Muncie Civic Theatre Announces Auditions

MUNCIE CIVIC THEATRE will hold open auditions on Saturday, September 9 at 1:00pm. Auditions will be on the main stage of Muncie Civic Theatre at 216 E. Main Street in downtown Muncie. Directors will be seeking actors for the following productions: CATS (roles available include Skimbleshanks, Mr. Mistoffoles and dancing chorus); OVER THE RIVER & THROUGH THE WOODS (seeking one male, early 30's for comic lead); THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER (all roles open, including 4 men, 6 women and 20 children, ages 7-17); and DEATH & THE MAIDEN (seeking 2 men, 1 woman). Auditioners are asked to prepare a memorized one-minute monologue or speech of their choosing. Those auditioning for CATS should also be prepared to sing from the score and dance.

This audition is the first in a new series of auditions for the 2006-2007 Muncie Civic Theatre and Main Street Studio Theatre Series'. Future auditions are scheduled on the first Saturday of each month through May of 2007 with different productions being cast each month. The audition calendar includes opportunities on October 14, 2006 (MOON OVR BUFFALO and A CHRISTMAS CABARET), November 11, 2006 (THE GRAPES OF WRATH and HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH), December 9, 2006 (AND THEN THEY CAME FOR ME and OLEANNA), January 13, 2007 (SEUSSICAL and TV THEME SONG CABARET), February 10, 2007 (HAIR and AMERICAN SONGBOOK CABARET), March 13, 2007 (PSYCHO BEACH PARTY), April 14, 2007 (STATE FAIR) and May 12, 2007 (WILLY WONKA). Information brochures about the auditions and the audition process are available free of charge in the theatre lobby. All acting opportunities are volunteer positions. Anyone interested in volunteering for backstage crew, production staff or general volunteer work around the theatre should attend one of the auditions sessions and complete a volunteer application form.

For more information call 765-288-PLAY.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: August 22, 2006 KILL DATE: September 10, 2006
CONTACT: Darrin Murrell, (765) 288-7529 x3

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