MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (January 24, 2023) — Timber Lake Playhouse, the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, announces auditions for local children and adult for their upcoming 2022 Season.

Timber Lake Playhouse will again be casting local performers for the following performance opportunities:

Ø  TLP Summer Mainstage Season: Casting will be for local actors and actresses ages six to 106 to perform roles this summer. Ensemble roles in Grease, Sound of Music, 9 to 5, and Jersey Boys as well as the Von Trapp children in Sound of Music will be available.

Ø  Magic Owl Children’s Theatre: We will be casting local actors and actresses who can play ages fourteen through 23 for roles in the summer production of Pigtails.

Ø  The Next Stage Jr Theatre: We will be casting local actors and actresses for our summer production of Matilda, Jr. This will be performed as a regular summer production filling week seven of our schedule. Roles are open to all middle and high school aged performers.

Auditions will take place on Saturday, February 25, at the playhouse, 9AM-4PM. Auditionees are asked to prepare 32 bars of a song. Please bring sheet music as TLP will provide an accompanist. You can also sing using accompaniment tracks. There will be a dance combination taught at the end of every hour. Make sure you are in attendance for one of the dance sessions and wear clothes you can move in with appropriate shoes (no heels). If you can’t make auditions, you may send a video. Your video audition should include a short monologue, 32 bars of a song showing off your voice, and a short dance. Include a headshot (picture of yourself) and résumé.

To schedule an appointment, contact the TLP Box Office at (815) 244-2035 or visit the audition page on the TLP website at timberlakeplayhouse.org.

Tickets for all Timber Lake events are available online at timberlakeplayhouse.org or by calling the Box Office at (815) 244-2035. The Box Office is open daily, 10AM–5PM.

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