Auditions were held this past weekend for the always popular musical comedy “Nuncrackers.” The director has fully casted the show, and included in the cast is Mary Thompson, Jessica Watts as well as Teresa and Guy Padgett, so you can expect a lively production by some of our most popular actors.

Dan Holland is director of “A Christmas Carol,” and will hold auditions Saturday, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. He will need 40 to 42 actors for this Christmas show, scheduled for Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9. The show will be sponsored by Matthews Drugs in Jordan Shopping Plaza. Make your plans to audition for this show which will get you in the Christmas spirit early this year.

The granite plaques under the theater’s marquee are available for engraving as a memorial an honorarium or to advertise your business. For more information call the theater at 910-592-8653 and leave us a message.

Upcoming Events:

• Theater Rental — Lucy Lockamy directs “Dragons In The Path” a new play based on Dr. Victor Small’s book “I Knew 3,000 Lunatics” on Sept. 14-15 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 16 at 2:30 p.m.

• “Nuncrackers” — Now in rehearsal. Directed by Sandra Clifton. Performances Nov. 9-11 and 16-18. A Patron Sponsor event.

• “A Christmas Carol” — Auditions Oct. 20. Performances Nov. 30, and Dec. 1-2, 8-9. A Patron Sponsor event.

Thoughts Until Next Week:

• You will never possess what you are unwilling to pursue.

• What you repeatedly hear you will eventually believe.

• You cannot correct what you are unwilling to confront.