Who doesn't love a spunky little red-haired orphan with a big voice?
Yes, I'm talking about Annie - and this is your chance to be onstage in the popular Broadway musical.
Royal City Musical Theatre Company is holding auditions Sept. 21 and 22 for its annual spring production.
Children are invited to audition on Saturday, Sept. 21, with a mandatory dance call audition from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by scheduled singing auditions from 11:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring sheet music and come prepared to sing a song from a Broadway show.
On Sunday, Sept. 22, adults must also attend a mandatory dance call from 10 to 11 a.m., with scheduled singing auditions from 11:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Bring sheet music and be prepared with two song choices from Broadway - one up-tempo and one ballad.
All roles are being cast - including, of course, Annie, Oliver Warbucks and Miss Hannigan, the drunken orphanage matron. Other featured roles include Warbucks' secretary Grace Farrell, Miss Hannigan's brother Rooster and his girlfriend Lily.
Ensemble members will be cast in a range of roles, including, of course, the orphans.
To schedule an audition, see http://tinyurl.com/RCMTAnnie.
Royal City Musical Theatre is also seeking a props master for the production.
For more details, see www.royalcitymusicaltheatre.com or email [email protected].
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Music lovers of the city, you'll want to be sure to check out the Music at Queens concert series this year.
This marks the concent series' 15th season, and a stellar lineup of performers is coming to town.
The fall season kicks off with the West Coast Symphony on Oct. 6, and will also include the Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir, Van Django, Chez Nous: Christmas With Elektra and Carols and Bells.
In the spring, the series includes the return of the West Coast Symphony, the Hazeltones, Bridge Professionals, Kallisto Trio and the Phoenix Chamber Choir.
Stay tuned for details about upcoming concerts as the dates approach.
More information can be found at www.queensavenue.org or at www.facebook.com/musicatqueens. You can also call 604-522-1606 for information.
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The Amelia Douglas Gallery is hosting an opening reception this weekend for the newest exhibition at the gallery.
Curbside: Digital Art by Ron Sangha is on at the gallery from Sept. 12 to Nov. 1.
An opening reception is set for Friday, Sept. 13 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., with live music, hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. There will also be an artist's talk on Friday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. in the gallery.
The gallery is at Douglas College, on the fourth floor north, at 700 Royal Ave.
Find out more about it at www.ronsangha.com.
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Writers will want to take note of this one.
The Royal City Literary Arts Society and the New Westminster Public Library are offering a free writing workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
The workshop, The Real Genius Is In the Rewrite, is led by Sylvia Taylor, an award-winning writer, editor and educator and a director for the Arts Council of Surrey. Taylor has more than 400 articles in print and is the author of The Fisher Queen: A deckhand's tales of the B.C. coast, released by Heritage House Publishing in 2012.
Participants should bring one page of their own writing and four different coloured highlighters.
The workshop starts at 6:30 p.m. at the library, 716 Sixth Ave. Pre-register by calling 778-714-1772.
Check out the literary arts society's website, www.rclas.com, for more on this and other literary events in the city.
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