Un-Common Theatre Holding Auditions

The Un-Common Theatre Company is holding January auditions for its spring production of "And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank" by award-winning playwright James Still.

Auditions for actors in grades 7 to 12 will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, by appointment only at the South Foxboro Community Club in Foxborough.

Un-Common is looking for young performers who are interested in enhancing their acting skills and want to be part of a ground breaking and powerful production from April 13 to April 15 at the Orpheum Theatre in Foxborough.

"And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank" is a multimedia play that combines videotaped interviews with Holocaust survivors Ed Silverberg and Eva Schloss and live actors recreating scenes from their lives during World War II. Silverberg was Anne Frank's first boyfriend, and she wrote about him in the beginning of her now-famous diary. Schloss was the same age as Anne Frank and lived in the same apartment building in Amsterdam. Her family went into hiding the same day as the Frank family. And like the Frank family, they were betrayed. On Schloss' 15th birthday, her family was arrested by the Nazis and sent to concentration camps.  Part oral history, part dramatic action, part direct address, part remembrance, "And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank" breaks new ground and has been acclaimed by audiences and critics in world-wide productions.

Veteran Director Christa Crewdson will teach advanced acting techniques during rehearsals to help the cast learn to perform this emotionally challenging production.

For more information, visit www.uncommontheatre.org. 

To make an audition appointment, email uncommontheatre@verizon.net or call the audition line at 508-698-3098 stating the performer's name, grade, age, email address and telephone number. The performer will receive an email with an appointment time and more information.