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Audition for Coaster Theatre summer mystery, musical
CANNON BEACH — The
Coaster Theatre Playhouse
will hold auditions for its
summer repertory pro-
ductions of Ken Ludwig’s
“Baskerville: A Sherlock
Holmes Mystery” and
“Musical of Musicals: The
Musical” March 19 through
21.
Ken Ludwig’s “Basker-
ville: A Sherlock Holmes
Mystery” is a murderously
funny adventure written by
award-winning comedic
playwright Ken Ludwig
(“An American in Par-
is,” “Lend Me A Tenor,”
“Moon Over Buffalo”)
based on Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle’s classic “The
Hound of Baskerville.”
The play uses five actors to
play more than 40 char-
acters, including Watson,
Sherlock, Mrs. Hudson,
Inspector Lestrade, the
Baskerville heirs and many
more.
The theater is looking for
one to three women and two
to four men for this whimsi-
cal spin on a classic Holmes
mystery. Auditions will be
held 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
March 20, and 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 21.
The show will open June
22 and run through Sept.
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Coaster Theatre Playhouse
2, two to three nights a
week through the summer
months.
“Musical of Musicals:
The Musical” is a musical
about musicals! In this en-
tertaining parody of musical
theater, one story becomes
‘Tech Trek’ encourages
girls in math, science
ASTORIA — The American
Association of University
Women (AAUW), Asto-
ria Branch will present
“Tech Trek: Students and
Leaders” 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 20. This
presentation will be held
at the Astor Middle School
Library (1100 Klaskanine
Ave.).
Tech Trek, a Nation-
al AAUW project, is a
weeklong summer camp
designed for girls entering
the eighth grade to learn
about math and science.
The participants collect
data from field trips, con-
duct scientific experiments
and interact with women in
STEM (Science, Tech-
nology, Engineering and
Mathematics) fields. The
five distinct musicals writ-
ten in the style of a different
master of the form, from
Rodgers and Hammerstein
to Stephen Sondheim.
The plot: June is an
ingénue who can’t pay the
rent and is threatened by her
purpose of Tech Trek is to
encourage girls to enter
STEM careers.
Speakers will be past
participants, a parent of a
past participant, a school
administrator and a teacher
involved in the nominating
process. Each speaker will
give her perspective of the
Tech Trek experience.
The presentation is open
to the public. Parking is
available at the school. The
building is handicap acces-
sible. Light refreshments
will be provided.
For more information,
call Jan Nybakke at 503-
325-4592.
evil landlord. Will the hand-
some leading man come to
the rescue?
The play requires four
actors (two women, two
men) or more to play arche-
typal musical characters:
the ingénue, villain, hero
and matron. Auditions will
be held 6:30 p.m. Monday,
March 19, and 6 p.m. Tues-
day, March 20.
Anyone interested in
auditioning for one or both
of the summer shows but
unable to make auditions is
encouraged to contact the
Coaster Theatre at 503-
436-0609 to make alternate
arrangements.
More information on
auditions for each show can
be found at coastertheatre.
com/calendar/auditions.
Are you an artist in need of a studio?
ASTORIA — Astoria Visual
Arts seeks applications from
local artists interested in
working in a rent-free studio
May 1 through Aug. 31.
The deadline for applica-
tions is midnight, Tuesday,
April 10.
Notifications of selection
will be sent out no later
than Tuesday, April 17.
The successful candi-
date will be provided with
a studio space located on
the Columbia River in the
Astoria Downtown Historic
District free of charge for a
four-month residency peri-
od, beginning May 1.
The AVA a-i-r Program
is designed to encourage
the creative, intellectual and
professional growth of local
artists. Residency finalists
are chosen on the basis of
merit by an independent
selection panel of working
artists and arts patrons.
Artists who have applied
in the past are encouraged
to reapply with an updated
portfolio and statement
reflecting updates and
changes.
For more information
about AVA a-i-r and how
to apply, visit astoriavisu-
alarts.org/ava-a-i-r.html.
AVA a-i-r is supported by
membership dues and con-
tributions from supporters
of Astoria Visual Arts and
by the generosity of Astoria
Coffee House & Bistro and
Merry Time Bar and Grill.
Astoria Visual Arts was
founded in 1989 as a non-
profit membership organiza-
tion to enhance, strengthen
and promote the arts in the
Greater Astoria Area.