LOS ANGELES AREA AUDITIONS

Culled from the hundreds of casting and job notices listed daily on BackStage.com, below are this week's audition highlights for the West Coast, organized by the day the auditions are being held.

To find the full details for each of these projects -- including the audition times, locations, requirements, and alternate submission methods -- simply locate the project using the BackStage.com Casting & Jobs Search Engine, and then open the notice to view all of the info.

When searching, try any of the following: (1) Run a search for all the categories and countries you're interested in, and then sort the results based upon the date of the auditions by clicking on the triangular arrows found near the top of the "Audition Dates" column on every page of the search results; (2) Try an "exact phrase" Keyword search using one of the project titles/casting notice headlines listed below (hint: put the project title, audition headline, production company, or casting director name in "quotation marks" to get the best results); (3)  try an "exact phrase" Keyword searches using dates such as Nov. 28, Dec. 5, and so on, to discover other opportunities that have audition dates, performance dates, and deadlines for the date you specify. See the Casting FAQ for additional search hints.

Thurs., July 3
CSDH, 'For Rent: Cheap' (Student Films)
'Dreamgirls' (Union/Nonunion Musicals)
USA, 'Survivor' (Outside CA - Reality TV & Documentary)

Fri., July 4
NONE

Sat., July 5
'Rose's Dilemma' (Union/Nonunion Stage)
'La Casa de Bernarda Alba' (Nonunion Stage)
'The Naked Truth' (Nonunion Musicals)
'Once Upon a Mattress' (Nonunion Musicals)

Sun, July 6
'Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr.' (Nonunion Musicals)
'Grease' (Nonunion Musicals)
UT, 'Pageant' (Outside CA - Union/Nonunion Musicals)

Mon., July 7
'The Sequence' (Union/Nonunion Stage)
WA, 'The Rocky Horror Show' (Outside CA - Nonunion Musicals)

Tues., July 8
NONE

Wed., July 9
CSC's 'Othello' (Nonunion Stage)

Thurs., July 10
'Ricky' (Union/Nonunion Film)
ODT 2008-09 Season (Dancers & Choreo.)

Fri., July 11
MTV Singing Groups Competition (Reality TV & Documentary)
'Happy Days the Musical,' Dancers (Union Chorus Calls)
'Happy Days the Musical,' Singers (Union Chorus Calls)
'Hollywood Talent Quest' (Competitions)

Sat., July 12
'The Merchant of Venice' (Nonunion Stage)
'Little Green Men' (Nonunion Musicals)
'Patience' and 'Pirates of Penzance' (Nonunion Musicals)
'Inland Idol' (Competitions)
USA, 'The Biggest Loser' (Outside CA - Reality TV & Documentary)

Sun., July 13
NONE

Mon., July 14
'Happy Days the Musical' (Union Musicals)
'Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune' (Union/Nonunion Stage)
'How the Other Half Loves' (Union/Nonunion Stage)
'Phantom' (Nonunion Musicals)
'Bellflower's Premiere Dance Off' (Dancers & Choreo.)

Tues., July 15
Untitled Janet Jackson Show (Reality TV & Documentary)
Walt Disney Dancers (Theme Parks)