The Lake Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Department will hold open auditions for the Fall production of "I Never Saw Another Butterfly," directed by LMC Instructor of Theatre Shalico Sain.
Students and community members are invited to participate in the auditions set for 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, and 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 in the LMC Mendel Center Hanson Theatre, 2755 E. Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor. Callbacks are tentatively scheduled for 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11.
While the Visual & Performing Arts Department prioritizes casting full-time enrolled students, community members are strongly encouraged to audition.
Those auditioning should prepare a dramatic monologue, poem, or prose piece of up to one minute. Pieces do not need to be memorized. Advance registration is encouraged on Cast98.com (I Never Saw Another Butterfly by Celeste Raspanti by Lake Michigan College Performing Arts - Show Details - Cast98 US). Drop-ins are permitted.
An audition form, show details, and rehearsal information are available through the sign-up link. In-person auditions are preferred. Those unable audition in person may submit a video audition through the sign-up link.
Fifteen roles are available: seven for females, four for males, and four children. Additionally, a variable number of children and young people may be cast, although only four will have speaking parts. The production contains sensitive material about the Holocaust.
Performances are Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16, and Friday through Sunday, Nov. 22-24. Rehearsals begin on Monday, Sept. 16. They will regularly run 6-8:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, with occasional Friday-Sunday rehearsals a possibility.
Students and community volunteers interested in building the set or assisting with costumes, lights, props, or run crew should contact Sain at ssain@lakemichigancollege.edu.
For more information about the LMC Visual & Performing Arts department and performances, visit lakemichigancollege.edu/arts, email mmccaffrey@lakemichigancollege.edu, or call 269-927-8876.
About the Lake Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Department
The Visual & Performing Arts Department allows students to reach new levels of excellence through classroom instruction and public performance. Many programs, including instrumental and vocal music, theatre, and dance, are based in the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center, the only performing arts center of its kind in southwest Michigan. Here, LMC students have opportunities to study the performing arts in a venue that attracts thousands of patrons annually. Programs including drawing, painting, and graphic design allow students to explore the possibilities in the visual arts.
Auditions are held for select ensembles that perform on the same stages as world-renowned touring acts. Students in any major also have opportunities to audition for Broadway musicals and plays and join two different vocal ensembles, string and wind ensembles, a pop-rock ensemble, and jazz band. One of only two colleges in Michigan to carry the prestigious All-Steinway designation, LMC has a team of highly qualified faculty that bring real-world expertise to the classroom.
Posted August 22, 2024