The summer show in Briarcliff Manor needn’t be a secret. It’s “The Secret Garden,” with a book and lyrics by Marsha Norman and music by Lucy Simon, based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Yorktown Stage announces director Greg Baccarini will hold auditions May 17 and 18 for “Footloose.”

Auditions will be held by appointment only on May 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and May 18 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Callbacks will be May 20, from 7 to 10 p.m.) To arrange a time, call 914-962-0606 or email YorktownStage@aol.com.

Shades Repertory Theatre of Haverstraw is casting for a June 20 reading of “RASPUTIN, A NEW MUSICAL.”

Book by Joe McDonald, with music by Rob Hoover.

“Russia in the early 1900s, the age of the Romanovs. Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra, have a son who suffers from hemophilia. Grigori Rasputin, a holy man, helps the boy recover from a dangerous attack and the Romanov’s bring Rasputin into the palace. Rasputin uses his position to satisfy his lust for drunken, sexual debauchery. He slowly gains power as Alexandria influences Nicholas to act upon Rasputin’s requests. The stage becomes set for the assassination of Rasputin, quickly followed by the killing of Nicholas and Alexandra.” Read more of this entry »

The Port Chester Council for the Arts Adult Summer Theater announces auditions for “Urinetown,” May 13 from 5 to 9 p.m. and May 14 from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Crawford Park Mansion, Ridge Street, Rye Brook. Directed by Christina Colangelo, with musical direction by Cindy Moore, show dates for “Urinetown” are July 9-11 at 8 p.m.

The Brewster Theater Company is seeking a strong vocalist to play the role of Conrad Birdie in their upcoming production of “Bye Bye, Birdie.” They’ll hold auditions for Conrads on Saturday May 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Cerebral Palsy Headquarters Building, Mount Ebo Road South, Brewster.

The production will run Aug. 13, 14, 15 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 15 at 2 p.m.. Rehearsals begin in early June. No pay involved. Conrad Birdie, an Elvis Presley-type, should be 20 to 30 years old and a strong baritone who moves very well. Please prepare a song (bring sheet music), along with a photo and resume.

Croton Teen Theatre will hold auditions for its 2009 production — “Jesus Christ Superstar” on May 26 and 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Asbury Methodist Church, 19 Old Post Road South. Choreography for this production is made possible by the Arts Alive Program of the Westchester Arts Council, with funding from the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts.

Producer Sue Ryan adds the following: “We remind students who may be hesitant about auditioning, that even though the show requires heavy and challenging vocals, all actors and singers are welcome to try out and will be given a part.  In addition, any student musician interested in being a part of the pit should come to the auditions. Please bring sheet music for a song to sing, but do not sing any songs from the show.”

Questions, call Sue at 914-271-8767 or Eileen at 914-271-8434. Performances are July 24 at 8 p.m. and July 25 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Croton Harmon High School.

Here’s an audition notice from Brewster Theater Company.

The Brewster Theater Company, Inc. announces April 18 auditions for its annual ‘Evening of One-Acts’ scheduled for June 2009.

“Affairs of the Heart” will be the subject of several one-act plays and teen monologues, some by local playwrights, to be presented at The Brewster Theater Company’s sixth annual Evening of One-Acts.

Auditions will be held tomorrow from 11 to noon for “The Wizard of Oz” at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden March 26 – April 5.

The National Tour of The Wizard of Oz will be holding auditions for 12 local children to perform the roles of “munchkins” when it comes to New York City next month.  Participants will learn a choreographed song and dance routine of “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead” and the announcement of the winning group will be made for this once in a lifetime opportunity to perform onstage at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Nyack’s Elmwood Playhouse will be holding auditions Sunday, Feb. 22 and Monday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. for Shakespeare’s “Othello,” directed by Kate Farren. Callbacks will be Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.

The Darien Arts Center is holding auditions Feb. 23 and 24 for “Steel Magnolias,” written by Robert Harling and directed by Scott R. Brill. The performances are May 8 through 24, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 and Sundays at 2.

Catie Davis, a senior at Peekskill High and a theater kid through and through, dropped me the following note:

“As a senior project I am directing a production of ‘Rent: School Edition’ as an AIDS benefit. The show will be directed and performed entirely by high-school students, and all of the proceeds will go to Unite for Children, a branch of UNICEF that helps children whose lives have been affected by AIDS.

“I’m holding open auditions at Peekskill High School on Monday, Feb 9 and Tuesday, Feb 10, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and am wondering if you could post an announcement on you blog for me.

Westchester Broadway Theatre will be holding an open non-union audition on Feb. 7 for its upcoming production of “Funny Girl” at the theater, 1 Broadway Plaza, Elmsford.

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The Harrison Players community theater will hold auditions for Neil Simon’s “Last of the Red Hot Lovers” on Feb. 17 and 18, from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Veterans’ Memorial Bldg, 210 Halstead Ave. Harrison. All roles are open.

Archbishop Stepinac High School Drama Club hopes to break plenty of ground with its musical this year when it presents what they’re calling the high-school, regional and (possibly) European premiere of the Kander & Ebb musical, “Curtains,” which includes a book and additional lyrics by Rockland native and Westchester resident Rupert Holmes

The men’s roles are to be filled by Stepinac’s talented actors, but the women’s roles are open and director Frank Portanova will cast the female roles at two auditions, Jan. 13 and 15.

Here are audition notices for the following shows: “The Rainmaker,” “High School Musical 2,” “How I Learned to Drive,” “Camelot,” “A Thousand Clowns,” “Bastard Nation,” “The Dining Room,” “I Hate Hamlet” and “Veronica’s Room.”