Mt. Vernon/Lisbon Community Theatre is looking for adult actors interested in performing a show for children. Auditions will be held September 7 and 8 for “Noodle Doodle Box”, a short play written by German playwright, novelist, and children’s author Paul Maar in 1972.

Translated into English in 1979, the script uses a bare stage and clown-like actors who live in boxes to explore social problems, political situations and interpersonal relationships. During the course of the one act play, two friends, Zach and Pepper, have a falling out and retreat to their separate boxes. A third character, the Drum Major, tries to capitalize on their feud and trick them out of their boxes while turning them further against each other. Although they are eager at first to go along with the propaganda of the Drum Major, they eventually realize that their friendship is more valuable to them and that they must accept each other’s differences in order to get along. The themes of friendship, authority, bullying and trust are all explored on a level suitable for young children of school age even as the larger political and global themes can be appreciated by older students and adults.

The play will be performed locally in October.

Any questions, please call Braden Rood at 319-895-8476 or 319-654-1016 or email at mvlcommunitytheatre@gmail.com.