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NUANGOLA &#8212; Theatre at the Grove in Nuangola will hold auditions for its upcoming productions of The Who&#8217;s &#8220;Tommy,&#8221; &#8220;Children of Eden,&#8221; &#8220;To Kill a Mockingbird,&#8221; and Disney&#8217;s &#8220;The Little Mermaid.&#8221; Auditions will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. Jan. 2; 1 to 6 p.m. Jan. 3 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 4 at Encore School of Dance, 369 South Mountain Blvd. in Mountaintop.All roles are open and will be cast age appropriate. Roles are available for both adults and children.Performance dates for each production are as follows:<ul><li>&#8220;Tommy&#8221;: March 11 to April 3</li><li>&#8220;Children of Eden&#8221;: April 15 to May 1</li><li>&#8220;To Kill a Mockingbird&#8221;: May 13 to 22</li><li>&#8220;The Little Mermaid&#8221;: June 10 to July 10</li></ul>Those auditioning are asked to prepare 32 bars of a contemporary musical theatre or rock songs and bring sheet music in the appropriate key.Some of those auditioning will be asked to take part in a dance/movement call.Those auditioning for &#8220;To Kill a Mockingbird&#8221; will be asked to read from a provided script.If you cannot attend the open call and are still interested in being considered for these shows email artistic director Michael Marone at TheatreAtTheGrove@gmail.com or call 570-578-0754.Callbacks will be held separately for each show.A character breakdown and specifics about each production&#8217;s rehearsal and performance schedule is available on The Grove&#8217;s website www.TheatreAtTheGrove.com.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>Times Leader staff report</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach the Times Leader arts &amp; entertainment section at 570-991-6109.</shirttailMeta></div>

Theatre at the Grove in Nuangola sets auditions for upcoming season, including ‘To Kill A Mockingbird,’ ‘The Little Mermaid’ and other shows