Local auditions & tryouts

• Victory Gardens Theater's 28th annual casting auction for an amateur production of "Anything Goes" is at 6 p.m. at the Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. Admission to the fundraising event is $60 to $75. Call (773) 549-5788 ext. 2140 or visit victorygardens.org for more information.

• Elgin Community College has free audition workshops for its upcoming production of Shakespeare's comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from 7 to 10 p.m. on Mondays, Nov. 16 and 30, in room 284D at the Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Full-fledged auditions are from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, and from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Call (847) 214-7587 or visit eccartscenter.com for more information.

• Volunteers are being sought for the 76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade from 6 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 26, in Chicago. More than 1,300 volunteers are needed in a variety of roles: balloon handler, banner carrier, block marshal, equestrian waste removal and more. Contact the Chicago Festival Association at (312) 235-2217 or visit chicagofestivals.org for details.

• Elgin Community College Musical Theatre has auditions for the 2000 Broadway show "Seussical: The Musical" at the Visual and Performing Arts Center at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Auditions by appointment for adults ages 16 to 60 are from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Open auditions begin at 1 p.m. Nov. 14. Open auditions for young actors ages 10 to 15 are from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Call (847) 530-3264 or visit eccartscenter.com for more information.

• Wheaton Drama has auditions for Michael Frayn's backstage farce "Noises Off" at 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Nov. 22 and 23, at Playhouse 111, 111 N. Hale St., Wheaton. Auditions consist of cold readings from the script. Visit wheatondrama.org or call (630) 260-1820 for more information.

• The Wilmette Park District's North Shore Theater of Wilmette has auditions for Beth Henley's Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama "Crimes of the Heart" from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, at the Community Recreation Center, 3000 Glenview Road, Wilmette. Those auditioning are asked to prepare a two-minute monologue. Call (847) 256-9694 for more information.

• The Highland Park Players has auditions for "Snoopy!!! The Musical" from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 8 and 9, at the West Ridge Center, 636 Ridge Road, Highland Park. Casting is for men and women ages 14 and older. Call (847) 604-4771 or visit highlandparkplayers.com for more information.

• The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College has auditions for the Stephen Schwartz musical "Pippin" from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday, Dec. 7 and 9, in room D167 at 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake. For more information, call (815) 455-8746 for more information.

• Green man Theatre has auditions for its upcoming murder mystery dinner theater production of "Speakeasy or Die Hard" at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, and at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 14 and 15, at the First United Methodist Church, 232 S. York Road, Elmhurst. Call (630) 464-2646 or visit greenmantheatre.com for more information.