Adults and Youth Invited to Audition Oct. 28-29 for “The Little Mermaid”

Children and adults are invited to audition on Oct. 28-29, 2017 for Magical Starlight Theatre’s January 2018 production of “The Little Mermaid.”

Auditions will be held at the Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center, located at 305 W. Jackson Ave. in downtown Naperville. Children must be in fourth grade or above to audition. Actors under age 16 may audition either on Saturday, Oct. 28 or Sunday, Oct. 29 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. Actors age 16 and older may audition on either day from 2:30-4:00 p.m. Call backs, if necessary, will be held on Monday, Oct. 30 at 7:00 p.m.

Youth and adult actors are asked to prepare an up-tempo song highlighting their vocal range and to bring sheet music for the accompanist. There also will be a dance audition, a general movement audition and a cold reading from the script. Check www.magicalstarlight.org/auditions for details about the characters, vocal range needed and frequently asked questions about the auditions.

All performances are mandatory. Ten performances will be presented: January 12-14 and January 19-21, 2018. Performances are at Naperville Central High School Auditorium, 440 West Aurora Avenue. Rehearsals will generally be scheduled for Sunday afternoons, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

Magical Starlight Theatre is a program of The Naperville Park District. Magical Starlight strives to include community actors and production staff of multiple generations in its productions, providing a unique opportunity for adults and young people to work together as peers and learn from one another.

Cast for the 2017 production of “Seussical” rehearses in Dec. 2016