‘Alice in Wonderland Jr.’ auditions set
The USCB Center For The Arts and the Beaufort’s Children’s Theatre have announced auditions for Alice In Wonderland Jr.
Production dates are May 16 through 18.
If you are an actor between the ages of 8 and 18 and are interested in auditioning, please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the audition time to fill out the registration information.
Prior to auditions, please download, complete, and print the Audition Form at https://bit.ly/4hQOUcd and bring it with you to your audition, along with a non-returnable photograph of the person auditioning.
No experience is required. Must have the ability to pay attention, understand and follow fast-paced direction, and have a positive attitude. Not all who audition will be cast.
Cast size is limited. All roles sing and dance. The audition process includes vocal exercise, learning a short dance number and reading from the script or a short sentence.
Prepared songs or monologues required. See USCBCenterForTheArts.com. Audition songs, lyrics, choreography and sides can be found at https://bit.ly/4cP3XzX.
If you are cast, there is a $130 per person participant fee. Limited scholarships are available.
Audition dates and times are Tuesday, March 4, from 5 to 6:15 p.m. (Ages 8 and 9); Tuesday, March 4, from 6:15 to 8 p.m. (Ages 10 through 12); Wednesday, March 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. (Ages 13 through 18); and Wednesday, March 15, from 7 to 8 p.m. (Callbacks).
All auditions will take place at the USCB Center For The Arts at 805 Carteret Street in Beaufort.
Music and lyrics by Danny Elfman, Sammy Fain and Bob Hilliard, Oliver Wallace and Cy Coben, Michael Abbott and Sarah Weeks, and Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston.
Music adapted and arranged and additional music and lyrics by Bryan Louiselle. Additional arrangements and orchestrations by Patrick Sulken.
Book and additional lyrics by David Simpatico.
The musical is based on the 1951 Disney film “Alice in Wonderland” and the novels “The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass” by Lewis Carroll.
An Evening with Jen Marie Wiggins
The Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with novelist Jen Marie Wiggins, author of ‘The Good Bride,’ at 5 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Conroy Center at 601 Bladen Street in Beaufort. The event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited; please call 843-379-7025 in advance to reserve a spot.
Receptions slated for Flanders, Kolijn
The exhibitions – “Fragile Oceans” and print portfolios “Tidelectics” and “Altered Environments” — of artists April Flanders and Eveline Kolijn, who are in residency at the USCB Printmaking Studio at 602 Carteret Street in Beaufort, will be honored with a two-in-one reception on Friday, Feb. 28, and the public is invited.
Flanders and Kolijn will be at the USCB Center For The Arts at 805 Carteret Street from 5 to 6 p.m., and then at the USCB Sea Islands Center Gallery at 1106 Carteret Street from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Through Thursday, Feb. 27, they will be working on their own projects and with USCB Studio Art and Marine Science students. The public is welcome to visit the studio in small groups weekdays between 2 to 4 p.m. For more information, contact Joanna Angell at angelle@uscb.edu.
— From staff reports
