BANGOR – Penobscot Theatre Company/Maine Shakespeare Festival will hold open auditions for Maine Shakespeare Festival 2003 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Penobscot Theatre, 183 Main St.

Roles are available in “The Fantasticks,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “As You Like It” and “Macbeth.”

Auditions are for actors over the age of 16.

Actors should be prepared to present one memorized monologue, not longer than one minute, from a play, book, movie or poem, and sing 16 bars of an a cappella song if auditioning for the musical. Actors who wish to audition are encouraged to bring a current resume and a photo to be kept on file.

To make an appointment, call Holly Khiel or Katey at 947-6618.

Actors who previously have auditioned with Penobscot Theatre Company/Maine Shakespeare Festival need not attend, but are encouraged to express their interest in the festival by e-mailing collene@maineshakespeare.org or writing to 183 Main St., Bangor 04401.