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Auditions will be held for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of "Beauty Lou and the Country Beast" 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Peoples Bank Theatre.
Auditioners should arrive at 10 a.m. and plan to stay for the full two hours. Most of the cast will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition.
Among the roles to be cast are Beauty Lou, Imaginary Friend, Beast, Dusty and Slim the farm hands, Fleabite Clyde the dog, the Younger Daughters, the Older Daughters, the Country Folk and the Barnyard Critters.
Students entering 1st grade through 12th grade are encouraged to audition. No advance preparation is necessary.
Assistant directors also will be cast to aid in rehearsals throughout the week and to take on essential backstage responsibilities.
The Missoula Children's Theatre touring productions include costumes, scenery and props.
Rehearsals will be held throughout the week from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. each day.
The show is a country and western adapation of the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast."
In this version, Beauty Lou is angered by a miner who wins a blue ribbon for roses. She wishes he turned into a beast, then years later Beauty Lou agrees to befriend the Beast to save her family's farm.
"Beauty Lou and the Country Beast" will be presented 7 p.m. June 30 at Peoples Bank Theatre. The Missoula Children's Theatre residency in Marietta is supported in part by the Marietta Community Foundation.
For more information, call Peoples Bank Theatre's administrative office at 740-373-0894.