Public auditions for the Department of Theater, Film, and Media Studies' second play of the academic year at St. Mary's College of Maryland, Eugène Ionesco's comedic "anti-play," The Bald Soprano, will be held 7:30-10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, in the Bruce Davis Theater, Montgomery Hall Fine Arts Center.  Callbacks will be held Tuesday, Oct. 19.  Performance dates are Dec. 8-12.

No experience is required to audition, although reading the play before auditioning is strongly recommended. Copies of the play are on reserve at the circulation desk of the College library. For your audition, prepare a comic monologue of your own choosing.  Principal speaking roles are for three men and three women.

For further information, contact the director, Mark A. Rhoda, at marhoda@smcm.edu or  by phone at 240-895-4231.

St. Mary's College of Maryland, designated the Maryland state honors college in 1992, is ranked one of the best public liberal arts schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. More than 2,000 students attend the college, nestled on the St. Mary's River in Southern Maryland.