Performance Riverside announces open call auditions for professional non-union performers for the upcoming production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific.  The production is directed and choreographed by Roger Castellano and musically directed by Scott T. Smith. Auditions will be held on Tuesday, August 12 at 6:30pm, with callbacks Wednesday, August 13 at 6:30pm at Landis Performing Arts Center on the campus of Riverside City College. Performance pay is available. (Read on …)

Riverside Community Players will hold auditions for Ken Ludwig’s comedy Leading Ladies, directed by Patricia Scarborough, on July 21st and 22nd at 7:00pm.  The show runs September 5 - September 21, 2008.

Down on their luck, two English Shakespearean actors, touring in the Amish country of Pennsylvania, hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long-lost English nephews. They resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. However, when they arrive in York they discover that the relatives are not nephews, but nieces! Romantic entanglements abound in Ken Ludwig’s newest farce.

Looking for:
5 men - ages 25 - 55 yrs
3 women - ages 25 - 55 yrs
 
Riverside Community Players is located at 4026 14th Street in Riverside.  For more audition information call the administrative office at (951) 369-1200.

The Murrieta Repertory Theatre will be holding auditions for Wonder of the World by David Lindsay-Abair, a challenging comedy in two acts with numerous, quick scene changes, that takes place in Niagara Falls.

Auditions will be held at Murrieta Community Center (41810 Juniper in Murrieta). (Read on …)

Rialto Community Players will hold auditions for Michael Frayn’s Noises Off, directed by Candy Kane, Tuesday, July 22nd, and Wednesday, July 23rd, from 7pm to 9pm at the Rialto Community Playhouse, located at 150 East San Bernardino Avenue, Rialto.

This is a fast pace, very physical comedy. Part of the audition process will be improv.  It’s going to be a blast from the auditions on!  (Read on …)

Chino Community Theatre will hold auditions for A Streetcar Named Desire from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, and from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, at Seventh Street Theatre, 13123 Seventh Street in Chino.

Directed by Toni Lynd, Tennessee Williams’ remarkable 1947 masterpiece remains just as powerful and shocking today, which may explain why it is rarely done by community theaters. CCT is proud to bring this classic story of Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski (characters made immortal on film by Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando) to our stage.

Cold reading will be required, sides will be available at the audition. Please be prepared to list any scheduling conflicts. (Read on …)

Open auditions for LifeHouse Theater’s musical Aladdin, directed by award-winning talent Dustin Ceithamer, will be Thursday, July 10, 2008, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at LifeHouse Theater, 1135 N. Church Street, Redlands.

Auditions will be held on a first come-first served basis.  All are welcome and roles are open for men and women.  Men are especially encouraged to audition. Those auditioning should be at least ten years of age and bring a theatrical resume and a recent photo to leave with the audition panel.   Those without a photo may have a Polaroid picture taken at the auditions for a $2 fee. (Read on …)

Murrieta Repertory Theatre (”The Rep”), the critically-acclaimed and award-winning theatre company, is currently looking for actors/actresses for its upcoming world-premier of a new original play - A Breakfast of One Acts.  Producer/Director Coley O’Brien McAvoy will be heading up the project, and is holding open auditions for all roles.

Auditions will be held at the Murrieta Community Center, 41810 Juniper Street in Murrieta, on Saturday, June 28, from 12pm to 3pm, and on Monday, June 30, from 7pm to 9pm. (Read on …)

Shakespeare in the Vines will hold auditions for The Taming of the Shrew on Friday, June 27, and Saturday, June 28, at Svetlana’s Dance Academy, located at 41760 Rider Way in Temecula.

Svetlana’s Academy is off of Enterprise Circle South. From the intersection of Winchester and Jefferson, go west on Winchester to Enterprise Circle South and turn left. Go two short blocks to Rider Circle and turn left and then left again directly into parking lot.

For more information, please call the director, John Edward Clark, at 925-895-3700 or visit www.shakespeareinthevines.org.

Redlands Footlighters will hold open auditions for the hillarious sequel Nunsense II: The Second Coming by Dan Goggin and directed by Mark Allen-Everett.

Auditions will be held at Redlands Footlighters theater, located at 1810 Barton Road in Redlands, on Monday and Tuesday, July 14 and 15, at 7:00pm.  Five women, all able to move (not necessarily dance) and have good humor.  Come prepared to tell a funny story and sing 16 bars of music either unaccompanied or with CD.

• Mother Superior, age 50+, alto, Irish accent;
• Mary Hubert, age 40+ alto;
• Mary Amnesia, age 30+, soprano;
• Robert Anne, age 40+;
• Sister Leo, age 20s, soprano, able to roller skate.

Show runs September 11 to 28.

Not Haunted (working title) is a short horror film about a group of five students just out of high school trying to find real haunted houses for a documentary.  The five of them finally come across a promising house, but its not haunted by ghosts.  Final running time approximately fifty minutes. 

Filming for the production is scheduled for dates between 6/27 and 7/17.  There will be a required script rehearsal for the selected cast before production begins.  Production will be submitted to film festivals and shown at an upcoming Fallbrook Film Factory meeting.

Auditions will be held Saturday, June 21st, beginning at 12 noon. Appointment are required.

Contact writer/director James Deuling (member of the Fallbrook Film Factory) at abstractpremieres@hotmail.com for more information and to make an appointment. (Read on …)

Catalina Island Resort Services Entertainment Division will conduct open call auditions in the Inland Empire for its Fall production of Grease, to be performed in the historic Avalon Theatre at the Catalina Casino on Catalina Island. Producer/Director Steven Sabel will head up the production for the island-based company by assembling a cast and conducting rehearsals on the mainland, prior to moving the show to Catalina Island for performances. Judith Johansen will serve as music director.

All roles are open for nonunion performers. Selected cast members will be provided with a stipend, travel, and lodging. Auditions will be held 1-5 p.m. Sunday, July 6, and 7-10 p.m. Monday, July 7, in the upstairs performance space of the Redlands Police Annex, 30 Cajon St., Redlands. (Read on …)

So, you wanna be famous! SE Corporation and WBZB Entertainment present: Inland Idol – a solo vocal competition and concert event coming to Corona this summer!

This competition is open to kids aged 7 through 18!  (Group 1:  age 7 - 10, Group 2: age 11 - 14, Group 3: age 15 - 18)  This exciting concert event will feature celebrity judges from the television and Broadway industries as well as dynamic guest performers. (Read on …)

The Ophelia Theatre Group will be holding auditions at 123 S Main Street 92530 in Lake Elsinore on Saturday, June 14th, at 2pm for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

• All roles are open
• All that will be required for the audition is a cold reading

Performance dates are July 18th, 19th, and 20th At the Lake Elsinore Cultural Center.  Call Sarah at 951-265-6329 for more information! (Read on …)

Temecula Valley Players is pleased to present the American musical classic Damn Yankees at the Old Town Temecula Theater this summer. Director Sean Tamburrino and Music Director Victoria Mora invite you to a casting call June 22 and 23 at Old Town Temecula Community Theatre, located at 42051 Main Street in Temecula.

Performance dates are late August through early September. With hit songs like “You Gotta Have Heart” and “Whatever Lola Wants”, the cast will include both men and women. Are you ready to hit it out of the park? Come join the fun.

For more information, call the producer, Hillary Willhite, at (951) 767-9767.

A “Marilyn Monroe” and a “Jimmy Dean” are needed for a 50’s party for students at Upland High School from 6pm to 7pm this Saturday night (June 7). Talent will be posing for pictures and mixing.

There is pay.
Contact John Lynd ASAP for information.
909-917-0756

Riverside Youth Theatre has two roles open for their production fo Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats.  Openings are available for 2 male teens 18 years or under.

The roles remaining to be cast are:

• RUM TUM TUGGER is a tom cat and considered the ladies cat and the rebel of the group. He loves the limelight, while at the same he enjoys being seen as an individual. He may be self-obsessed, but he has great respect for those who deserve it. The younger female kittens are in awe of him. This role was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber as an homage to Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones. Need a strong singer and dancer for this role and a willingness to become like a rock star in the cat kingdom!
• MR. MISTOFFELEES has his own song and extended dance solo in the second act of the show. Mistoffelees performs the most difficult choreography in the show and dancers cast in the role frequently have extensive ballet experience. This is a role for an strong dancer!

If you know any teens with strong vocal and dance skills, please have them contact Debbie Wolgemuth, Artistic Director at RiversideYouthTheatre@msn.com or (951) 756-4240 to schedule a personal audition.

Open call audition for Inland Valley Repertory Theatre’s 2008 Season will be on Monday & Tuesday, June 2 & 3, 2008.  All roles open for both productions:

• The Man Who Came To Dinner, directed by Terre Gunkel
• On Golden Pond, directed by Frank Minano.

Open Call begins at 7pm; no appointments necessary. Please come prepared with a memorized 2-3 minute monologue, a current headshot, and a resume. Auditions will be held inside the Candlelight Pavilion Theatre, 455 Foothill Blvd., Claremont where the 2008 season will be presented.  For further information please visit the website: www.ivrt.org.

Call-backs will be held on Wednesday, June 4th at 7 pm.

A new Shakespeare Festival is getting off the ground!  The Inland Empire Shakespeare Festival will hold auditions for Macbeth, directed by Patrick Brien, on Thursday, June 5th, at 7:00 PM at the Main Theatre at San Bernardino Valley College (located at 701 S. Mt. Vernon Ave in San Bernardino).

Performances un August 1-31 at 3000 seat Greek Amphitheatre and three tour dates.  Small stipends available.

FTC Inland Theatre Works will hold auditions for their 2008 summser season:

• Othello - Directed by Tom Provenzano, CSUSB Theatre Professor
• Two Gentlemen of Verona - Directed by Rob Foley

Audition Information
Monday, June 2nd, 6pm - 8pm
Tuesday, June 3rd, 6pm - 8pm
Wednesday, June 4th, 6pm Callbacks
(email for possible alternate appointment) (Read on …)

The newly forming Corona Symphony Orchestra is holding auditions for its 2008-2009 debut season.

Audition Schedule
June 14  9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
June 19  6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
June 21   9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

To find out more and register for your audition time, go to www.coronasymphonyorchestra.org