Director Rick Scheffert has announced that auditions for the All Children’s Show will be Tuesday, August 23rd at 6:00 p.m. in the New Minowa Players Theatre, 906 S. Mill St. Children ages five through 8th grade are invited to audition.

An original play written and directed by Rick based on Carl Sandburg's "Two Stories about the Gold Buckskin Whincher," the show features music and lyrics composed by Sheryl Scheffert. Performance dates will be October 20-23. This is the fifth All Children’s Show which began in 2007 with the performance of “The Elephant’s Child”.
Questions or conflicts may be directed to Rick at 382-5738 or 379-5739.

New Minowa Players will hold auditions for their summer musical Anne and Gilbert on Saturday, April 16th (show dates June 24th to 26th). Auditions will be held at Luther College in the band room located in the Jenson Music building. There will be 2 sets of auditions. Chorus auditions from 11 am to 12:30 pm and auditions for lead characters from 1 pm to 4 pm. Chorus audition/information session: just arrive at 11 am in comfy clothes to sing and move for a little while and get information on the show. Lead character auditions (must be at least 12 years old: there is 1 part for a 12 year old boy, all other lead characters are stage age of at least 18 years old, i of the lead characters is a college aged male who can play the fiddle (violin)): Bring a cut of music (16 bars) to perform which will show off your vocal range and quality. Other music, dance and reading will be provided. Please be prepared to stay for the whole audition block. If you have any questions or conflicts (or need to schedule a different audition time) please contact Olga Rinco at 563-380-7660.

New Minowa Players Community Theatre Director Bette Greedy will hold auditions for the spring comedy, “Over the River and Through the Woods”, on Saturday, March 5th and Sunday, March 6th at 2:00 p.m. in the NMP Theatre, 906 S. Mill St., Decorah. There are roles for three men and three women: two sets of grandparents, a young man and a young woman. Bette encourages everyone interested to audition regardless of age. Perusal scripts will be available from Bette.
Written by Joe Dipietro, the comedy features Nick, a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey who is offered a dream job in Seattle that will take him away from his weekly Sunday dinner with his beloved, but annoying, sets of grandparents. Frank, Aida, Nunzio and Emma begin a series of schemes to keep him around, including baiting the trap with the lovely – and single – Caitlin O’Hare. Production dates are April 14th-17th in the NMP Theatre. Patrons will be offered the option of Dinner & Theatre for one performance. “Over the River and Through the Woods” is sponsored by William J. Becvar, Fritz &Loma Carlson, Guy Johnson, Larry & Jane Suntken and Greg & Karen Tjossem in memory of David Greedy.
Contact Bette with questions or the need to set up an alternative audition date at dgreedy@mchsi.com or 563-382-3389.

The New Minowa Players are pleased to offer the New Minowa Players Scholarship for the 21st year.

The scholarship will be presented to a member of the senior class or Decorah, South Winneshiek or Turkey Valley High Schools, who has shown an interest in some area of drama and intends to pursue that involvement in an accredited college or vocational school.

Application forms for the $200 Scholarship may be obtained from the head of the drama department or the guidance office of the participating schools and must be submitted for review by the selection committee no lately than March 18. For more information call Donalee Burns at 563-382-3728.

New Minowa Players, the Decorah area community theatre group, is seeking directors’ proposals for several future productions. Directors are being sought for the Fall 2011 All-Children’s show, the January 2012 Family Show, the Spring 2012 show, the 2012 Summer Musical, and the 2012 Young People’s Production.

Proposals should be written in the form of a letter stating the show the director is seeking to present and should detail the merits and theatre experience of the prospective director. Letters should be sent to the attention of Rick Scheffert, NMP Board President, at 2089 Union Prairie Road, Calmar, Iowa, 52132, no later than March 31.

New Minowa Players seeks to provide opportunities for youth, adults, families, and friends to be involved in the performing arts. For more information or questions, please contact Carol Kelly, Corresponding Secretary for NMP, at carolnp2@hotmail.com or Rick Scheffert at scheffert@live.com or 563-382-5738.