Hershey Area Playhouse Holding Auditions for MIRACLE ON 34th STREET

Hershey Area Playhouse is holding auditions for the last production of its 2016 season, Miracle on 34th Street, Sunday, Sept. 25 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for children up to 12 years old. Auditions for teens and adults will also be held Sunday as well as Monday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. Callbacks, if needed, will be held Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m.

Auditions will take place at The Playhouse, located at the corner of Sand Hill Road and Cherry Drive, Hershey. Multiple leading, supporting, featured and ensemble roles are available. Those auditioning will be asked to read from the play's script.

Miracle on 34th Street is a familiar story that follows a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus and is institutionalized as insane, and a young lawyer who decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. Lois Heagy, an experienced actor and director in central Pennsylvania, joins Hershey Area Playhouse for the first time as director of this heartwarming classic.

Performances will be held Dec. 1-4 and 8-11, 2016 at The Playhouse. Additional audition information, including available roles and descriptions, is available on The Playhouse's website, www.HersheyAreaPlayhouse.com.

Hershey Area Playhouse (www.HersheyAreaPlayhouse.com) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing residents of the community with an opportunity to participate in the creation and production of a theatrical experience. Since its inception in 1999, Hershey Area Playhouse has staged dozens of productions at numerous venues around the Hershey area. In April 2007, The Playhouse opened its new permanent home, Hershey Area Playhouse at Country Meadows.

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