Auditions and art shows
• Steel Beam Theatre has auditions for Dan LeFranc's drama "The Big Meal" from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. The eight actors cast play a total of 26 characters over a time span of nearly 80 years. Three men and three women are sought between the ages of 20 through the 60s. A boy and girl playing ages 10-13 may be double cast. Call (630) 587-8521 or visit steelbeamtheatre.com.
• GreenMan Theatre has auditions for Carolyn Thomas-Davidoff's TV sitcom spoof "A Very Grady Murder" from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, and from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at First United Methodist Church at 232 S. York Road, Elmhurst. No appointments are required to audition, and there is no pay. Auditions consist of cold readings from the script and some possible improvisation. Not all roles require singing, but be prepared to sing at least a verse of a song of choice. For information, visit greenmantheatre.org.
• Oakton Community College has open auditions for Melanie Marnich's drama "These Shining Lives" from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 15 and 16, at 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. The play is based upon the tragic true-life events tied to factory workers of Radium Dial Company in the 1920s. Those auditioning should prepare a one-minute monologue or be prepared to do cold readings from the script. For more information, call (847) 635-1897.
• TownSquare Players has open auditions for its March 2015 production of the 2006 Broadway musical "The Drowsy Chaperone" from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 15 and 16, in the Green Room of the Woodstock Opera House, 121 E. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Prepare an up-tempo two-minute song and be ready to read from the script and learn a short dance routine. Contact Roger Zawacki at rogerzawacki@comcast.net.
• Nasty Brutish & Short and Links Hall seek puppeteers to perform in the International Puppetry Slam set for 10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24. Send submissions for 8-minute shows by the deadline of Sunday, Dec. 21, to nbspuppetcabaret@gmail.com.
• The Windy City Gay Chorus and the "Windy City Treble Quire" has auditions for its upcoming spring concert featuring "Tyler's Suite," a choral work celebrating the life of late college student Tyler Clementi. Audition times are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W. Foster Ave., Chicago. For more information, visit windycitysings.org.
• Geneva Park District's Playhouse 38 seeks adults and kids over the age of 6 to audition for a tuition-based production of the musical "Willy Wonka" at Sunset Community Center, 710 Western Ave., Geneva. Auditions are by appointment from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10. Prepare 32 bars of a musical theater song to be performed a cappella and a one-minute monologue or cutting from a story or poem. (630) 232-4542 or genevaparks.org.
• The Chicago Gay Men's Chorus has auditions for singers and dancers to appear in its spring concert "We're Still Here: CGMC Celebrates Sondheim at 85" from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, and from 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 11 and 18, at Lake View Presbyterian Church, 716 W. Addison St., Chicago. For more information, visit cgmc.org.
• SELF Foundation-sponsored Nomad Theatre Company seeks students to participate in a tuition-based, audition-only educational program. Auditions for "Annie Kids" (Saturday afternoon rehearsals for kids between grades two and eight) are from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, and from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18. Auditions for "Annie Kids" (Sunday evening rehearsals for kids between grades two and eight) are from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, and from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19. Auditions for "The Clique" (Sunday afternoon rehearsals) are from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, and from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20. Auditions are at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Call (630) 234-9506 or visit selfoundation.org/nomad-theatre-company.
- Scott C. Morgan