AUDITIONS
AUDITIONS
ACTORS
“Shattered,SDRq LeModeln Inc., Boardman. Auditions are 11 a.m. to noon Saturday. Need several actors and actresses for this Youngstown State University short film. These are unpaid jobs. However, talent will receive a DVD copy of the film. This film is about a man who has come to a crossroad in his life. His wife needs a new heart and is low on the donor list. He is involved in shady dealings to get the heart she needs. He needs an answer to one of life’s biggest questions: How far would you go? 330-420-3731.
“Princess and the Pea,SDRq “Three by Three” and “Little Shop of Horrors,” Kent Trumbull Theatre, 4314 Mahoning Ave., NW, Warren. Auditions for all shows will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 26 and from 10 a.m. to noon April 28. “Princess and the Pea” will be staged in June; “Three by Three” in July has roles for children age 8 to 17; “Little Shop of Horrors” will be performed in July, and singers should be prepared with a song. Actors should be prepared to read from a script. 330-675-8887.
“Dog Days,SDRq Victorian Players and J&B Production Arts Services, 720 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown. Auditions will be at 7 p.m. May 13 and 14. The cast requires 15 men age 17 to 40 and three women age 17 to 40. Some of the available roles are good opportunities for actors from high school theater departments. An adult German shepherd dog also is needed for a brief appearance. The play is about Albert Wickline, grandfather of former local actress Sarah Wickline, who was a tailgunner in a B-17 bomber during World War II. He was shot down behind enemy lines. Director is J.E. Ballantyne Jr. 330-799-6176.
“Drowsy Chaperone,SDRq Stage Left Players, Trinity Playhouse 234 E. Lincoln Way, Lisbon. Auditions will be from 1 to 2 p.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Director Jodine Pilmer and Kandace Cleland seek a cast of 20-plus adults and mature teens to sing, dance and act. Come prepared to sing a short musical selection and learn a simple dance routine. 330 831-7249. www.stageleftplayers.org.
“Arsenic and Old Lace,SDRq Main Street Theater in Columbiana. Auditions from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and 12:30 to 2 p.m. April 28 with call backs April 30. There are 11 male roles and three female; no children’s roles. For information, email director Carla Sukosd at clapboard55@yahoo.com, or call 330-261-8472.
MUSICIANS
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, season auditions will take place in May only (there will be no summer or fall auditions). Advanced students up to and including college age can apply. Each 10-minute audition will consist of a solo of your choice, scales and specific orchestral excerpts. Application form, guidelines and most music excerpts can be downloaded from the Audition & Membership page of the PYSO website, www.pyso.us. Audition times will be scheduled in advance after audition application form and nonrefundable audition fee have been received. Questions may be emailed to info@pyso.us.
SIngers
Tapestries of Ohio, an ensemble of 12 voices, is seeking a tenor. Auditions will be at 2 p.m. April 29 at Canfield United Methodist Church on the square in Canfield. Those auditioning will be required to sing a prepared solo in addition to sight-reading the voice part with another selection made by the director. Voice range will be checked; musical experience will be shared. Rehearsals begin at the end of July on Sunday afternoons and in November, rehearsals are twice weekly. Boar’s Head dinners are the first two weekends in December in Warren.
Audition notices are published in this space every Thursday. Deadline to submit casting calls is one week before publication.