HOULTON — The Houlton Star Bright Children’s Theatre will be holding auditions for its annual production on Jan. 29, at the Court Street Baptist Church in Houlton. The play will be presented to the public on April 26 and 27 at the Houlton Community Arts Center.
The play will be directed by Pamela Chernesky, who also directed Houlton Star Bright Children’s Theatre’s productions of “Goonie Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures” in 2012, “A Thousand Cranes” in 2010 and “Seven by Seuss” in 2009.
Auditions are open to all students in grades two through 12. Auditions will be held on Tuesday Jan. 29, 2013 from 3 to 5 p.m. Any students wishing to audition for a part in the production must attend this rehearsal. There will also be opportunities for students to be involved in other aspects of the production, including stage crew, set building and painting, lighting and sound assistants, etc. Students interested in helping with these aspects of the play are also encouraged to attend the audition to sign up.
Rehearsals for this years’ production will be held on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays during the months of February, March and April. All children will be required to attend final rehearsals during the week of the performance. There will be no rehearsals during the school vacation weeks. The final week’s rehearsals will take place at the Houlton Community Arts Center at Houlton High School. Other rehearsals will be primarily at the Court Street Baptist Church in Houlton.
The final production will be performed at the Houlton Community Arts Center on the evening of Friday April 26 and a matinee on Saturday April 27. The Houlton Star Bright Children’s Theatre, founded in 1969 by students at Ricker College, is one of the oldest community children’s theatres in the country and offers live theater for and by children of the Greater Houlton area. The Theatre is a non-profit organization supported by generous volunteer help and community donations.
For more information contact: Frank Sullivan at 538-9416 or e-mail frank@rainbarrow.net; or Pam Chernesky at 532-7072.