Night of the Living Dead LIVE

 by Christopher Bond, Dale Boyer, and Trevor Martin

Directed by Autumn Jefferson

Sunday, July 26 from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Monday, July 27, 2026 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
 

Performances

Fridays and Saturdays, October 23 - November 14, 2026 at 7:00 pm

Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 7:00pm

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*This show will be rated 14+*

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Prepare a 1 - 2 minute comedy/dark comedy monologue. Please email info@thecontemporarytheater.com to sign up for auditions. Please indicate your preferred date and time frame.

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This show involves blood, gore, violence, gun violence, and a small production number sung at the end. 

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All adult actors in these productions will receive a stipend. There are no youth roles available at this time.

At the CTC, we proudly employ and embrace non-traditional as well as color-conscious casting. Actors of Color are particularly encouraged to audition!

 

Show Description:

A comedic tribute to the 1968 groundbreaking horror film. Six strangers in a lonely farmhouse surrounded by brain eating zombies and an incompetent sheriff - what could go wrong? This play comes with a violence warning, a splatter zone and a 14+ warning!

 

Character Description:

Ben - The Hero. Calm, collected and resourceful. *The original 1968 film marked the first time an African American was cast as the star and hero of a horror film. His presence in the film was iconic and must be honored by casting only a Black actor.

Sheriff McClelland - Small town sheriff. Folksy, pragmatic...and a bigot.

Barbara - Poor Barbara! Traumatized by zombies she doesn’t seem very useful until she makes the journey from near catatonic to zombie killing machine.

Harry - married to Helen. Curmudgeonly, abrasive, working class man.

Helen - world weary wife of Harry and so very tired of putting up with him.

Tom - extremely good natured and slightly naive.

Judy - Tom’s girlfriend. That’s her identity.

Johnny - Judy’s brother. He hates cemeteries and likes candy.

Vince - Sheriff McClelland’s deputy.