The Northport Performing Arts Center (NPAC) has announced that auditions for their summer musical, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” will be held over Memorial Day Weekend. The musical is based on Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and contains both original songs and songs from the movie. Auditioners will be asked to perform a cold reading from the script, learn a selection from a song in the show; and learn a short, simple dance.
Audition dates are Sunday, May 25 at 7 p.m. and Monday (Memorial Day) at 3 p.m., with call-backs on Wednesday, May 28 at 7 p.m. Auditions will be held at the NPAC Auditorium complex in Northport Public School.
There are 18 named roles and an ensemble of both kids and adults. More details can be found on northportperformingarts.org. Doni Lystra just returned from the National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL) annual meeting and ballet competition in Pittsburgh. She is a past National President of the organization and is currently treasurer on the Board of Trustees. The NSAL was founded over 80 years ago and its mission is to assist promising young artists through competitions, financial assistance, master classes, mentoring, and career opportunities. It supports artists in the performing, visual, and literary arts. It supports over 1,500 artists and awards over $140,000 annually through competitions and scholarships. The prize in this year’s ballet competition was $15,000. Many thanks to Doni for her years of leadership and service to this organization.
