Houlton Star Bright Children’s Theatre announces auditions for 2011 production

    HOULTON — The Houlton Star Bright Children’s Theatre will hold auditions for its annual production on Jan. 27 at the Court Street Baptist Church in Houlton. This years’ production will be a series of Readers’ Theater plays and will be presented to the public on March 4-5 at the Houlton Southside School.
    Auditions are open to all students in grades 2 through 12. Auditions will be held on Thursday, Jan. 27, from 2:45-4:30 p.m. Any students wishing to audition for a part in the production must attend this rehearsal. All children who audition will be given a part.
    Rehearsals for this years’ production will be held on Mondays and/or Thursdays during the month of February. (Most children will not be required to attend rehearsals on both days.) All children will be required to attend final rehearsals during the week of the performance, on Monday Feb. 28; Tuesday, March 1; and Wednesday, March 2.
    There will be no rehearsals during the school vacation week. The final week’s rehearsals will take place at the Houlton Southside School auditorium. All other rehearsals will be at the Court Street Baptist Church in Houlton. The final production will be performed at the Houlton Southside School auditorium on the evening of Friday, March 4, and a matinee on Saturday March 5.
    Each of the individual Readers’ Theater stories will be directed by a different Houlton Star Bright Children’s Theatre board member. The Houlton Star Bright Children’s Theatre, founded in 1969 by students at Ricker College, is one of the oldest community children’s theatres in the country and offers live theater for and by children to the Greater Houlton area. The Theatre is a non-profit organization supported by volunteer help and community donations. For more information contact: Frank Sullivan at 538-9416 or e-mail: frank@rainbarrow.net.