Masquers to hold auditions this weekend
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 6 months AGO
SOAP LAKE — Masquers Theater will be holding auditions this weekend for their early December show “The Enchanted Bookshop.”
A press release by the theater said auditions will be held on Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. and Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. in the lobby of the theater in Soap Lake. Director Marla Allsopp will be looking for cast members ages 12 and older to play book characters that come to life.
Performances will be for two weekends only, the release states. The dates of the performances are Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 3 and 4 at 2 p.m., Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 10 and 11 at 2 p.m.
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