Local auditions

Posted February 09, 2010 10:00 pm

• DreamWorks Studios has an open casting call for a young male actor between the ages of 10 to 14 to play a street-smart kid for its upcoming film "Real Steel" from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, at the Chicago Academy of the Arts, 1010 W. Chicago St., Chicago. Individuals can also submit video auditions through the Web site realsteelcasting.com. Visit the site for more information.

• Improv Playhouse has auditions for Josephine Raciti Forsberg's "contemporized" version of The Last Supper drama from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Feb. 21 and 22, at 116 W. Lake St., Libertyville. Auditions are by appointment only. For more information, please call (847) 968-4529 or visit improvplayhouse.com.

• Steel Beam Theatre has auditions for Noel Coward's classic 1940s British comedy "Blithe Spirit" at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, at 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Auditions consist of cold readings from the script. Call (630) 587-8521 or visit steelbeamtheatre.com for more information.

• The Grove Players have auditions for Samuel Taylor's "Sabrina Fair" from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 22 and 23, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 1125 Franklin Ave., Downers Grove. Auditions consist of cold readings from the script. Visit groveplayers.org for more information.

• GreenMan Theatre has auditions for Woody Allen's 1966 Cold War Broadway comedy "Don't Drink the Water" at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, and at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 1 and 2, at First United Methodist Church, 232 S. York Road, Elmhurst. Auditions consist of cold readings from the script. For more information, call (630) 464-2646 or visit greenmantheatre.com.

• The Rockford Writers' Guild presents its annual Ides of March Poetry and Prose Contest, which is open to all writers. Original and unpublished poems (up to 50 lines) and prose (up to 1300 words) must be submitted alongside the $5 entry fee before the deadline of Monday, March 15. Visit rockfordwritersguild.com for more information.

• Fox-TV has auditions for its upcoming season of "So You Think You Can Dance" starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 18, at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago. (Be prepared to stay for an extra two days for potential callbacks). Visit fox.com/dance for more information.

• Illinois artists who work in all areas of arts and crafts and fine arts are invited to submit applications to the Illinois Artisans Program. Submission deadlines for 2010 are Friday, March 26, and Friday, Sept. 10. Visit museum.state.il.us/artisans.

• The School at Jacob's Pillow in Becket, Mass., is accepting DVD auditions from student dancers and choreographers who cannot attend auditions in person in Miami, Los Angeles or New York City. The postmark date is Wednesday, March 31. Visit jacobspillow.org or call (413) 243-9919.

• The Naperville Art League invites artists to apply to the 25th Riverwalk Fine Art Fair on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18 and 19. Those interested must complete an online registration through zapplication.org and agree to the fair's rules and regulations. Online applications are due Friday, April 2. For more information, call (630) 355-2530.

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