by Warren Graves
Directed By: Brenda Worsnop
Produced By: Leslee Argue & Doreen Page
Performance Dates: May 23, 24*, 28. 29, 30, 31*, June 4, 5, 6, 7* (*2pm matinee)
Firehall Theatre, 213 Second St, Cobourg
Audition Details
Monday, February 2, 7:30pm
Tuesday, February 3, 7:30pm
Callbacks – Thursday, February 5, 7:30pm
To book your audition: email producer Doreen Page. Include your name, contact information, and preferred audition date.
Auditions will be conducted in a group setting with readings from “sides”. Please be prepared to do some improvisation as directed and bring a theatre resume and/or history.
Sides for cold readings will be available at the Firehall at auditions.
We welcome actors of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences levels. Casting will be based on performance fit and chemistry.
All auditions, rehearsals and performances are at the Firehall Theatre, 213 Second Street, Cobourg On.
Rehearsal Schedule
Initial read-through with cast to be held Sunday, February 15 with rehearsals beginning Sunday, February 22, 2026. Weekly schedule will be Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings @ 7pm.
About the Play
The Last Real Summer is about a first love and growing up just prior to WWII. It is 1981 and Dr. Elizabeth Wharton returns to her childhood hometown, in rural Alberta, which revives vivid memories of her youth during 1939 and 1942. As she reminisces about her family and her first love, the characters come alive for the audience, including herself (Lizzie) at the tender age of 17, her parents and the Cameron farm family.
A nostalgic and touching period piece, The Last Real Summer will surely resonate with the romance of youth and growing up in all of us.
Character Breakdown
Dr. Elizabeth Wharton – Female, believeably play age 58
She is the storyteller of the piece who feels her memories deeply and is able to depict the variety of emotions as she reminisces. She is Kathy’s mother and the elder version of Lizzie.
Lizzie Tingley – Female, convincingly able to play ages 17 and 21
Lizzie is feisty, smart and determined. She falls in love with Douglas Cameron. She is Elizabeth’s younger self.
Herbert Tingley – Male, able to play late 40s to 50
Herbert is Lizzie’s (and Elizabeth’s) father. He is a high school principal full of patience and kindness with a quiet sense of humour.
Molly Tingley – Female, able to play mid-40s
Molly is Lizzie’s (and Elizabeth’s) mother. She is clearly from Ireland and runs a strict house, but also has a sense of humour. An Irish accent would be a plus.
Douglas Cameron – Male, convincingly able to play 17 and 21
Doug is a farm boy and in love with Lizzie. He wants to explore the world and get away from farming. He is playful and adventurous.
Peggy Cameron – Female, able to play mid-40s
Peggy is Doug’s mother. A farmwife, with a quiet and unassuming manner who is content with her life on the farm.
Duncan Cameron – Male, able to play late 40s to 50
Duncan is Doug’s father. A farmer, strict, angry and bitter since he returned from WWI.
Kathy Wharton – Female, able to play mid-30s
Kathy is Elizabeth’s daughter. She is married with two children at home and is constantly checking in on them while she is visiting her mother’s hometown. She is a conscientious and loving mother and wife.
Elizabeth and Kathy appear in the year 1981. All other characters are from Elizabeth’s memories of 1939 to 1942.