The 2025 Fall White Lake Youth Theatre season will begin Sept. 13-14 with auditions for its autumn performance workshop, a newly teen-written, original murder mystery called Don't Say the M(acbeth) Word: a Teen-Led Quest to Bring Shakespeare into the Modern Era.
This dark comedy features all the fun of a Renaissance Faire, with moments of pure Shakespearean Drama and over-the-top hilarity as a troupe of actors must go on with their performance of Macbeth, no matter what.
The original script for this fall’s play was co-written by teenage Youth Theatre Council members Evangelyn Blotz and Hannah Hellewell. The show will be dircted by program alum Sky Harsch, assistant director and stage manager support from Amber Hellewell, with choreography by local dance and yoga instructor Lauren Sawson. That program recruits new members from local middle and high school students each autumn, and this fall the program will return to monthly meetings in November.
Auditions will take place for lead and supporting actors Sept. 13-14 from 2:30-4:30 p.m., with students from 7th-12th grade welcome to audition. Auditions for the roles of Renaissance Fair circus arts performers will take place Sept. 13 from 12-1 p.m.
Rehearsal commitments for lead and supporting actors will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. until the week of the production. Circus arts performers will likely rehearse once a week until show week. No absences are allowed for cast and crew during the dates of Nov. 10-13 leading up to the performances, which are set for Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 15 at 2 p.m.
Cost for lead and ensemble roles is $160 and circus arts performers is $75, both if cast. Either are eligible for homeschool stipends and partial scholarships. Reach out to Cindy Beth Davis-Dykema at the Playhouse with questions.
