Auditions for ROMEO AND JULIET

CLAYTON, MO – (November 9, 2006) – Clayton Community Theatre has announced audition times and dates for its production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, directed by Sam Hack.

            Auditions will be Wednesday, November 29th, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, December 2nd, at 10:00 a.m., in the Concordia Seminary Theater, 6501 Clayton Road.  Callbacks will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 2nd.  Eleven men and four women plus a chorus will be cast, with parts available in all age ranges. 

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.  Auditioners can choose (but will not be required) to present a Shakespearean monologue.  Auditioners may attend either or both of the two audition sessions.  Rehearsals will begin in mid-December (no rehearsals during the Christmas/New Year’s holidays).  Tech Week will be February 18-22 and performance dates will be February 23-24 and March 1-3 at 8:00 p.m.; and February 25 and March 4 at 2:00 p.m. 

CCT will seek to cast age-appropriate actors, including teenage actors in both lead and supporting roles.

            Clayton Community Theatre welcomes all interested parties to audition; no appointment is necessary.  All parts will be cast from the open auditions.  More information, including a list of roles to be cast, is available on the Internet at www.PlacesEveryone.org.  Inquiries also may be directed to Sam Hack at 314/721-9CCT or by e-mail to CCT@PlacesEveryone.org.