<div dir="ltr">Classic
Theater Guild announces auditions for its outdoor summer Shakespeare
show, part of the Helderberg Theater Festival held at Indian Ladder
Farms in Altamont and the GE Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady. This
year, director Tony Pallone will be letting the fairies run wild as he puts his unique spin
onto that most fantastical of Shakespeare's comedies, "A Midsummer
Night's Dream."<br><br>Auditions will be held in TWO LOCATIONS, both
starting with signups at 6:30 p.m. and running from 7:00-9:00 p.m. On
Sunday, April 6, we'll be at Classic Theater Guild's home base, 137
State Street, Schenectady. On Monday, April 7, we'll be at our main
rehearsal space, the First Reformed Church, 8 North Church St.,
Schenectady. <br><br>Please prepare a one- to two-minute comic
Shakespearean monologue; we will also be reading from sides available at
the audition. The full text of the play can be found at
<a href="http://shakespeare.mit.edu/midsummer/" target="_blank">http://shakespeare.mit.edu/midsummer/</a><br><br>All roles are available,
and we plan to cast a diverse group of actors with a wide age range.
Rehearsals will begin in early May. Performances for "Midsummer" will be
held at the evenings of July 18-20 plus July 24-27; there is also an
additional gala performance at Proctors on Saturday, Aug. 2.<br><br>For more information, contact director Tony Pallone, <a href="mailto:tonypallone@gmail.com" target="_blank">tonypallone@gmail.com</a>.<br><br>Also
seeking technical/crew volunteers; please contact director Tony
Pallone, <a href="mailto:tonypallone@gmail.com" target="_blank">tonypallone@gmail.com</a>, stating your area of interest.</div>