Auditions

Auditions

Twelve Dancing Princesses for children ages 9 to 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Steele Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. This play adaptation of the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm is written and directed by Carrie Dabelow of Palatine. The cast will require around 20 actors, girls and boys. Actors will be auditioned in the order in which they arrive. No preparation is needed. Tuition if cast is $195 which includes script, T-shirt, costume and 2 tickets to the show which opens on January 12 and runs on Saturdays through Feb. 16. Scholarships are available to families in need. Visit www.SteelBeamTheatre.com for exact performance times. Phone the theater at (630) 587-8521 for more information.

The Fox Valley Philharmonic is seeking local adult and high school singers to form a chorus for its Dec. 2 holiday concert. Vocalists from local church choirs and high school choruses are invited to participate. Interested singers should have choir experience and good sight reading skills. The chorus will rehearse on Saturdays, through Dec. 1, from 10 to 11:30 am at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 420 West Downer Place in Aurora.

The Dec. 2 program is titled "Winter Wundermusik," and will include works for orchestra and chorus such as "A Musicological Journey through the Twelve Days of Christmas," "Christmas Festival," and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."

Orchestral works on the program will include Six Dances from Tschaikowsky's "Nutcracker," "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and Leroy Anderson's perennial favorite "Sleigh Ride."

Singers should call Jamie Palmer, executive director of The Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance, at (630) 879-8018.