AUDITIONS SET FOR PLAY 'ANIMAL FARM' PLANNED.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - The city of Palmdale and the Palmdale City Players will hold auditions for the upcoming production of ``Animal Farm.'' Auditions will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and at 10 a.m. Saturday in the rehearsal re·hears·al n. The process of repeating information, such as a name or a list of words, in order to remember it. re·hearse  v. classroom at the Palmdale Playhouse, 38334 10th St. E. Performers will present the show in a dramatic stage reading. People auditioning should be prepared to read passages from the script, which will be provided at the audition audition /au·di·tion/ (aw-dish´un) hearing. chromatic audition color hearing. au·di·tion n. The sense, ability, or power of hearing. . Parts are available for seven adults with ages ranging from 25 to 70. This is the seventh show in the Playhouse's annual Cultural, Historical and Educational Drama Series and is designed to educate the community about cultural or historical events in an entertaining format. ``The annual CHE production is part of our commitment to provide meaningful and worthy entertainment to everyone,'' said Dea McAllister, cultural arts/theater manager. ``The mission of the playhouse is to serve as a learning center for the arts in our community. 'Animal Farm' provides a useful medium to learn more about what corruption of power can do to a society. Obviously, this show brings a stinging irony with it in light of recent events in our country.'' George Orwell's novel ``Animal Farm'' is a fable about barnyard animals that chase off their master and set up an egalitarian e·gal·i·tar·i·an adj. Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people. society of their own. Eventually, the animals' intelligent and power-loving leaders - the pigs - subvert the revolution and form a dictatorship dictatorship Form of government in which one person or an oligarchy possesses absolute power without effective constitutional checks. With constitutional democracy, it is one of the two chief forms of government in use today. more oppressive and heartless heart·less adj. 1. Devoid of compassion or feeling; pitiless. 2. Archaic Devoid of courage or enthusiasm; spiritless. heart than that of their former human masters. The show will open March 15 and play for two weekends. In addition, the playhouse will hold special performances during the mornings of March 14 and 21 for local high school students. For more information, call Production/Stage Manager Linda Willis Wil·lis , Thomas 1621-1675. English anatomist and physician known for his studies of the nervous system and the brain. He discovered the circle of Willis at the base of the brain. at (661) 267-5584 or call the playhouse at (661) 267-5684. |
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