The Big Bear Summer Theater Festival

The Big Bear Summer Theater Festival will hold a casting session for its shows on Saturday, May 19.

Auditions will be by appointment. Contact Johnphane@aol.com or call (805) 807-9939.

There are roles in the original melodrama written especially for the Big Bear Summer Theater Festival, “Belle, the first baby of Big Bear.”

The show is based on the actual history of the Big Bear area and will be performed in traditional melodrama style.

The audience for cheer for the hero, swoon over the heroine and boo the evil villain.

Roles are also open for an original one-act play that will be produced this season.

Three shows will run in repertory July 12 through July 28 on a huge stage in the Christmas Tree Lot in the Big Bear Village.

No experience is necessary. The artistic director will work with actors of all skill levels and complementary acting workshops are included.