Palatine Public Library notes

Plays and auditions To submit your listings, e-mail to mfindlay@dailyherald.com or fax to (630) 955-0895.

'Mulan': Rising Star Theatreworks will present "Mulan" at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 and 2 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. The cast includes more than 50 children in grades four through nine. Tickets cost $10 to $12. For details, visit www.risingstartickets.org or call (630) 262-5027.

'Otello': The DuPage Opera Theatre will perform Giuseppe Verdi's "Otello" at 8 p.m. Jan. 25, 2 p.m. Jan. 27 and 8 p.m. Jan. 31 and Feb. 2 at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.

The opera will be sung in Italian with English supertitles and the New Philharmonic Orchestra will provide accompaniment.

Tickets cost $43, $41 for seniors, $33 for students and children 16 and younger. For details, call (630) 942-4000 or visit www.atthemac.org.

Auditions: The School of Performing Arts will hold auditions by appointment for its spring musical, "The Music Man," Jan. 26 at the school, 200 E. Fifth Ave., Suite 132, Naperville. Actors, singers and dancers in grades three through 12 may participate. For details, call (630) 717-6622 or visit www.schoolofperformingarts.com.

Auditions: Noble Fool Theatricals will hold auditions for "Oliver!" from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 26 on the main stage at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles.

Youth ages 11 to 18 should prepare a one-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song. Children may be asked to do a cold reading from the script.

Dance training and the ability to do an English accent are a plus. Those who audition should bring sheet music for their prepared song, a head shot and a resume.

Performances will be April 5-12. For details, call (630) 443-0438, visit www.noblefool.org/education or e-mail education@noblefool.org.

'Do Not Disturb': The comedy "Do Not Disturb" will be performed at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Jan. 26 at the Riverfront Playhouse, 11-13 S. Water St., Aurora.

The play is a collection of six stories that all take place in the same hotel suite. The show is not recommended for children.

Tickets cost $15, $12 for students and seniors. For details, call the Riverfront Playhouse box office at (630) 897-9496.

'Shirley Valentine': "Shirley Valentine" runs at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 10 at the Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles.

The play tells the story of a British housewife who re-evaluates her life while talking to her kitchen wall.

Tickets cost $25, $23 for students and seniors. Dinner packages and group rates are available. For details, call (630) 587-8521 or visit www.steelbeamtheatre.com.

'Barefoot in the Park': The Alchemy Theatre Company will present a staged reading of Neil Simon's comedy "Barefoot In the Park" at 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. Reservations are required. For details, call (630) 627-0316 or visit www.plum.lib.il.us.

Grove Players: The Grove Players will present the comedy "How the Other Half Loves" at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 8-10 and 15-17, at Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave., Downers Grove.

Tickets cost $14, $11 for seniors, $8 for students. Tickets may be purchased at Consider It Done, 5133 Main St., Downers Grove; online at www.groveplayers.org; or by calling (630) 415-3682.

Dinner-theater: The GreenMan Theatre Troupe will present its annual murder-mystery dinner, "Matrimony, Mayhem and Murder," Feb. 16-17 and 22-23 at Angelo's Ristorante, 247 N. York Road, Elmhurst.

Friday and Saturday shows start at 7 p.m., and Sunday shows start at 6 p.m. A cash bar opens one hour before show time. Tickets cost $40, which includes dinner.

Reservations are required. For details, call (630) 464-2646 or visit www.greenmantheatre.com.

Auditions: The Albright Theatre Company will hold auditions for "The Outsiders" at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17-18 at the theater, 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia.

The play, based on the book by S.E. Hinton, includes roles for boys ages 14 to 20; three to seven girls ages 16 to 20; and two adult women 30 or older.

Show dates will be 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, April 18-20, 25-27 and May 2-3.

For details, visit www.albrighttheatre.com or call (630) 406-8838.

'Arsenic and Old Lace': Overshadowed Theatrical Productions will present "Arsenic and Old Lace" at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22-23, Feb. 28- March 1 and March 6-7, and 2 p.m. March 8, at Itasca Baptist Church, 210 S. Walnut St., Itasca.

Advance tickets cost $12, $10 for seniors and students. At the door, tickets cost $14, $12 for seniors and students. Group rates are available.

For details, call (630) 250-7518 or visit www.overshadowedproductions.com.

'Escanaba In Love': Theatre-on-the-Hill will present the romantic comedy "Escanaba In Love" Fridays through Sundays, March 7-30, at the Performing Arts Center, 375 W. Briarcliff, Bolingbrook.

Seeking new members: The Village Theatre Guild, Inc., meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Monday of every month at the Village Theatre, Park Boulevard and Butterfield Road, Glen Ellyn. New members are welcome.

The group is seeking adults who enjoy acting and singing, as well as those who want to work behind-the-scenes with makeup, hair, costumes, props, set construction and design, lighting and sound.

No experience is needed. Each gathering starts with a short business meeting, followed by a one-act play or scene by a VTG member.

For details, call (630) 469-5583 or visit www.villagetheatreguild.org.