CORVALLIS, Ore. -Auditions for Oregon State University Theatre's fall 2016 production of Roald Dahl's "James and the Giant Peach" will be held at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3 and 4 in the Withycombe Hall Main Stage theatre, 2901 S.W. Campus Way, Corvallis.

The classic tale is told by James and the insect characters - Miss Spider, Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybird and Earthworm. The play begins at the end of the story, when James and his friends are living in the giant peach stone in Central Park, New York.

A tour guide brings a party of tourists - the audience - to see this major attraction, and James and his friends tell the story of how they came to live in New York. The epic journey across the Atlantic is acted out with live action, puppetry and storytelling.

Auditions are open to all OSU students, staff, faculty, and area community members. Those planning to audition should be prepared to do cold readings from the script and group-building improvisational games. Rehearsals for "James and the Giant Peach" will run Mondays-Thursdays from 6-10 p.m. Show dates are Nov. 3-5 and 12-13.

For more information visit: http://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/school-arts-and-communication/theatre/students/auditions, or contact the show's director, Tinamarie Ivey at [email protected].

Source: 

Elizabeth Helman, [email protected]

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