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Bring it On
 
Theatre Group: COCA St. Louis
Audition Date:  Friday, March 27, from 5:00-7:00pm and Saturday, March 28, from 12:00-3:00pm
Audition Location:  COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO
Performance Dates: June 26-27, 2015
For Information: Go to www.cocastl.org

 

 
Beauty and the Beast, Jr.
 
Theatre Group: O'Fallon Theatreworks
Audition Date:  Saturday, April 4, and Saturday, April 11, at 12:00 p.m.
Audition Location:  O’Fallon Municipal Centre (City Hall), 100 North Main Street, O’Fallon MO 63366. 
Performance Dates: June 19-20 and 26–27, 2015
For Information: Email dgranaas@ofallon.mo.us

 

 

The Skin of our Teeth
 
Theatre Group:  Clayton Community Theatre
Audition Date:  Thursday, April 9, 7:00pm and Sunday, April 12, 3:00pm
Audition Location:  Washington University’s South Campus, 6501 Clayton Rd, St. Louis, MO 63117
Performance Dates: July 16-19 and July 23 – 26, 2015
For Information: Go to www.placeseveryone.org

 


Mary Poppins
 
Theatre Group:  Shooting Star Productions
Audition Date:  Saturday, April 11th, with callbacks for leads on Sunday, April 12th.  Ages 5-12 – 9:00am, ages 13-19 – 1:00pm
Audition Location:  Visitation Academy, 3020 North Ballas Road, St.Louis, MO 63131
Performance Dates: June 19-21, 2015
For Information: Go to http://shootingstarproductions.org/

 

 
Next To Normal
 
Theatre Group: Silhouettes Production Company
Audition Date:  Saturday, April 18th, from 3:00 - 6:00 PM.  (Callbacks will immediately follow, from 6:00 - 9:00 PM). 
Audition Location: Life Church, 8134 Mexico Road, Saint Peters, MO 63376
Performance Dates: June 25th-27th, 2015
For Information: Go to www.facebook.com/silhouettesproductioncompany

 

 
Carousel
 
Theatre Group: Hawthorne Players of Florissant
Audition Date:  Sunday, April 19th, at 11:00 a.m. at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre, with callbacks being the same day at 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Audition Location: Florissant Civic Center Theatre, 1 James J. Eagan Dr., Florissant, MO 63033
Performance Dates: July 31 – August 9, 2015
For Information: Go to www.hawthorneplayers.org

 


One Arm
 
Theatre Group: Slaying Dragons Theatre Company
Audition Date:  Wednesday, April 29, and Friday, May 1, at 7:00 p.m.
Audition Location: DeSmet Jesuit High School, 233 North Ballas Road, Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Performance Dates: July 2015
For Information: Go to  http://www.slayingdragons.org

 

 
Jesus Christ Superstar
 
Theatre Group: Clinton County Showcase
Audition Date:  Saturday, May 30th 
Audition Location: at the Avon Theater, 525 North 2nd St., Breese IL 62230. 
Performance Dates: Show dates August 6-9, 2015 (rain date Aug 10)
For Information: Go to  http://ccshowcase.com/

 

 

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Note:  Show titles or audition titles listed in green are BPA eligible musicals, those listed in orange are TMA eligible plays, those listed in blue are professional theater productions or events, those listed in black are community theater productions or events, and those listed in red are children or adolescent productions or events.


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We are still looking for good applicants for the 2015 Arts for Life Scholarship!  

 

ARTS FOR LIFE, a not-for-profit arts organization based in the Metro-St. Louis area, is proud to announce the offering of a $500 scholarship to any student pursuing the arts in college. The ARTS FOR LIFE Scholarship was created in 2012 to encourage those entering college or continuing their college education to pursue a career in the arts following graduation.  


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Alton Little Theater presents Shenandoah



 
 
ALT will reprise SHENANDOAH for the BIG Spring Musical with Co-Director Kevin Frakes once again portraying the role of Charlie Anderson, a role he originated in 1998 when Director Emeritus Cliff Davenport directed the production, which soon became an audience favorite. Frakes and Davenport first saw the hit Musical in 1975 in New York and vowed to one day stage the epic tale of a family torn apart during the Civil War. Co-Directors Frakes and Jean Heil decided the time was right again to stage the story for both new and familiar audiences. As a history teacher by day, Heil feels the show's beautiful ballads about the family's struggles to stay together through the folly of war have particular meaning in today's world . Frakes is joined in the ensemble by 28 other players, four of whom were also in ALT's original production. The cast (featuring eleven new players to the ALT stage) reflects the family ties woven into the show's fabric. The players range in age from 12 to 70; two sisters appear in the show; two sets of fathers and sons are in the show; a grandmother and granddaughter also appear and four of the actors are either immediate or extended family - and several men in the cast are growing beards for the first time in their lives!
 
Michael Frazier will handle the Musical Direction for the production, which was based upon the 1965 Jimmy Stewart  film of the same name.  Frakes believes that the poignant messages of lost innocence and enduring faith and love will surely inspire a whole new audience of fans and he is truly enjoying returning to an iconic role that remains a treasured memory for him of sharing a vision with Cliff Davenport during what was to be Davenport's last musical production.
 
SHENANDOAH will take the stage March 19th through 29th, with eight performances Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees at 2pm on March 22nd and March 29th. Tickets can be purchased during Box Office hours (by phone or in person) Tuesday - Friday, 10AM to 2pm (618- 462-3205); on line purchase through http://www.altonlittletheater.org. Reservation/Ticket information (618) 462-6562. Frakes and Heil echo Newsday's sentiment who called the show "something for you and your children to love and cherish and enjoy!" 



           



The Alpha Players present Parfumerie

          



Take Two Productions presents Avenue Q

 
 



           



Stray Dog Theatre presents The Mystery of Edwin Drood



This raucous show within a show kicks off when a hilariously loony Victorian musical troupe “puts on” its flamboyant rendition of an unfinished Charles Dickens mystery. Each performance ends differently depending on how the audience chooses to finish the story that Dickens didn’t!
 
Book, Music, Lyrics and Orchestrations by Rupert Holmes. Presented by special arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.  

April 2-18, 2015: Show times are Thursday – Saturday at 8:00pm. Additional performances on Wednesdays, April 8 & 15 at 8:00pm and Saturday, April 18 at 2:00pm.
 
Tickets: Adults $25.00 / Seniors (65+) & Students $20.00 (Cash/Checks/All Major Credit Cards)

Venue: Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63104. Gated Parking.
 
Information and Ticket Reservations: Call (314) 865-1995.  Visit
www.StrayDogTheatre.org. Secure online ticketing!


Community Outreach: In keeping with its mission of community outreach, non-perishable food is collected at each performance and donated to Food Outreach, Inc.
www.FoodOutreach.org


           


Monroe Actors Stage Company presents Prescription:  Murder

        



Curtains Up Theater Company presents 12 Angry Men



 


           



Family Musical Theater presents A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum


 
 


More Information at:  www.familymusicaltheater.org

           


Kirkwood Theatre Guild presents Call for Directors 2015-2016



 

 

 
Prospective Directors:

The Kirkwood Theatre Guild is now accepting resumes for its 2015-16 season. THIS IS NOT A VOLUNTEER POSITION - KTG PAYS DIRECTORS.  Those interested in directing must fill out this form
here and schedule an interview to be held Sunday April 19th   (afternoon) and Monday April 20th (evening) at the KTG Office.  You will receive a call to set up your interview.  Please be prepared to discuss your qualifications and to present concepts for the play(s) in which you are interested.

Any questions, please contact KTG Executive Director Terry Sibbitts at 314-821-9956

 
 


           



Christ Memorial Productions presents Trivia Night:  A Night with Mary Poppins


 
 


           



Modern American Dance Company presents MADCO Auditions


 
 


           



Stray Pups Youth Theatre presents Beauty and the Beast, Jr. 


 

 
The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

Stray Pups Youth Theatre is a distinctive professional arts experience where the child is the star on stage performing for their friends, family, and community. Stray Pups Youth Theatre is an outreach of Stray Dog Theatre (SDT).
 
Music by Alan Menken. Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice. Book by Linda Woolverton. 


April 30 – May 10, 2015: Show times are 7:30pm Fridays and Saturdays. Additional performances at 7:30pm Thursday, April 30 and 2:30pm Sundays, May 3 & 10, 2015.
 
TICKETS: General Admission $15.00 (Cash/Checks/All Major Credit Cards)
 
VENUE: Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63104. Gated Parking.
 
INFORMATION AND TICKET RESERVATIONS: Call (314) 865-1995. Visit 
www.StrayDogTheatre.org. Secure online ticketing!


           



Wentzville Christian Church presents Meet Me in St. Louis



           



St. Louis Summer Players present Summer Players 2015