[Nstc] "Weighing In" Performances and Auditions for "The Mrs. Wheatland Pageant"

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"WEIGHING IN", a special summer presentation at the Black Box Theatre, 430  
N. Main Street in Las Cruces is a new play by local playwright Monika  
Mojica. The play runs through Sunday, July 21.

Weight. Why does the occupation of our physical space hijack our mental  
health ? "Weighing In" by Monika Mojica delves into the expectations &  
critical judgment comparison renders. By uncovering the nagging ticker of  
self doubt, we strip it of its potential to sabotage our power. Join us as  
we laugh, cry, sweat and WEIGH IN.

The cast includes Claudia Billings, Nora Brown, Raquel Garzon, Jessica  
Jimenez,Wil Kilroy,  Alex Wheeler Larkin, Melissa Loman, and Erin Wendorf.

Performances are Thursday, July 18 at 7:00 p.m., Friday, July 19 and  
Saturday, July 20  at 8:00 p.m. and a Sunday matinee on July 21 at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15.00 regular admission and $12.00 for students and seniors  
over 65. All seats on Thursday are $10.00.  Reservations: (575 523-1223



NO STRINGS THEATRE announces AUDITIONS for "THE MRS. WHEATLAND PAGEANT,"
a Comedy by Lisa Wagner Erickson, directed by Ceil Herman.

Auditions will be held on Monday, July 22 at 7:00 p.m. at the Black Box  
Theatre, 430 N. Main Street in Las Cruces

Set in a fictitious town on the eastern plains of Colorado. The play is a  
rollicking comedy where nostalgic sitcom fantasies, strange fertility  
regimens, and gender norms collide in one woman’s search for certainty in a  
world that is anything but.

Needed are three women and one man. The roles are:

JUNE CLEVELAND : 29, worries about turning 30, Longs to live in a perfect  
world with no uncertainty
JIM CLEVELAND: Mid 30s. June’s husband. Sick of small town life. A Man’s  
man who happens to like baking and high heels.
BARB: Late 20s to early 30s. No-nonsense and independent. Refuses to  
conform to stereotypical gender norms
VIVIAN: Late 30s to mid 40s: wife of a philandering local preacher. On a  
mission to be the hottest Christian woman in town.
MILLIE (ANNOUNCER): 27, local school secretary. The voice is only heard  
during pageant announcements and can be played by one of the actors playing  
June, Vivian or Barb.

Auditions will be readings from the script. A perusal copy with be  
available at the Branigan Library Ask Here Desk from July 16.

The play runs from September 6-22. There will be an extension to September  
29 if audience response warrants.

Information: nstcbbt at zianet.com or call (575) 523-1223