Live Audition for 2010 TAKE THE STAGE Talent Competition Held 4/17

The second of four live audition sessions for the 2010 TAKE THE STAGE amateur talent competition will be Saturday, April 17th, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Whole Backstage Theater in Guntersville. The competition is open to amateur performers of all kinds ages 8 and up from Alabama and surrounding states, and will be presented June 3-6.

Talent can be any type of amateur entertainment (singing, dancing, bands/ instrumental music, martial arts, comedy, dramatic performance, etc.) suitable for a family audience. Entrants can come audition at any time during the period. Microphones and a sound system, will be provided; a piano will be available for entrants who require one. Entry forms will also be available at the audition.

Up to sixty acts will be selected to compete in the preliminary rounds. Acts will be scored by a panel of judges which will representatives of education, business, politics, and the entertainment industry. The top ten scoring acts from the preliminary rounds will go on to the final round of competition, to vie for first, second and third place cash and prizes totaling at least $1,000.

Applicants who wish can instead mail in or deliver a video audition with their form and entry fee. The entry form and contest rules can be downloaded from the Whole Backstage web site - www.wholebackstage.com - or can be picked up at the theater office during normal business hours.

Two other live audition dates remain after this one, on May 1 and May 8. The TAKE THE STAGE talent competition is a fundraising event for the Whole Backstage Theater. For additional information contact Rich Resler, 256-572-9558, or KelleyBrooke Brown, 256-558-6008, or email to takethestage@wholebackstage.com, or visit www.wholebackstage.com

Don't Miss a Birmingham News Story
Sign up for all the news on the Spring season, discounts & more...