Published: August 27, 2008 12:18 pm            

IN BRIEF | Auditions tonight for UPJ production

Auditions for the UPJ Theater Department’s production of “Merrily We Roll Along” by Stephen Sondheim will be held at 7 tonight in the studio theater at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Richland Township.

Singers should bring their own music. An accompanist will be provided.

Dancers should wear dance clothing and shoes.

The musical will be presented Oct. 23 to Nov. 2.

Winning comedy will be read Sept. 6

The first professional reading of the winning entry in this year’s Mountain Playhouse International Comedy Playwriting Contest will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at the playhouse in Jennerstown.

“One Golden Moment” was written by 82-year-old William S.E. Coleman of Des Moines, Iowa.

After the reading, Coleman will receive the Grindstone Award and a $3,000 cash prize.

Coleman grew up near New Kensington, Westmoreland County, and received degrees from Slippery Rock and Penn State universities and the University of Pittsburgh.

Admission to the reading and presentation is free.

The public also is invited to a complimentary reception, which will be held in the Tuscany Room at Green Gables Restaurant, following the presentation.

Cresson playhouse offers student classes

Classes in audition techniques and musical theater performance for students ages 13 to 18 will be held beginning Sept. 22 at Cresson Lake Playhouse’s rehearsal hall, 526 W. Ogle St., Ebensburg.

The classes, eight weeks in duration, will be limited to 15 people per class and will culminate in a presentation the ninth week.

The playhouse’s educational outreach program will offer courses in musical theater literature and repertoire from Sept. 27 to Nov. 22.

A musical theater course for children in age groups 5 to 7, 8 to 10 and 11 to 13 will introduce children to the basics of singing and performing with basic choreography included.

The courses are limited to 12 students and will expose them to songs and styles of American musical theater.

Instructors are Greggory and Susan Brandt.

All classes are $200 each.

Information: 472-4333.

        

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