Auditions set for “Antigo Talent Night” with Music in the Park

For the Antigo Times

Music in the Park will be having an “Amateur Antigo Talent Night” on Thursday, August 24^th at City Park. The Antigo Community Theatre is assisting with the event and will be holding auditions on Tuesday, August 1^st  at the Volm Theater. Registration is at 4:30 PM with first come, first served with the tryouts beginning at 5:00 PM until 6:30 PM. ACT is hoping for a variety of talent to showcase. There will be five age categories: nine years and under, 10 to 12 years, 13 to 17 years, 18 to 30 years, and 30 to 100+ years.  Do to time constraints there will not be a band category.  The sound system with microphones will be provided by Northwoods Karoake on the night of the talent show.

ACT is hoping for a variety of talents, such as juggling, song, dance, prose, instrumental, magic, standup comedy, or a theatrical scene. Whatever special talents you have, ACT hopes you will share them with the community.  There are some guidelines that will need to be followed such as no act will be longer than 4 minutes, no group larger than eight as well as no lip syncing or karaoke.

For more details and restrictions,  the guidelines can be picked up at the Antigo Public Library, the Antigo Park and Recreation office, or at any of the Music in the Park concerts held in the evenings at 6:30PM on Mondays, and Thursdays at City Park, by the pie and ice cream pavilion and donation box. Details can also be found on line at antigo-city.org/rec 1 – click on the Music, Arts and Culture link.

The “Amateur Antigo Talent Night” will be one of the final performances for the summer concert series of Music in the Park. The Antigo Optimists will have pie and custard for dessert and their famous cheese curds.  For more information call Moira Scupien at 715-350-1683 or email actantigo@gmail.com.