San Jacinto College Holding Auditions for "Just Add Zombies"

PASADENA, TX — The San Jacinto College theater and film department will hold open auditions for “Just Add Zombies,” a comedy that incorporates elements of the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet.

Auditions will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. on both dates at the Jerry Powell Arena Theatre (Building 13) located on the Central Campus at 8060 Spencer Highway in Pasadena.

Auditions for the show are open to anyone in the community and enrollment at the College is not required. The cast is suitable for middle school and older and will include at least three males, nine females, eight any gender, with 12 to 40 performers possible, depending on turnout at auditions. People who audition need not prepare anything and should be dressed to move.

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In the show, the parents of a high school drama troupe pretend to be dead to avoid their kids’ shows and their faculty sponsor flees with specific instructions, “Don't try to find me.” In a last-ditch effort to save their star-crossed production of Romeo and Juliet and indeed their program, the desperate thespians roll the dice and gamble that a zombie cast member or two will put people in the seats.

“Just Add Zombies” opens at the Powell Arena Theatre on Oct. 19 and will run through Oct. 21, with an 11:59 p.m. performance on Oct. 31. General admission is $10 per person at the door, with a discount price of $8 per person for all who purchase tickets by Oct. 18. The box office phone number is 281-476-1828.

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