Project X Theatre Productions will be holding auditions in April for its upcoming annual theatre festival.
The group, which hosts X Fest each year in Prince Charles Park, is seeking women and men who have experience with or who are comfortable learning stage combat and swordplay.
This year’s productions are The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, written by Jeff Pitcher and directed by Heather Cant, and The Shakespeare, written by Ryan Gladstone and directed by Melissa Thomas.
Contracts will run from June 22 to August 1.
Kamloops auditions will be on April 4, while auditions will be held the following weeked in Vancouver on April 11.
Those who are interested are asked to send a headshot and resume to info@projectxtheatre.ca by 5 p.m. on March 20.
For a full casting breakdown, go online to projectxtheatre.ca.
The group is also holding a fundraiser dinner on April 13 at Fox’n Hounds Pub.
Dinner includes chicken and barbecue ribs served with pasta marinara.
Tickets are $15, with proceeds going to the festival. For tickets, email info@projectxtheatre.ca before April 8.
Poetry reading
A poetry reading will feature three local, indigenous people on March 19 at St. Andrews on the Square.
Garry Gottfriedson, Chris Bose and Michelle Good will be featured, along with an open-mic session and light refreshments.
Gottfriedson has several published works, including his most recent work, Chaos Inside Thunderstorms.
Bose’s A Moon Made of Copper was published last year, while Good has had works published in literary journals.
Doors open at 6 p.m. at 159 Seymour St., with the reading at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Wine tasting
The Commodore Grand Cafe and Lounge is hosting its first Ladies Night on March 18, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Cost is $35 per person and includes dinner — a white fish dish with quinoa and grilled vegetables — and a wine tasting from Monte Creek Ranch and Estate Winery. Only 50 tickets are available from the venue, at 369 Victoria St.
It also holds weekly board-game nights on Wednesdays after 8 p.m., with 20 games.
For more information, call 250-851-3100.
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