Strike A Pose!

PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS CASTING CALL 2008

Ever wanted to be in pictures? Here's an opportunity to be in “living pictures.” The Pageant of the Masters is looking for men, women and children to volunteer for next summer's show, All the World's a Stage. People of all sizes and ages are needed to be cast members in the world's most famous presentation of tableaux vivants (living pictures) which is staged nightly during the summer at the Irvine Bowl in Laguna Beach.

Casting call will be held at the following times: Saturday, January 5 from 7 p.m. -
9 p.m., Sunday, January 6 from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. and Thursday, January 10 from 7p.m. - 9 p.m. The exact location is backstage at the Irvine Bowl, 650 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach. Please call (949) 494-3663 for additional information after January 2.

Casting call is a fun experience for all involved. Prospective volunteers will be measured and photographed, enjoy refreshments and meet the behind-the-scenes Pageant staff. No theater experience is necessary. The only requirement is the ability to stand still and have fun.

In addition to needing volunteers to pose in the Pageant, volunteers are needed for positions in the wardrobe, make up, and headdress departments, as well as cast area coordinators and refreshment servers, among other positions.

Pageant director Diane Challis Davy has this to say about the volunteers, "They are the most important aspect of the Pageant - without them there wouldn't even be a show!"

Many volunteers come back year after year because they have so much fun over the course of the summer. It is common to have several generations of the same family volunteering for different aspects of the show. By volunteering for the Pageant, students can earn credit towards community service requirements.

The 2008 Pageant of the Masters, All the World's a Stage, will be staged July 9 through August 30. The tenth gala benefit performance will be held on August 23, 2008. Tickets are on sale now; call 1-800-487-3378. The Festival of Arts is a nonprofit organization whose proceeds go to support the arts.