Theatre student Jason Graf, completing his senior project, will direct DC AL FINE, an original play by student playwright Betsy Breitenbach. The play is about a young woman who ritualistically struggles with her demons. Performances are Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8, at 8:00 p.m. in the Studio Theatre in Kettler Hall. Admission for IPFW students with I.D. is free. All others are $3.
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RUNNING WITH SCISSORS AT CLUB ART

The comedy improv troupe Running with Scissors will perform at Club Art (at the Fort Wayne Art Museum on Main Street) on Friday, March 21, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $6 at the door.
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"GREASE" AT ELMHURST HIGH

Elmhurst High School will perform Grease on Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday March 23 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students (high school and under) and senior citizens, and $7 for adults. The show features faculty members Monette King as Miss Lynch and long-time Elmhurst art teacher Don Goss as Teen Angel.

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IPFW PARTICIPATES IN WORLD-WIDE EVENT FOR PEACE

The LYSISTRATA PROJECT is a world-wide theatrical event that uses staged readings of Aristophenes' Greek comedy LYSISTRATA to protest the impending war with Iraq. On March 3, at 5:30 p.m., a staged reading of LYSISTRATA will be held in Williams Theatre as a means for students and community members to participate in this international event.

In the play, women from opposing states in Greece have devised a unique way to end the war in their country: by withholding sex until their men lay down their arms. LYSISTRATA provides a humorous entrée into a healthy dialogue: What can we do on a local level to stop "diplomacy by violence" in our world?

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EMBASSY AUDITIONS FOR 75^TH ANNIVERSARY

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN AUDITIONS AND SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT

Director Thom Hofrichter will hold auditions for ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at First Presbyterian Theatre on Sunday, March 9 at 6:00 p.m. Contrary to rumors, the roles of Abby and Martha are NOT pre-cast.

FPT's 2003-04 season is as follows:

Prisoner of Second Avenue (July 10-26), SPINNING INTO BUTTER (September 4-20), GHOSTS (October 23-November 8), THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER: A MUSICAL (December 4-21), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (February 26-March 14, 2004; starring Thom Hofrichter, directed by David Schuler), Shakespeare's MEASURE FOR MEASURE (April 22-May 8, 2004).

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"BORN YESTERDAY" AUDITIONS AT ARENA

Director Gary Lanier seeks 8 men (20-60) and 3 women (20-50) for the comedy BORN YESTERDAY, at the Arena Dinner Theatre. Auditions are Sunday and Monday, March 9 and 10, at 7:00 p.m. The role of Billie Dawn, the quintessential "dumb blonde," won Judy Holliday accolades for her Broadway performance. The production runs April 25 through May 10.

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AUDITIONS FOR FORTNEY ENTERPRISES' "HOSPITAL"

Fortney Enterprises is reprising their second comedy, "So---You're in the Hospital?" Auditions will be March 18, at 7:00 p.m. at First Missionary Church on Rudisill Blvd. (by Taylor University). Performances will be in the Anthis Career Center theatre on May 9 and 10.

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IPFW SCHOLARSHIP AUDIITONS

IPFW Department of Music scholarship auditions will be held on Saturday, March 22, and Wednesday, April 9, in the Classroom-Medical Building. Contact (260) 481-6714 to sign up.

Department of Theatre scholarship auditions are scheduled individually. Actors must prepare a three-minute monologue. Actor/singers should prepare 16 bars and provide their own accompanist or taped accompaniment. Contact (260) 481-6551 to make an appointment.

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ANOTHER THEATRE ENGAGEMENT

Mark Dunn and Bridget Bannec of the IPFW Department of Theatre, became engaged on Valentine's Day. They will probably tie the knot in August. This makes them the latest in a growing list of theatre couples.