 2026

All auditions will be held at our theatre location at 318 West Main St. Clarksburg WV. Please enter via the backstage entrance of the building on Traders Avenue. Easy parking under-roof at Jackson Square.

Cast info: 3 men, 3 women
Actors to play ages 25ish, 35ish, and 55-60ish

Auditions (no appointment necessary)

August 29 10:00am - Noon
August 30 2:00 - 4:00pm
September 1 6:30 - 8:00pm
If you can't make any of those times, contact Rex for more information: (304) 290-3719

Show Synopsis
Pinch Hitter follows Kat a successful advertising executive whose harmless lie to her parents about having a fiancé named Nick spirals out of control when her parents unexpectedly announce they’re coming to meet him. Desperate to keep the charade alive she hires Harold an es**rt to play the role of her fiancé. With the reluctant help of her neighbor Nick who keeps wondering into the middle of the deception and her best friend Annie- Kat struggles to keep her family one step ahead of the truth. As “magic brownies “ mistaken identities and unexpected feelings collide, the question becomes, who is the real Nick and who is Kat really fooling.

Please pass this along to anyone you think might be interested in auditioning.

08/03/2026

We are looking for adult actors for Our Next ACT 2 Theatre production

October 29, 30, 31,

November 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 2026

PINCH HITTER

a new comedy by Rex Kelch

Auditions (no appointment necessary)

August 29th 10 am to 12pm

August 30th 2:00-4:00pm

September 1st 6:30-8:00pm

Actors to play ages 25ish, 35ish, and 55-60ish

Contact Rex for more information: (304) 290-3719

08/02/2026

Today was the final night of the Youth Summer 2026 show.

Our kids have been one of the most spectacular, talented and dedicated cast yet and there are no words that sum up how proud of them everyone is.

And all of our directors Cricket Z. Hall, John L. Hall, Chelsea Willis, and Theodora Hardy poured their souls into the behind the scenes of this show.

And a huge THANK YOU!!! to Amanda Vanscoy, Dani Glaeser, and Sarah Yoho

08/02/2026

Meet The Crew!
This is Isabel Loar.
She has been our Backstage hand, Costume crew, and anything else we needed her to do like researching Llama anatomy.
Isabel says:
“Probably scene 2”
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08/02/2026

Meet The Cast!
This is Natalie Land.
Her roles are: (Week 2 only) Witch 3, Gertrude, Ghost, and Narrator.
Her monologue is Mrs. Caudle’s Umbrella.

Natalie says:
“I love the emotional support lama scene, it’s makes me laugh everytime”
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Show dates: August 2* !! LAST DAY!!

Where: 318 West Main Street downtown Clarksburg WV
Tickets at the door: $10.00
* matinee performances
Open seating.
Family Friendly.

08/02/2026

Meet The Cast!
This is Claire McElwayne.
Her roles are: (Week 2 Only), Narrator, Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, Clown, Catesby, and Desdemona.
Her monologue is Cassandra from Agamemnon by Aeschylus.

Claire says:
“All of scene 8”
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Show dates: August 2* !! LAST DAY!!

Where: 318 West Main Street downtown Clarksburg WV
Tickets at the door: $10.00
* matinee performances
Open seating.
Family Friendly.

08/01/2026

Meet The Cast!
This is Kaiya Krupia.
Her roles are: Narrators, Soldier 1, Announcer, and Gail the Therapist.
Her monologue is Madame Lubov from The Cherry Orchard.

Kaiya says:
“My favorite is in Scene 9 where we are trying to do it without violence.”
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Show dates: August 1 and August 2*.

Where: 318 West Main Street downtown Clarksburg WV
Tickets at the door: $10.00
* matinee performances
Open seating.
Family Friendly.

08/01/2026

Meet The Cast!
This is Linnet Ibbeson.
Their roles are: Witch 2, Paris, Small Child, and Narrators.
Their Monologue is The Kid.

Linnet Says:
“The beginning when they’re sword-fighting
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Show dates: JulyAugust 1 and August 2*.

Where: 318 West Main Street downtown Clarksburg WV
Tickets at the door: $10.00
* matinee performances
Open seating.
Family Friendly.

07/31/2026

07/31/2026

Meet The Cast!
This is Declan Wadsworth.
His roles are: Casca, Narrators, Tybalt, and Bear.
His monologue is Jack from The Importance of Being Ernest.

Delcan says:
“I really like Scene 1”
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Show dates: July 31, August 1 and August 2*.

Where: 318 West Main Street downtown Clarksburg WV
Tickets at the door: $10.00
* matinee performances
Open seating.
Family Friendly.