auditions \ Where to try out for roles

ACTORS

“Dinner with Friends.” Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 W. Boardman St., Youngstown. Auditions are 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Actors will be asked to read from the script. Cast requirements: two males age 30-40, two females age 30-40. Performances: Weekends March 12-27. (330) 717-0699.

“Tartuffe.” Kent Trumbull Theater, 4314 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Warren. Auditions will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday and next Thursday. Actors should be familiar with the text. Rehearsals will be evenings Jan. 21-March 18. Performances are March 19-28. (330) 675-8887.

“Brigadoon.” New Castle Playhouse, 202 E. Long Ave., New Castle, Pa. Auditions are 4-6 p.m. Jan. 24 and 6-8 p.m. Jan. 26. Needed: four male leads, singing/dancing, age 20-60; two male leads, nonsinging, age 35-60+; two female leads, singing/dancing, age 22-28; one male, age 20-25; one female, age 18-20; 12 male and 12 female chorus (no one under age 16). Performances April 30-May 16. (724) 657-9369 or www.newcastleplayhouse.org.

“Curtains,” musical comedy whodunit. Youngstown Playhouse, 600 Playhouse Lane, Youngstown. Auditions are 7 p.m. Jan. 28 and 29. Needed: large cast (25+) males and females, 16 years and older. Bring sheet music and perform a one-minute vocal selection; accompanist provided; be prepared to dance and read from script. Bring wallet-size photo. Call backs 7 p.m. Jan. 31. Rehearsals begin mid-March. Performances are weekends, May 14-23. (330) 788-8739.

“Nunsense.” Pittsbugh CLO Academy of Musical Theater, Penn Ave. Place, 130 CLO Academy Way, Pittsburgh. Auditions are noon to 8 p.m. Jan. 31 for female singers/ actors who move well. Basic tap and pointe a plus. Performers of all ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to attend. Performers must be available March 1 through June 6, have good comic timing and be comfortable singing harmonies, bring a headshot and typed r sum stapled together, prepare a one-minute comic monologue, prepare 16 bars up-tempo and ballad that show your voice at its best, turn in a completed audition application, bring legitimate sheet music in your key with cuts clearly marked. Call or visit the Web site to schedule an audition time. (412) 281-3973 or www.pittsburghCLO.org.

MUSICIANS

Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra. Tri-C Metropolitan Campus Auditorium, downtown Cleveland. Auditions are ongoing for section strings (violin, viola, cello and bass), substitute brass and percussion for the 2009-10 season. Rehearsals are 7:30-10 p.m. Thursdays. Audition requirements are one solo piece and one orchestral excerpt of your choice. Interested players should call the orchestra at (216) 556-1800, or visit www.clevephil.org.

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