CLC Theatre to hold auditions for 'The Tempest'
Community members 14 and older are invited to audition for the CLC Theatre department production of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" at 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 7 and 8, in the Studio Theatre of the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts on the Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St.
Actors should prepare a two-minute, memorized monologue from any Shakespeare play or sonnet and need only attend one audition date.
Director Craig Rich is open to nontraditional casting; for example, Prospero and Ariel may be cast as male or female. Bring an acting resume if you have one.
Callbacks will be from 6:30-10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. Performances will take place Feb. 26-28 and March 3-5, 2016. Rehearsals will begin the week of Jan. 11 and are typically held Monday through Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons until "tech week." For more information, contact Craig Rich at (847) 543-2567 or crich@clcillinois.edu.
"The Tempest" is set on an island where the marooned Prospero has spent 12 years perfecting his magic and plotting his revenge. When he learns that a ship bearing his old enemies is sailing near the island, with the help of the spirit Ariel, he raises a torrential storm, bringing within his grasp those who robbed him of his dukedom.
Shakespeare's last great masterpiece is an enchanted tale filled with romance, humor and adventure.