Machias theater group announces auditions

MACHIAS – Downriver Theatre Company will hold auditions for the season on April 19-20 at the University of Maine at Machias Performing Arts Center.

The April 19 auditions will be at 6:30 p.m. Auditions on April 20 will be at 10 a.m.

This summer’s productions will include a “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “An Actor’s Nightmare” and “Voices.”

“Forum,” a musical comedy, has roles for at least seven men and seven women and will be performed on June 27-29 and July 3-5. People auditioning for a part should come with a musical number of their choice and bring sheet music for the accompanist.

“Voices,” a one-act drama, and “The Actor’s Nightmare,” a one-act comedy, will play together on July 25-27 and Aug. 8-10. “Voices” calls for two women, a man, a boy, and a 10- to 14-year-old girl. There are roles for three women and three men in “Actor’s Nightmare.”

For more information, call Skip Cole at 255-4120.