AUDITIONS

 

St. Louis theater veteran Joe Hanrahan is a Fringe regular. This year, he presented three short comedies called Auditions!, about the humiliations, absurdities and indignities of casting a show. The burdens apply equally to the actors and producers. I think this was the funniest: a Martian performer with an unpronounceable name shows up expecting a part. Theater is a big deal on Mars. Everyone goes all the time. Casting is not an issue. The right person is always in the right place. It’s pretty hard for the human directors to grok.   

Lots of new stuff to shoot this weekend. We’re into Paint Louis, when top graffiti artists from all over re-decorate a miles-long stretch of the Mississippi River flood wall. And Labor Day weekend brings the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, always a great photo op.