This Week's Activities - Shows, Auditions and Breakfast

Lots of theatre stuff going on in the week ahead, including:

Marshall's Department of Theatre presents "The Diary of Anne Frank," which starts tomorrow and runs through Saturday at 8:00 p.m. at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. As you'd expect from MU, the advance word on this show is that it's terrific!

Starting Friday you can see 5th Avenue Theatre's "Music Man," which runs at the Huntington City Hall Auditorium on April 27 and 28 at 8:00 p.m. and April 29 at 2:30 p.m. (I caught Sunday's performance and hope to have a review posted by tomorrow - but here's the Reader's Digest version: it's lots of fun!)

This weekend Huntington Outdoor Theatre will begin holding auditions for the July production of "Oklahoma" and the Pre-Show. The auditions will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church - enter from the 11th Street side. Saturday, April 28 will be auditions for the Pre-Show from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Sunday, April 29 will be auditions for adults (ages 15 and up) from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., with additional auditions for adults May 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Good luck!

And, if you're looking for a fun activity to enjoy with your kids, try the Annual Character Breakfast at the Huntington Museum of Art. Presented by the Junior League of Huntington, there are two sessions starting promptly at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. - tickets are $15.00, and proceeds will support the proposed new playground to be built in Ritter Park, as well as both organizations. The event includes breakfast while children are greeted by their favorite superheroes and cartoon characters. Children then enjoy jumping castles, arts and crafts, story time, photo opportunities, museum tours and other activities. You can learn more about the event by visiting www.characterbreakfast.org.