Heartwood Theater will hold student auditions on Monday, Dec. 2 for its annual Winter Theater Adventure, available to all Midcoast middle school students, grades 4-8. 

Auditions will be held Dec. 2, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Poe Theater, 81 Academy Hill Road, Newcastle.  Auditions will be simple, intended to get students off to a good start, as they learn how to be in a play or increase already growing skills. No audition materials are required. Roles vary greatly in size and intensity, creating a variety of opportunities, including music and movement.  

A wild and woolly version of "Jack and the Beanstalk," set in the Bayou Country, will give 15 or more students an opportunity to create a rollicking production filled with great physical and theatrical moments.

A cast readthrough is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 9. Rehearsals are currently slated for Jan. 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, and 28.

Students will perform during school hours for middle school students on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 30 and 31. Performances for public audiences are on Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1 – a total of 5 or 6 performances at the Poe Theater, at Lincoln Academy.

The production staff will include costumer Heidi Kopishke, technical director Ryan Kohnert, and directors Teralyn Reiter and Griff Braley. Questions? Contact Director Griff Braley: braley@lincolnacademy.org