MCC’s Black Box Theatre auditions for ‘Waiting for Godot’

Submitted by MCC

The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College will hold auditions for its next production of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist masterpiece, “Waiting for Godot.” Auditions will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Callbacks will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29. The auditions will be held in Rooms B168-169, located next to the college’s Luecht Conference Center, 8900 Route 14 in Crystal Lake.

Prepare a two- to three-minute monologue or use select readings, which will be available at the time of the audition. Roles are available for five actors. There will be gender blind casting.

Rehearsals will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at MCC on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday mornings.

Performances will be held at the Woodstock North High School Theatre on Oct. 16-19. Two shows will take place on Oct. 18. Scripts will be available on reserve in the MCC Library.

See past MCC productions and theater course descriptions at www.mchenry.edu/theater. For more information, contact Jay Geller at (815) 455-8746 or email jgeller@mchenry.edu.