Lake Country Playhouse to hold auditions for Christmas play

Posted Thursday, August 22, 2019 12:10 am

Lake Country Playhouse, Mineola’s community theatre, will be holding open auditions for its holiday production of “Christmas Belles.” Auditions will be held Aug. 26 and 27, 6:30 p.m., at the Mineola Memorial Library, 301 N. Pacific Street. The director will be Randy Parrish. Roles are available for seven women between the ages of 25-65, and four men 25-55. The audition will consist of cold readings from the script.

The play, written by the comedy team of Jones, Hope and Wooten, will run Nov. 29, 30, and Dec. 1, and Dec. 6, 7 and 8.

The show follows the continued misadventures of the Futrelle sisters in the small East Texas town of Fayro, where things are not going well with the upcoming Christmas program at The Tabernacle of the Lamb. This hilarious holiday journey is guaranteed to bring joy to your world.

For additional information, contact Lake Country Playhouse at 903-569-2300.

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