OCC Opens Spring Play Auditions to the Community

Cast auditions for the Oakland Community College (OCC) March theater production, Tom Stoppard’s “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” have been scheduled in the Smith Theatre on in Farmington Hills. 

The auditions are set for Tuesday, Jan. 17, and Wednesday, Jan. 18 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 pm. Callbacks are Thursday, Jan. 19 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 pm. Rehearsals begin Jan. 23, and resume after the college’s spring break, Feb. 27 – Mar. 3. 

A presentation of the OCC-Orchard Ridge Campus Theatre Department, the production is directed by professional actor and OCC theater faculty member Dennis North.

Requirements are for 15-20 actors. Auditions are open to anyone age 17 or older. Cast members need not be OCC students to participate – members of the community are welcome. This show is cast without gender requirements.

Aspirants may sign up for a 10-minute time slot on the bulletin board across from the campus’ Studio Café and Room J177 beginning January 9, or by emailing the director with a phone number and preferred date/hour at denorth@oaklandcc.edu.

Auditioners are advised to read the entire script beforehand, and should be prepared to present a monologue or scene of their choice from excerpts posted at oaklandcc.edu/theatre. Scripts may be reviewed in the Smith Theatre lobby by contacting theater manager Ken Faulk in the box office during regular business hours. Participants are asked to select the character to whom they feel closest. Scripts must remain in the theater lobby.

For more information email kpfaulk@oaklandcc.edu, or call 248-522-3666.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead will be performed in the Smith Theatre March 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31.

The Orchard Ridge Campus is located at 27055 Orchard Lake Road just south of I-696. Free parking is available in nearby college lots.