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Auditions

  • Starry Night Theatre will hold auditions for the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Picnic," by William Inge, from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 7 and 8 at the Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda. Director L. Don Swartz is seeking seven women (two in their late teens/early 20s; four adults and one mature) and four men (three in their late teens, early 20s and one adult). Candidates will be asked to a give cold reading in a group setting. Play dates are Thursday, Feb. 14 through Sunday, March 2. For more information, visit www.starrynighttheatre.com. "Picnic," set in the 1950s, tells the story of a charismatic drifter who spends 24 hours in a small Kansas town and changes the lives of everyone he comes into contact with.

  • Buffalo Choral Arts Society ( BCAS) will hold mid-year new member auditions on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, at St. Joseph's University Church, Main Street near Winspear Avenue, near the UB South Campus. All voice parts are open for auditioners with a special need for light, lyric Soprano 1, singers who have choral singing experience and who can read music. Another need is for basses, especially Bass 2. All prospective auditioners should prepare a solo from any published source that best exemplifies the singer's range, tone and interpretive qualities. Pitch matching, range exercises and sight reading will make up the remainder of the audition. Call Nancy Cannizzaro at 847-6930 (w) or 856-1357 (h) to set up an audition time.