Theatre--Auditions

Auditions for "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" are set for Thursday, Sept. 6 from 6 pm to 8 pm and Saturday, Sept. 8 from 10 am to noon at the Crowley Art Gallery. Cast of 9 males, 8 women, 15 children. Lots of Extras available especially for those first timers. Spread the word!

Pandemonium Theater Group announces their Christmas play production of "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" for Thursday, Sept. 6 from 6 pm to 8 pm and Saturday September 8 from 10 am to noon at the Crowley Art Gallery at 222 North Parkerson Avenue in downtown Crowley.

The Christmas play for 2012 will be “The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus” based on the book by L. Frank Baum (that’s right the author of The Wizard of Oz). Have you ever wondered just where Santa Claus came from? Baum knew and lets us in on his secret: the story of Saint Nicholas as told to him by Necile, the nymph who found Claus and raised him as her own in the world of Knooks, Faeries, Ryls and, yes, even the dreaded Awgwas. “Beward of the Awgwas,” Necile warns Claus. “They hide under beds to frighten human children!” And so Claus decides he must leave the world of the Immortals and live among the humans, making toys to make children happy. He gets help from Jack Frost, who shows him the Frost Gale which allows Claus and his sleigh to fly, and from two runaway Knooks, Lem and Barlo, who want to hear the children laugh. This delightful tale answers once and for all how Santa Claus made the first toy, why he climbs down chimneys and, most of all, how he learned to laugh that great “Ho, ho, ho.” The cast calls for 9 men: Frank Baum (79 lines); Ak – master woodsman and ruler of the forest (155 lines); Will – king of the Knooks and Faeries (75 lines); Claus (312 lines); Jack Frost (53 lines); King Awgwa (68 lines); King Gnome (12 lines); Prince Flash – ruler of the birds (6 lines); and Bo – ruler of the seas (7 lines). And 8 women: Necile – wood Nymph and foster mother to Claus (166 lines); Queen – Ak’s wife (48 lines); Maid (15 lines); Queen Awgwa (32 lines); Water Sprite Queen – queen to Sprites and Ryls (5 lines); Queen Imp – queen to Imps and Nymphs (12 lines); and two Faeries (#1 13 lines and #2 has 3 lines). Finally 15 children both girls and boys to play: a Ryl (1 line); A Knook (1 line); A Nymph (1 line); Weekum – a curious human boy (31 lines); Mayrie – human girl(33 lines); 4 Awgwas (#1 - 13 lines; #2 11 lines; #3 &#4 1 line each); 2 reindeer(#1 31 lines and #2 32 lines); Barlo (elf) (20 lines) and Lem (23 lines) – helper Knooks to Clause; and 3 small children (2 lines each) to receive gifts. Extras welcome. Some characters only have one line whereas others have teens to thirties with only a few having over 75 and Claus with 312. Play to be performed December 14, 15, & 16 at the Grand Opera House. Cast members are responsible for their own costumes.

For more information please call Director Machelle Booty at (337) 230-9175.