AUDITIONS

AUDITIONS

ACTORS

“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Directed by Sam Luptak Jr., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, 330-746-5455, 5 p.m. May 7 and 8. Call backs, if necessary, will be at 6 p.m. May 11. Performance dates are July 14, 15, 21, 22 and 23. Rehearsals will begin June 5. Adults, teens and children as young as 5 years old are needed. Experienced and first-timers are encouraged to audition. For information, or to schedule another audition time, call the director at 330-207-3483. The first of the Narnia Chronicles series, “Lion” is considered to be one the finest works of allegorical fantasy. This theatrical adaptation is faithful to the original.

“August: Osage County.” Directed by Matthew Mazuroski. Youngstown Playhouse, Glenwood Avenue, 330-788-8739, 6:30 p.m. May 14 and 15. Call backs will be May 16. Performance cates are Aug. 18-20, 25-27. Winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Play, Tracy Letts’ darkly comic drama was made into a 2013 film starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. The cast calls for seven women, ranging in age from 14 to 65, and six men, from 37 to 69 years old. A full breakdown of characters is available on the Youngstown Playhouse Facebook page. Those auditioning are encouraged to be ready with a one- to two-minute serio-comic monologue; if one is not prepared, scripts to read will be provided. “August: Osage County” contains adult language and themes, and the play will be performed at the Playhouse without cuts or changes to the script. For information, call 330-788-8739. Set on the plains of modern day, middle-class Oklahoma, the play focuses on the Weston family. When the family patriarch mysteriously vanishes, the clan gathers at the family home to simultaneously support and attack one another.