Show Bizness - 12/01/11 Cont'd

The Winter Park Playhouse, 711 of The Diviners from Dec. 2 through Dec. 18. Showtimes are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m.; and tickets are $24 for adults and $20 for seniors and students. For more information, call 407-877-4736 or visit www.gardentheatre.org/plays on the Web.

Osceola Center for the Arts, 2411 E. U.S. Highway 192, Kissimmee, presents performances of White Christmas from Dec. 2 through Dec. 18. Showtimes are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m.; and ticket prices range from $15 to $21. For more information, call 407-846-6257, ext. 0; or visit www.ocfta.com on the Web.

Elizabeth Parsons School of Dance, home of the Windermere Ballet Theatre and Community Dance Theatre, perform The Nutcracker at Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando. Showtimes are Dec. 2, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 407-876-4604.

State Theatre, 109 N. Bay St., Eustis, hosts Bay Street Players’ performances of Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some) on Dec. 4 and Dec. 11. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. For more information, call 352-357-7777 or visit www.baystreetplayers.org on the Web.

St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 526 N. Park Ave., Winter Park, hosts Behold, A Sharing of Seasonal Songs, a Negro Spiritual Scholarship Foundation production that celebrates the holidays of Hanukkah, Advent and Christmas. Showtime is 7 p.m. Admission is free, but an offering will be collected. For more information, call 407-841-6773 or visit www.negrospiritual.org on the Web.

The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., Orlando, hosts There’s Something About Merry, annual holiday concerts by the Orlando Gay Chorus. Attendees are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy donation for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. Showtimes are Dec. 10 at 7:35 p.m. and Dec. 11 at 4:35 p.m.; and ticket prices range from $10 to $30. For more information, call 407-228-1220 or visit www.orlandogaychorus.org on the Web.

 Knowles Memorial Chapel, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, hosts Bach Choir and Orchestra’s performances of A Classic Christmas. Showtimes are Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 11 at 2 p.m., and ticket prices range from $20 to $50. For more information, call 407-646-2115.

Olympia High School’s four orchestras, composed of almost 120 students, perform a concert Dec. 14 in the school auditorium, 4301 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. Showtime is 7 p.m., and tickets are $10 for adults and $3 for students. For more information, call 407-905-6400.

Central Florida Community Arts presents Joy to the World, a Christmas-themed concert, Dec. 15 and Dec. 16 at Northland, A Church Distributed, 530 Dog Track Road, Longwood. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $10. For more information, call 407-474-7909 or visit www.cfcommunityarts.com on the Web.

Garden Theatre, located at 160 W. Plant St. in Winter Garden, seeks four adult females in the age range of 35 to 50s, who can sing, dance and act, for its upcoming production, The Bikinis: A New Musical Beach Party, which will run Feb. 10, 2012, through Feb. 16, 2012. An open-call audition will be held Dec. 10 from noon-6 p.m., and a callback audition (by invitation only) will be held Dec. 11 from 1-5 p.m. Applicants should be ready to perform a monologue lasting approximately one minute and 16 bars of both a ballad and up-tempo pop/rock song from the ’60s or ’70s, and be prepared to sing the entire song if asked. Performers must provide sheet music for accompanist or karaoke track CD (no mp3 players). Sides will be provided at the audition, and performers should be prepared to read sides if requested. They should bring two head shots and résumés, and know their schedule availability for the rehearsal and performance period beginning in early January 2012 through Feb. 26, 2012. For more information, visit www.gardentheatre.org on the Web.