Arts Calendar

Thu., Nov. 23, 2006

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Auditions

“Romeo and Juliet” – Monday and Tuesday, 1 p.m., Spokane Falls Community College Playhouse, Building 5, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. Open to the public. Auditioners should prepare a two-minute excerpt of a Shakespearean sonnet. Call (509) 533-4440.

“Iolanthe” by Gilbert and Sullivan – Pend Oreille Players Association, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, Sadie Halstead Middle School, 131 Calispel, Newport, Wash. Auditions for lead roles or solo parts Monday and Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; auditioners will be asked to sing “The Star Spangled Banner.” Auditions for chorus members Monday, 6-9 p.m. Performance dates: March 9-18. Call (509) 447-0706.

“The Diviners” – North Idaho College Theater Department, Tuesday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. in Molstead Library’s Todd Hall on the Coeur d’Alene campus. Needed: men and women to play teens-70s. Auditioners will read cold from the script and might be asked to improvise. Performance dates: Feb. 15-17 and 22-24. Call (208) 769-3220.

“Dilemma” – StageWest Community Theatre, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. and Dec. 4-5, 6:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 639 Elm Street, Cheney. Needed: three men and three women to play 18-60 years old. Performance dates: Feb. 16-18 and 23-25. No preparation necessary. Call (509) 235-4575 or see www.stagewestct.org.

“Oklahoma!” – Woodland Theatre, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the theater, 120 W. Third Ave., Kettle Falls, Wash. Call (509) 684-3727 or (509) 684-6811, or see www.woodlandproductions.org.

Classes and workshops

Life Drawing Workshop – with live model, Dec. 2, noon-4 p.m., Colville Woodworking and Stained Glass, 115 S. Main St., Colville. Must be 21 or older. Cost: $25 (bring your own supplies and lunch). Call (509) 684-3002.

Call for artists

Spokane Valley Arts Council – Two- and three-dimensional art is being accepted for exhibits at CenterPlace at Mirabeau Point Park. Preference may be given to pieces 16 inches or less. Send slides to SVAC, 9507 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley, WA 99206, or call (509) 928-4099 or (509) 926-3957.

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