Audition For Morristown Onstage This Weekend

From MEF: The deadline for registration for the Morris Educational Foundation (MEF)’s twelfth annual talent show, Morristown ONSTAGE, has been extended to Thursday, December 13. All ages and talents are welcome to audition.

The talent show will showcase the best amateur talent from Morristown, Morris Plains and Morris Township. The event will be held on February 27, 2019 at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, New Jersey. Four distinguished arts and entertainment professionals will judge the competition. Again this year there will be a $1,000 cash prize for 1st place for contestants ages 19 and over, $1,000 cash prize for 1st place for contestants ages 18 and under, a $500 award for the “Audience Choice” Winner which will be voted on that night at the show, and a $250 Rossoff Rising Star Award for talent training chosen by the Morristown ONSTAGE Steering Committee. Auditions are open to anyone who lives, works, trains or goes to school in the towns of Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains. Alumni of Morristown High School are also invited to audition. Groups who have at least one member who lives, works, trains or goes to school in the towns of Morristown, Morris Township or Morris Plains qualify to audition. Auditions will take place on December 15, 2018 at Morristown High School. Anyone interested in auditioning must register at the event’s website, www.morristownonstage.com.

“We are so excited to celebrate 12 years of extraordinary talent in our community and 12 years of Morristown ONSTAGE raising money to fund initiatives supporting the students in the Morris School District. We have raised over $665,000 over the last 11 years from the event and we hope to raise a record amount this year,” said Molly Servais, Morristown ONSTAGE event chair and member of the Morris Educational Foundation Board of Trustees. Last year’s sold-out event was emceed by Tara Bernie, who is the Senior Correspondent for DailyMailTV. Beyond the lights and cameras, Bernie is Morristown resident and a Morris School District parent. She will be returning this year to reprise her role as emcee. Servais added, “You won’t want to miss this year’s show. Our theme is ‘History Happens Here’ and we will be showcasing the rich history of Morristown throughout the show.”

“The Morris Educational Foundation is very excited about Morristown ONSTAGE. We are proud to give our community’s local amateur talent an opportunity to perform in front of their hometown, and in a top notch facility such as the Mayo Performing Arts Center” said Patty Haralampoudis, Chairperson of the Morris Educational Foundation. “Be sure to get your tickets as soon as they go on sale in early 2018.” “The Morris Educational Foundation is an integral part of the Morris School District and this fundraising event will further the Foundation’s ability to distribute financial and other resources to and for the Morris School District for enrichment programs and other projects aimed at enhancing the quality of education and educational opportunities for students in the district,” added Servais.

Last year, the event raised over $143,000 for the Morris Educational Foundation. Tickets for the show will go on sale in early 2018 through The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown. The Morris Educational Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) that seeks to attract private resources to support a variety of educational programs and initiatives in support of the Morris School District. Through effective solicitation and distribution of funds, the Morris Educational Foundation helps enable the District to continue to be the model of visionary social and educational leadership it has been since its inception. For more information, visit the website at www.morrisedfoundation.org.

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