WAUKESHA – Jeff Smerz, who will be directing the fall theater production at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, will hold auditions to cast four men and two women for roles in Beau Jest, a comedy by James Sherman.

Audition times begin at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, September 11 and 12, in the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on campus at 1500 N. University Dr., Waukesha.

Actors may have a prepared monologue, but it is not necessary. Those interested in set construction, costumes, lighting, or other stage work also may want to attend. Academic credit is available.

In Beau Jest, a nice Jewish girl who is seeing a WASP executive needs to convince her parents that she would only marry a good Jewish boy, preferably a doctor. When her parents insist on meeting her boyfriend, she employs an actor to play the part. While he’s not Jewish, either, both she and her parents fall for him.

The production will run two weekends, November 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10.

For information about auditions or the production, contact Smerz at (262) 521-5499 or jsmerz@uwc.edu.

For information about UW-Waukesha admission, financial aid, programs, or policies, contact the Student Services office 888 2UW-WAUK (289-9285) or visit the Web at waukesha.uwc.edu.

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