Halloween Parade – The volunteer witches of the Marion Art Center have been brewing up plans for the annual Halloween Parade around the town on Thursday, October 31. Costumed characters of all ages are invited to join in for this fun family event! Participants should meet in front of the Marion Music Hall (we’ll line up on Cottage Street) at 4:00 pm. Under the direction of Hannah Moore, the Sippican Elementary School drummers will lead the parade of witches and princesses, goblins and ghouls, wild animals, and spooky spirits. The parade route will head south on Front Street, up Main Street, north onto Spring Street and back down Cottage to the Music Hall. Once back at the Music Hall, the good, kind witches of the Marion Art Center will hand out surprise goody bags. Come one, come all!
Announcing Auditions at the Marion Art Center – The Marion Art Center has announced open auditions for all roles in the upcoming production of Emmalina Scrooge, written by Steph DeFerie and directed by Jennifer Palmer. Auditions will be held on Saturday, October 26, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and on Tuesday, October 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Marion Art Center at 80 Pleasant Street in Marion. Performances are scheduled on December 6, 7, 13, 14 and 15.
Why is young Emmy Scrooge such a… well… scrooge? Perhaps a visit from Charles Dickens and two ghostly sisters can persuade her to have a change of heart. But when even the spirit of her thrice-great-grandfather gives up on her, things don’t look promising… This is sure to become your new holiday favorite!
Director Jennifer Palmer will be casting 4 males, 2 females, 12 girls, and 8 boys. Auditions will consist of a cold reading from the script, callbacks TBD. Rehearsal schedule to be determined once the show is cast. For more information, please call the Marion Art Center at 508-748-1266 or contact Jennifer Palmer at jengpalmer@msn.com.
The Women of Lockerbie – Final Weekend – The Women of Lockerbie is running for the second weekend at the Marion Art Center, with shows Thursday, October 24 through the final performance on Sunday, October 27. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 pm, while Sunday matinees are scheduled at 2:00 pm. The play by Deborah Brevoort is directed by Jennifer Palmer and features Kate Fishman, Jessica Harris, Susan Massey, Frank Mitchell, Linda Monchik, Margo Ruggiero, and Jacob Sherburne. Tickets on sale now at www.marionartcenter.org/events/women-of-lockerbie/
The Year is 1995. A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie Scotland, looking for her son’s remains that were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the women of Lockerbie who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane’s wreckage. The women, determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the victim’s families. The Women of Lockerbie is a poetic drama about the triumph of love over hate.