Plays and auditions
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'The O'Conner Girls': The Village Theatre Guild will present "The O'Conner Girls" May 23-June 14 at the guild's theater on the northwest corner of Park Boulevard and Butterfield Road, Glen Ellyn. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, with additional matinees at 4 p.m. May 31, June 1, 7 and 14. Tickets cost $14. For information, call (630) 469-8230 or visit villagetheatreguild.org.
'Stones in His Pockets': The Buffalo Theatre Ensemble will perform the comedy "Stones in His Pockets" at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through May 25 at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets cost $27-$30, with discounts for senior citizens and students. For details, call (630) 942-4000 or visit www.atthemac.org.
Tempo Players: The Tempo Players will hold auditions for their summer musical production, "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" at 7 p.m. May 27-28 at Rosary High School, 901 N. Edgelawn, Aurora. Callbacks will be at 7 p.m. May 29. Those who audition should prepare a song, preferably one from the show. The auditions also will include dancing and readings from the script. A variety of roles for actors able to play characters 18 and older are available. Rehearsals will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays starting June 1. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, July 25-27 and Aug. 1-3. Be prepared to discuss all conflicts at auditions. For details, call (630) 495-1120 or visit www.tempoplayers.org.
Fairy tale: Kidz Kabaret will perform the fairy tale farce "Hansel and Gretel and the Big Woods" at 6:30 p.m. May 29 at the DuPage Children's Museum, 301 N. Washington St., Naperville. The performance is free with museum admission. Kidz Kabaret also will perform the show May 30-31 at their rehearsal studio, 1665 Quincy Ave., Suite 143, Naperville. For details, call (630) 355-9212.
Benefit performance: Kidz Kabaret will give a benefit performance of John Steinbeck's drama "Of Mice and Men" at 2 and 5 p.m. June 1 and 7 p.m. June 2 at The Comedy Shrine, 22 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Tickets cost $10, $8 for students and seniors and $6 for children 10 and younger. Proceeds will be donated to Mike Deely, a senior graduating from Naperville North High School and Kidz Kabaret member who will be attending the Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts in New York City. For details or tickets, call (630) 355-9212.
Readers' Theatre Group: Villa Park Recreation's Readers' Theatre Group meets from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays at the Community Recreation Building, 320 E. Wildwood Ave. The program, led by local resident Joe Schrantz, offers an opportunity to perform without memorizing scripts. Participation is free. For details, call (630) 834-8970 or visit www.vprd.org.
Seeking new members: The Village Theatre Guild Inc. meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Monday of every month at the Village Theatre, on the northwest corner of Park Boulevard and Butterfield Road, Glen Ellyn. New members are welcome. The group is seeking both 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 villagetheatreguild.org.