Auditions for Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

our 2024 Theatre in the Park production

will be held at the Dassel History Center from 6:00 - 9:00 pm on

Saturday, April 20, Thursday, April 25 and Sunday May 5

Please bring your schedules for known conflicts through summer.

Performances

• Friday, July 19 - Dassel History Center

• Saturday, July 20 - Jomas Winery (Darwin)

• Sunday, July 21 - Litchfield Opera House (Litchfield)

• Thursday, July 25 - Masonic Park (Hutchinson)

• Friday, July 26 - Peterson Park (Cokato)

• Saturday, July 27 - Crow River Winery (Hutchinson)

• Sunday, July 28 - Dassel History Center

A comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. The primary plot of Much Ado About Nothing turns on the courtship and scandal involving young Hero and her suitor, Claudio, but the witty war of words between Claudio's friend Benedick and Hero's cousin Beatrice often takes center stage. Set in Messina, the play begins as Don Pedro's army returns after a victory.

Also our GENERAL AUDITIONS will be held at these same dates and times at the Dassel-History Center. This is your chance to help decide our 2024 - 2025 season as we will be taking your input on shows you are interested in from our list below and what time frames you would be available to be in these shows!  
 

PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in one of the musicals please bring an audition piece that shows your vocal range.
 

Shows under consideration are as follows:

COMEDIES:
"The Explorers' Club": a group of intrepid British gentlemen are aghast that their revered organization may be infiltrated by a (gasp!) woman.
"Finishing School", two elderly residents at a retirement facility address the issues of aging, loneliness and boredom.
"The Death and Life of Sneaky Fitch", what happens when the town drunk violates 'The Code of the West' by becoming Gopher Gulch's top gunslinger?

DRAMA:
"A Cry of Players", an imagined recreation of the home life of young William Shakespeare before leaving Stratford-Upon Avon to become the world's greatest playwright.
"Spoon River Anthology", the inhabitants of an Illinois cemetery are briefly resurrected, each giving an account of his/her small town experience of life in late 1800's mid-America.
"Under Milk Wood", poet Dylan Thomas's depiction of the quirky inhabitants of a tiny Welsh fishing village as they progress through a single day in their lives.

MUSICALS:
"Annie", the tale of an optimistic orphan girl during the days of the great depression.
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", the beloved "Peanuts" characters of Charles Schultz share their charming perspectives on their childhood world.
"Sweeney Todd", an innocent London barber is sent to prison by a corrupt and lustful judge. Upon his eventual release, his revenge-induced madness wreaks havoc among his unsuspecting enemies.
"Forever Plaid", when four young singers are killed in a car crash, they posthumously take the stage for one final gig in this goofy, 1950s nostalgia trip.


For more information please see the original letter sent by our Artistic Director David Metcalf explaining our thinking, process, and hope around having these general auditions: