Season 4 – 2026 – Ben Hur

by Patrick Barlow
Director: Sam Hoepner
Assistant Director: Melind Park

Audition Date: Monday, 27 July 2026 @ 7.30 pm. – Jean Pratt Building within the ILT Complex

Performance Season: 18 November – 5 December 2026

Synopsis

Based on one of the timeless stories of one of the best-selling books of the nineteenth century, this stage adaptation, told by just four actors, follows an amateur theatre troupe as they produce the massive tale of the fictional Jewish prince and merchant Judah Ben-Hur. He falls to galley slave and rises to champion charioteer within Jerusalem during the life of Jesus Christ, while the actors struggle along through the piece as rivalries form and offstage romances interfere. Complete with chariot race, sea battle, and stage combat, Patrick Barlow, the comic genius behind The 39 Steps weaves his compressed style into one of the largest stories ever told.

Rated M
Adult Themes, Sexual References.

Please complete the form below to register for auditions. Copies of the script and/or sides can be obtained from the director, Sam Hoepner, via Email or Phone.

Audition Sides information to come.

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