Auditions for two spring shows, The Weekend Theater, 7th & Chester in downtown Little Rock. 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 and 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, for The Miracle Worker, directed by Andy Hall, on stage March 9-24, and Next Fall directed by Ralph Hyman, on stage April 6-21. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the scripts. For more information call 501-374-3761 or visit www.weekendtheater.org .
The Weekend Theater has scheduled auditions at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 3 and 6 p.m. Sunday, December 4 for two spring shows. Â Auditions will consist of cold readings from the scripts which will not be available prior to auditions.
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The Miracle Worker, directed by Andy Hall, will rehearse February 11 through March 8 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays from March 9-24.  This production is looking for seven males and seven females: specifically, two African-American children ages 8-14, one African-American adult female, one male teen, two male adults, and several females age 8-60 of any race or ethnicity.
This classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind and mute Helen Keller, dramatizing the volatile relationship between the lonely teacher and her charge. Trapped in a secret, silent world, unable to communicate, Helen is violent, spoiled, and almost sub-human and treated by her family as such. Only Annie realizes that there is a mind and spirit waiting to be rescued from the dark, tortured silence. With scenes of intense physical and emotional dynamism, Annie's success with Helen finally comes with the utterance of a single, glorious word: "water." Helen Keller is now recognized for her opinions and ultra-progressive attitudes. She campaigned for many things in her lifetime, including womenâs suffrage and workersâ rights. She also spoke out against the war, and championed socialism. She lectured and taught and was a published author. A friend of luminaries such as Mark Twain, Alexander Graham Bell, Charlie Chaplin and even American presidents, Helen Keller left an undoubted mark on this world.Â
Next Fall, directed by Ralph Hyman, will rehearse March 10 through April 5 with performances April 6-21.  This production is looking for four adult males and two adult females.
This play is about two gay men in a committed relationship with a twist: one is devoutly religious and the other is a militant atheist; and itâs driving their crazy friends crazy! The play revolves around their five-year relationship and how they make it work despite their differences. Luke, a hard-core Christian from Florida, believes that Adam, the man he loves, is going to hell. Not for having sex with men, mind you (thatâs just sinning and can be forgiven on Judgment Day), but for not believing in Jesus. With sharp humor and unflinching honesty, Next Fall is an intellectual stealth bomb. When an accident changes everything, Adam must turn to Lukeâs family and friends for support and answers which lead to confrontations they have all been putting off for years. It creates the freedom to deal with their shared crisis with all the awkwardness, evasion and denial that allow people to live with themselves, even if such things poison them inside. This timely and compelling new American play forces us all to examine what it means to "believe" and what it might cost us not to.Â
Those cast in either production must be available for all dress and brush-up rehearsals as well as all performances. For more information, call the theater at 501-374-3761, visit www.weekendtheater.org  or email the directors: Andy Hall at [email protected]  and Ralph Hyman at [email protected].
  The Weekend Theater, located at 7th & Chester in downtown Little Rock, focuses on plays and musicals with social issue themes.
