L.A. Auditions at a Glance

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., July 30
Columbia, 'Fake Vegetarian' (Student Films)
USC, 'The Murder of Hi Good' (Student Films)
'Make Me a Supermodel' (Reality TV & Documentary)
'Red Death' (Northern CA - Union/Nonunion Film)

Thurs., July 31
ETC 2008-09 Season (Union/Nonunion Stage)

Fri., Aug. 1
NV, Paul Mitchell Beauty Fashion/Hair Show (Outside CA - Modeling)

Sat., Aug. 2
'The Biggest Loser' (Reality TV & Documentary)
'A Man's a Man' (Union/Nonunion Stage)
'All That Jazz 2008' (Nonunion Musicals)
NM, 'Le Theatre du Grand-Guignol' (Outside CA - Nonunion Stage)

Sun, Aug. 3
'Little Shop of Horrors' (Nonunion Musicals)
USA, 'Make Me a Supermodel' (Outside CA - Reality TV & Documentary)

Mon., Aug. 4
CTG 2008-09 Season (Union Stage)
'James and the Giant Peach' (Union Stage)
'Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas,' Dancers (Union Chorus Calls)
'Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas,' Singers (Union Chorus Calls)
'Thoroughly Modern Millie' (Union/Nonunion Musicals)
'Relatively Speaking' (Nonunion Stage)
'Five Guys Named Moe' (Nonunion Musicals)
Royal Caribbean Auditions (Cruise Lines)
CD Workshops, Todd Sherry & Beth Hollywood (Groups & Workshops)
TX, 'Night of the Living Dead' (Outside CA - Nonunion Stage)
TX, San Pedro Playhouse 2008-09 Season (Outside CA - Nonunion Stage)

Tues., Aug. 5
'Kiss of the Spider Woman' (Union/Nonunion Musicals)
Disney's 'American Idol Experience' (Theme Parks)

Wed., Aug. 6
'Wicked,' Singers (Union Chorus Calls)
'Baby' (Nonunion Musicals)
'Halloween Horror Nights' (Theme Parks)

Thurs., Aug. 7
'Lose Yourself' (Music Video)
'Wicked,' Dancers (Union Chorus Calls)
'Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure' (Theme Parks)

Fri., Aug. 8
NONE

Sat., Aug. 9
'Grease' (Nonunion Musicals)
The Production Company (Groups & Workshops)
UT, 'The Overwhelming' (Outside CA - Union/Nonunion Stage)

Sun., Aug. 10
MTC 2008-09 Season (Northern CA - Union Stage)

Mon., Aug. 11
'Mary's Wedding' (Union Stage)
'Silk Stockings,' Dancers (Union Chorus Calls)
'Silk Stockings' (Union/Nonunion Musicals)
'The King & I' (Union/Nonunion Musicals)

Tues., Aug. 12
'South Pacific' (Nonunion Musicals)

Wed., Aug. 13
NONE

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