JONESVILLE — The Sauk, Hillsdale County’s community theater, will be holding auditions for their upcoming double bill of “Icarus” and “Pandora and the Sickle Moon.”
Auditions will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, and 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at the Sauk Theatre, 240 E. Chicago in Jonesville. Performance dates are June 6-9.
“Icarus” follows inventor and architect Daedalus, who commits a crime in Athens and is banished to Crete to serve King Minos. Determined to right the wrong of his crime, Daedalus becomes a father to Icarus. Complicating things further, Icarus falls in love with Ariadne, the daughter of Minos.
After adventures involving sea god Poseidon, the Labyrinth, the slaying of the minotaur, and a broken heart, Daedalus and Icarus find themselves in a locked tower, surrounded by Minos’ ships. In Act Two, Pandora, the first woman created by Greek gods, has opened a box releasing all the evils of humanity. She can’t undo the deed so she decides her penance must be to observe the evil play out in the world. She serves as the audience’s narrator in this tragic fairy tale told out of time and place.
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Auditions will consist of readings from the script and physical improvisations. Actors are asked to wear comfortable clothes that allow comfortable movement. No experience necessary. Auditions are open to boys age 8-12 and anyone age 15 and up. Trinity Bird will direct this production. Mandee Leigh Howard will stage manage. A list of characters and ticket information can be found at www.thesauk.org.
“Icarus” and “Pandora and the Sickle Moon” are sponsored by Drumhiller Farms and The Grate Haus. The Sauk’s 2024 season sponsors are Joyous Journey Photography, WCSR Radio Hillsdale, 99.5 FM The Dale, Simply Hers Magazine and McGraw Publications. The Sauk is supported by the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
— Contact Reporter Corey Murray at cmurray@hillsdale.net or follow him on X, formerly Twitter: @cmurrayHDN.
This article originally appeared on Hillsdale Daily News: Auditions set for Greek plays at The Sauk
