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SSCC Theatre Company will hold auditions for the summer production of VOICES OF EARTH: From Sophocles to Rachel Carson and Beyond, compiled by Rush Rehm and Charlie Junkerman of Stanford Repertory Theatre.

Open to community members and students, auditions will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, in the Edward K. Daniels Auditorium on Southern State Community College’s Central Campus, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro.

VOICES OF EARTH deals with the troubled relationship between humans and the natural world. Along with powerful wilderness images and soundscapes, this staged reading features environmental pioneers (Muir, Carson, Stegner), great nature writers (Thoreau, Snyder, Abbey), playwrights who turn to the environment for inspiration (Sophocles, Chekhov, O’Neill), native American voices (Crowfoot, Chief Luther Standing Bear, Walking Buffalo), poets who honor the earth (Li Po, Rumi, Neruda, Levertov, Oliver, Lorde), environmental activists (Mendes, Saro-wiwa, Maathai, Goodall, McKibben), climate change deniers who insist we face no crisis, and scientists who know better. “Voices of the Earth” brings home the threat that looms, even as it lifts the spirit and calls us to action.

Those interested in auditioning will be asked to cold read from the script during their audition. Those interested in working on available crew positions will be asked to complete an interview during the audition.

If interested in auditioning, but unavailable to attend the audition date, please contact Director Rainee Angles (rangles@sscc.edu) to schedule an alternate audition date prior to May 22.

VOICES OF EARTH will be performed Saturday, June 15th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $5 each. For more information about auditioning and the rehearsal schedule, please visit www.sscctheatre.com.

SSCC Theatre will hold auditions for the spring production of FIREBRINGER, open to community members and students, at 6:00 p.m. Friday, January 12, and at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 13, in the Edward K. Daniels Auditorium on Southern State Community College’s Central Campus, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro.

At the dawn of humanity, a tribe of cave-dwellers perseveres through the arduous challenges of prehistoric existence, guided by the wise leadership of Jemilla, known as The Peacemaker. Jemilla imparts a crucial lesson to her people, encouraging them to communicate and express themselves rather than resorting to violence or harmful acts. However, among the tribe, there exists an outlier named Zazzalil, who constantly seeks to invent contraptions for her personal convenience. While engrossed in her latest endeavor, Zazzalil unexpectedly stumbles upon a groundbreaking discovery—one that will pit her tribe against formidable creatures like wooly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers, forever altering the course of history.

Those interested in auditioning should prepare a comedic one- to two-minute monologue, as well as a 16-32 bar cut of a song to be performed acapella, and schedule an audition slot at www.sscctheatre.com/auditions. Memorization of the monologue and song is recommended but not required. Those interested in working on available crew positions will be asked to complete an interview during the day of auditions, and should also schedule an interview slot at the same link.

If interested in auditioning or working crew, but unavailable to attend either audition date, please contact Director Rainee Angles (rangles@sscc.edu) to schedule an alternate date prior to January 12.

FIREBRINGER with music and lyrics by Meredith Stepien and Mark Swiderski, book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden, and arranged by Clark Baxtresser and Pierce Siebers, will be performed April 12 – 14.

For more information about available roles and rehearsal schedule, please visit www.sscctheatre.com.

Auditions for our fall production of THE DIVINERS are Friday, August 25 at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 26 at 10:00 a.m., at Southern State Community College’s Central Campus.

Those interested in auditioning or working crew should schedule an audition/interview slot now at SSCCTheatre.com/auditions.

For more information about the show, available roles, and to see the rehearsal schedule, please visit SSCCTheatre.com/auditions.

Jim Leonard, Jr’s THE DIVINERS will be performed November 3 – 5.