Auditions in La Grange, Bastrop and Brenham For the Musical "Heart of the Tin Trunk, April 23 - 26"

Backstage, Inc., is pleased to announce auditions for the 2012 production of Heart of the Tin Trunk, a large scale historical musical performing July 27 - August 5 at the 850-seat Concert Stage at the Festival Institute in Round Top. For this second annual staging we are looking for actors, singers and dancers of all shapes, and ages. This year, we will be holding open auditions in Bastrop, Brenham, and La Grange. All actors in the cast will receive a stipend for their contributions to the show. An additional travel stipend may be given for performers traveling from more than 25 miles from La Grange.

A battered old tin trunk reveals its hidden heart through family treasures that recall storied memories of perseverance, bravery and family spirit that bring adventure, discovery and love to a young Texas girl. The story takes you from today's generation to the heart of the historic Czech lands, where a mother faces a terrifying decision to take her children on a dangerous journey across an unknown ocean in search of a new life in Texas.

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We will begin rehearsals on Monday, July 2^nd in La Grange. Most rehearsals will be held in the evening, Monday through Friday, and on Saturdays. You will not be called if you are not in the scenes we are working that night.

Auditions In BASTROP – Thursday, April 26^th at Inspirations Dance Studio - Located in Alum Creek in the Twister Cheer Building - 1289 Highway 71 E , Bastrop, TX 78602

Acting/Singing Auditions will be from 6-8:00 pm in the small studio. Please prepare 16 bars and a monologue. An accompanist will be provided. If you do not have anything prepared, we will have sides and songs available there for you to perform.

Dance Audition from 8-9:00 pm in the large studio. Please come prepared to move, with proper shoes and clothes. Even if you only consider yourself a “mover,” and not a dancer, we would still like to see you. The dance call will be tailored to suit a variety of ability levels. Similarly, if you consider yourself to be “only” a dancer, we still ask that you show up to the acting/singing portion of the audition.

Auditions in BRENHAM- Monday, April 23^rd at the Unity Theatre - 300 Church Street - Brenham, Texas 77833

Acting/Singing Auditions will be from 5-7:30 pm.

Dance Auditions will be held from 7:30-8:30 pm.

Auditions in LA GRANGE - Wednesday, April 25^th at St. Paul Lutheran Church - 427 South Washington Street, La Grange, TX 78945

We will audition children from 3-5 pm. (Grades 1-8. If you are in high school, please come to the adult auditions.) Please count on being there for as much of the full 2 hours as possible, as we will work with the children in a group. Children do not need to worry about preparing anything for the audition.

Adult Acting/Singing Auditions will be from 5-8pm.
Dance Auditions will be held from 8-9 pm.

For questions or more information, please contact Mickey Burdick. (mickeyburdick@hotmail.com or by phone: 646.382.3039)

Go to AustinLiveTheatre.com for additional information . . . .

Upcoming: Souvenir, a play with music by Steven Temperley, Unity Theatre, Brenham, February 3 - 21

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Souvenir

a play with music by Steven Temperley

February 3 - 21 Thursdays 7:30, Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 4 p.m.

Unity Theatre, Church Street, Brenham (click for map)

She gave sold-out concerts for the social elite of New York City, became the talk of the town, earned a cult following, and was a legend in her own mind. She had wealth, social standing, and a burning desire to sing. Unfortunately, she had no talent. The life of Florence Foster Jenkins is told through the eyes of her accompanist, Cosmé McMoon, who teamed up with her in 1932. Over the next dozen years, their strange partnership caused him to revise his first impression of her and of the very meaning of music itself. As Florence once observed, “People may say I can’t sing, but no one can ever say I didn’t sing!”

Public tales begin January 24 -- To purchase tickets:
• Visit our Ticket Office in the theatre lobby at 300 Church Street in downtown Brenahm.
• Phone in your reservations and secure your tickets with a credit card (a $1 per ticket convenience fee will be charged) or
• Email your ticket request to Tickets@UnityBrenham.org and we will phone you to confirm the reservation and take the necessary payment information.