Lakewood Theatre Company Hosts Auditions For Upcoming Holiday Shows

Lakewood Theatre Company will be holding auditions in October for two holiday shows that will play during the month of December 2010. They include:

Holiday Magic Breakfast Theatre
Audition Date: Sat. Oct. 16, 2010
(Call 503-635-3901 beginning Sept. 22 for an audition appointment)

Holiday Magic Breakfast Theatre is an annual holiday musical performance presented by Lakewood Theatre Company for youth. The performers are students in area high schools.

Auditions are by appointment on Saturday Oct. 16, 2010. Call to schedule an appointment time at 503-635-3901.

Location: Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, OR 97034

Parts needed: 10 boys and 10 girls (ages 15-18). The director, Milli Hoelscher, is seeking young people with self-confidence, good vocal skills and stage presence. Auditioners need to prepare a song and bring a head shot and resume. Parents will be asked to sign agreement forms. Call for an appointment at 503-635-3901.

Audition location: Lakewood Theatre Company at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.

Performance Schedule: Saturday mornings at 9 & 11:00 AM at Lakewood Center, Dec. 4, 11 & 18, 2010. There may also be some touring shows on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Audition Date: Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 - Auditions for speaking roles (ages 9-adult)
Audition Date: Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010 - Auditions for angel choir (ages 7-10)
(Call 503-635-3901 beginning Oct. 1 for an audition appointment)

The play, written by Barbara Robinson and directed by Milli Hoelscher, is an added holiday attraction that has become a tradition with Lakewood audiences for the past 20 years.

Parts needed: 4 men and 6 women (various adult ages), 8 boys and 9 girls (ages 9-15) and a singing angel choir (ages 7-10). The director is seeking young people with self-confidence, good vocal skills and stage presence. Please bring a photo and resume and be prepared to read. Parents will be asked to sign agreement forms. Call 503-635-3901 for an appointment time.

Audition location: Lakewood Theatre Company at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.

Performance Schedule: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever opens Wednesday Dec. 15 at 7:30 PM and continues nightly at 7:30 PM Dec. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 & 22, 2010. There are also 2:00 PM matinees on Sat. Dec. 18 and Sun. Dec. 19
About the Play: The Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lied and stole and smoked cigars (even the girls) and talked rough and hit little kids and talked back to their teachers. So it surprised just about everybody when they decided to take part in the town's Christmas Pageant.

The Herdman kids had never heard of the Christmas story, but the way they interpreted it, you'd think the story of Jesus came right out of the F.B.I. files. (They called the Wise Men a bunch of dirty spies). It was a Christmas pageant to remember. An American classic ... one of the best Christmas stories ever told.

Playwright Barbara Robinson has written several books for children including Across From Indian Shore and Trace Through the Forest. Her stories have appeared in well-known magazines and a short version of this play appeared in McCall's Magazine under the title, "The Christmas Pageant."

About Lakewood Theatre Company

58 Years of Live Theatre: Founded as a not-for-profit organization in 1952, Lakewood Theatre Company is a semi-professional theatre dedicated to the study and presentation of drama in all its forms; the training and development of actors; and the creation, maintenance and operation of a theatre in which to present plays and other forms of entertainment. Lakewood Theatre Company is the oldest continually operated, not-for-profit theatre company in the Portland Metropolitan area. It annually provides more than 400 theatre artists the opportunity to learn and display their craft and attracts more than 40,000 people to its shows.