Auditions for CLC student showcase to take place Feb. 10-11

GRAYSLAKE – College of Lake County students age 18 and older are invited to audition for the theater department’s Play On! Student Showcase – “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” – at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 and 11.

Auditions will take place in the Mainstage Theatre of the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the Grayslake campus. Actors need to attend either the Feb. 10 or Feb. 11 audition and not both. Actors should prepare a 90-second to two-minute memorized monologue from any comedic contemporary play and bring an acting resume if they have one.

Callbacks will be from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Feb. 13. Rehearsals will begin the week of Feb. 24. Rehearsals are Monday through Thursday evenings (with possible weekend rehearsals, based on cast availability) until tech week April 5-10. Performances are April 12-19.

Play On! is an annual celebration of student creativity, talent and achievement. Students showcase their abilities as actors, directors, stage managers, designers and technicians.

In this student showcase, the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride. Several actors will try to combine all 209 stories, including classics such as Snow White, Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel. The wild, free-form comedy is full of audience participation and madcap fun.

“The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” performances are at 7:30 p.m. April 12, 2 p.m. April 13 and 7:30 p.m. April 17, 18 and 19 on the JLC main stage.

For more information, contact Craig Rich at crich@clcillinois.edu.