Arts agenda
• Fox Valley Rep Performing Arts Academy (formerly Noble Fool Theatricals Performing Arts Academy) seeks young actors between the ages of 6 and 19 to audition for its winter productions. Auditions for “Snow White” are from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. Auditions for the teen comedy “The Talent Show” are from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. Auditions are at the Pheasant Run Resort's Preservation Hall A Studio Stage, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. For more information, call (630) 364-0550 or visit noblefool.org/education.
• The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College has auditions for Beth Henley's comedy “The Miss Firecracker Contest” from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 24-25, in Room D-167, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Auditions consist of cold readings from the script. Call (815) 455-7846 for more information.
• Woodstock Musical Theatre Company has auditions for the classic Broadway musical “Guys and Dolls” from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 24-25, in the Green Room of the Woodstock Opera House at 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. All roles are open. Those auditioning should prepare 32 bars of a song to sing (accompanist provided) and be prepared to learn a dance routine. Visit woodstocktheatre.com for more information.
• Theatre-on-the-Hill has auditions for the modern-day comedy “End Days” at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 17-8, at the Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center, 375 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Auditions consist of cold readings from the script and all roles are open. Visit tothbolingbrook.com for more information.
• The Lyric Opera of Chicago has chorus auditions for classically trained singers for the 2011-12 season. Preliminary auditions are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 22 and 29; 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9; 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11; 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15; and 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 4. Out-of-town singers can audition from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5. Auditions are by invitation only. Singers should send a current resume and photo to Chorus Auditions Coordinator, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 860, Chicago, IL 60606. The deadline for submitting materials is Friday, Jan. 28. Visit lyricopera.org for an audition brochure or call (312) 827-3548.
•The Naperville Art League is now accepting applications for the 26th Annual Riverwalk Fine Art Fair, which is set for the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17-18. Artists interested in submitting their original work for sale must apply before Saturday, April 2, via zapplication.org. Call (630) 355-2530 or visit napervilleartleague.com for more details on application fees and other information.
• The Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg is seeking student films running 10 minutes or less for its fifth annual Screen Test Student Fest short film competition, which runs Friday and Saturday, April 15-16. The postmark deadline for submission is Tuesday, March 8. Visit prairiecenter.org for more details on fees, submission guidelines, contest rules and more information.
• The Rockford Writers' Guild welcomes entries for the seventh annual Ides of March Poetry & Prose Contest. Eclectic poetry up to 50 lines or prose up to 1,300 words should express fresh insights into the human condition (sexist, pornographic or supremacist content will not be considered). The deadline to enter is March 15. The entry fee is $5 for up to three poems entered and/or $5 for each single prose entry. All proceeds from the entry fee will be distributed among the winners. Original, previously unpublished work should be sent in hard copy format to: Rockford Writers Guild Ides Contest, Attn: Editor Connie Kuntz, P.O. Box 858, Rockford, IL 61105. Visit rockfordwritersguild.com.
• The Curt Teich Postcard Archives at the Lake County Discovery Museum seeks entries for its ninth biennial Postcard Art Competition and Exhibition. The juried competition examines the postcard as an art form and challenges artists ages 18 and older to create original works of art in a 4-by-6-inch size. Submission deadline is July 11. To download a prospectus and entry form or view past winners, visit lcfpd.org/pace or call (847) 968-3381 for more information.