L.A. Auditions at a Glance: Aug. 6

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.

LOS ANGELES AREA AUDITIONS

Wed., Aug. 6
Art Center, 'Busted' (Student Films)
NYFA, 'Unexpected Call' (Student Films)
USC, 'The Murder of Hi Good' (Student Films)
'Wicked,' Singers (Union Chorus Calls)
'Halloween Horror Nights' (Theme Parks)

Thurs., Aug. 7
'Performance' (Union/Nonunion Films)
'Wicked,' Dancers (Union Chorus Calls)
'Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure' (Theme Parks)

Fri., Aug. 8
NONE

Sat., Aug. 9
'What Now Mama?' (Nonunion Stage)
Gospel Show (Nonunion Musicals)
'Grease' (Nonunion Musicals)
UT, 'The Overwhelming' (Outside CA - Union/Nonunion Stage)

Sun, Aug. 10
'Five Guys Named Moe' (Nonunion Musicals)
MTC 2008-09 Season (Northern CA - Union Stage)
TX, 'West Side Story' (Outside CA - Nonunion Musicals)
CO, 7Dancers Season (Outside CA - Dancers & Choreo.)

Mon., Aug. 11
'Mary's Wedding' (Union Stage)
'Silk Stockings,' Dancers (Union Chorus Calls)
'Gem of the Ocean' (Union/Nonunion Stage)
'Silk Stockings' (Union/Nonunion Musicals)
'The King & I' (Union/Nonunion Musicals)
'KidStuf' (Nonunion Stage)
CD Workshop, Paul Ruddy (Groups & Workshops)
NV, 'American Superstars' (Outside CA - Dancers & Choreo.)

Tues., Aug. 12
'Bus Stop' (Nonunion Stage)
USA, 'America's Next Top Model' (Outside CA - Reality TV & Documentary)

Wed., Aug. 13
NONE

Thurs., Aug. 14
'Salvage' (Union Stage)
NV, 'Phantom of the Opera,' Dancers (Outside CA - Union Chorus Calls)

Fri., Aug. 15
WA, SFI, 'Ernie the Elf Lord' (Outside CA - Student Films)
NV, 'Phantom of the Opera,' Singers (Outside CA - Union Chorus Calls)

Sat., Aug. 16
'School for Scandal' (Union/Nonunion Stage)
'Conversations With My Father' (Nonunion Stage)
Halloween Haunt Shows (Theme Parks)
CD Workshop, Beth Hollywood (Groups & Workshops)
Joico/Iso Beauty Fashion/Gray Hair Show (Northern CA - Modeling)
WA, 'The Phone' (Outside CA - Reality TV & Documentary)
UT, 'Little Shop of Horrors' (Outside CA - Nonunion Musicals)

Sun., Aug. 17
'Salvation' (Union/Nonunion Film)
'Dracula La' (Nonunion Musicals)
Face Character Lookalikes (Theme Parks)

Mon., Aug. 18
OR, 'Funny Money' (Outside CA - Nonunion Stage)

Tues., Aug. 19
'Romeo & Juliet' (Nonunion Stage)

Wed., Aug. 20
'The Rocky Horror Show' (Nonunion Musicals)