AUDITIONS! SJCT Family Theatre
Posted September 9, 2013 at 5:46 am by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Community Theatre’s Family Theatre takes on a holiday classic with a twist in its upcoming production of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.
Auditions for the November play are being held on Monday and Tuesday, September 16 and 17 at 3:30 p.m. in the Whittier Theatre.
Director Penelope Haskew will be casting up to 50 island K-6 graders and 10 adults for the play featuring singing, dancing (even a few “rap” moves) and dialogue, making for a more fantastical twist to the classic Tchaikovsky ballet.
The play reaches back to the original E.T.A. Hoffman book explaining how the Prince was long ago turned into the Nutcracker who later magically saves Clara from the evil Mouse King. All of the classic characters make an appearance, from Clara’s mysterious godfather to her annoying younger brother, Fritz, to the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Land of Sweets.
The production will run in the Whittier Theatre November 22-24. Rehearsals will take place after school and on Sundays.
For more information on the auditions, contact Haskew at
penelopehaskew [@] gmail [.] com
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