Venice Little Theatre is holding auditions at the theatre on July 15 and 16, 2007 for A Streetcar Named Desire and The Big Bang. Auditions begin at 7:30 p.m. and will go on until everyone is seen. The theatre is located at 140 West Tampa Avenue on the island in Venice. More information is available online at www.venicestage.com or by calling Maureen Holland or Rhonda Sudik at 941-484-4033.

A Streetcar Named Desire, to be directed by Murray Chase, the theatre’s Artistic/Managing Director, will open the 2007-08 MainStage season on October 2, 2007 and will run through October 21. The play, by American giant Tennessee Williams, launched and cemented both the playwright’s career and that of Marlon Brando when it opened on Broadway in 1947. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, ‘Streetcar’ has often been hailed as the best play of the 20th century. Chase will be casting at least six men and six women of various ages.

The Big Bang will be the second cabaret of the 2007-08 season, with performances scheduled September 7-23, 2007 in the Pinkerton Theatre. Directing will be Steven Flaa, who also choreographs. Musical Director is Jason Brenner. Flaa appeared at the theatre last season in Golf, the Musical. While this is Flaa’s first time to direct for VLT, he has directed for numerous companies across the US, including recent productions of The Big Bang and Little Shop of Horrors for American Stage in St. Petersburg.

 The director will be looking for two males who are strong singers with good comic abilities. Ages flexible. Rehearsals for "The Big Bang" will begin on July 15

About The Big Bang:

Originally performed off-Broadway by its wacky creators, this is a frenetic entertainment of historical hilarity. It is staged as a backers’ audition for a new musical - a 12-hours long musical, projected to cost $83.5 million and present the history of the world from Adam and Eve to the present. The performers sing and clown their way through inventive riffs on the past, stopping occasionally for a little supplicating showbiz patter.