Local auditions

Posted December 22, 2009 10:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff Report

• Auditions for the tuition-based Improv Playhouse North Shore Teen and Junior Improv Ensembles are at The Art Center, 1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. Students in 5th to 8th grades audition at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, while high school-aged students audition from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3. Call (847) 958-4529 or visit improvplayhouse.com.

• The Palatine Children's Chorus has auditions for the winter season on Monday, Jan. 4, for kids who will be at least age 8 by Jan. 11. To schedule an audition, call (847) 705-5123 ext. 237.

• Steel Beam Theatre has auditions for Alan Ayckbourn's mystery/comedy "It Could Be Any One of Us" at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, at 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Call (630) 587-8521 or visit steelbeamtheatre.com for more information.

• The Improv Playhouse in Libertyville is seeking conservative or right-wing comedy improvisers to join a potential improvisation troupe. Auditions are at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, at 116 W. Lake St., Libertyville. Call (847) 968-4529 or visit improvplayhouse.com for more information.

• The Lyric Opera of Chicago has auditions for experienced, classically trained singers to join its chorus for the 2010-11 season. Tenors are particularly encouraged to apply. Auditions are by invitation only, so singers must send a current resume and photo to Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus Auditions Coordinator, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606. Audition dates take place in late January and early-to-mid-February. Call (312) 827-3548 or visit LyricOpera.org for more information.

• The School at Jacob's Pillow in Becket, Mass., is accepting DVD auditions from student dancers and choreographers who cannot attend auditions in person in Miami, Los Angeles or New York City. The postmark date is Wednesday, March 31. Visit jacobspillow.org or call (413) 243-9919 for more information.

• Noble Fool Theatricals seeks local youth to try out for its audition-only education programs. Kids ages 12 to 18 are invited to audition for a production of "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, and from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, in the Preservation Hall Studio Stage of the Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. For more information, visit noblefool.org/education or call (630) 364-0550.

• Noble Fool Theatricals seeks kids ages 6-9 to try out for its audition-only education program production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Feb. 2 or 4. Auditions are at the Preservation Hall Studio Stage of the Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. For more information, visit noblefool.org/education or call (630) 364-0550.

• Noble Fool Theatricals seeks local youth ages 13 to 18 to audition for its Show Choir. Auditions are from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday, Jan. 17 and 19, at the Preservation Hall Studio Stage of the Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. For more information, visit noblefool.org/education or call (630) 364-0550.

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