The CAU Community Players will be holding open auditions for their 2017 production of “Aladdin Jr.
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 6:30-8:00 p.m.,
Thursday, Jan. 19, 6:30-8:00 p.m.,
and Saturday, Jan. 21, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
All auditions will take place in the auditorium of Community Access Unlimited (CAU) at 80 West Grand Street, Elizabeth, 07202.
The CAU Community Players is a troupe of individuals with developmental disabilities and actors and actresses from the broader community. Formed in 2012, the troupe allows CAU members to engage in the pleasures of acting, singing and dancing with people from the wider community and to be judged for their talents rather than disabilities.
CAU is a statewide Elizabeth-based nonprofit providing support programs and services to adults with disabilities as well as youth served under the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to enable them to live independently in the community, providing supports in areas including housing, vocational skills and life-skills training, education, advocacy and recreation.
The CAU Community Players stages a threeday production each year that draws hundreds. This year the troupe will be staging “Aladdin Jr.” Based on the Disney movie, which itself was based on the folk tale of the same name, “Aladdin Jr.” is the story of a street urchin, a princess and a genie all overcoming their respective obstacles to escape the traps of their lives and achieve their fullest potential and happiness.
Each year the CAU Community Players select a play that is representative of the agency’s message of inclusion, acceptance and believing in oneself, as well as everyone’s worth regardless of disability.
Auditions will be held at 80 West Grant Street, Elizabeth, NJ and are open to all members of the public, including youths and adults, as well as all members of Community Access Unlimited. For more information and a downloadable audition packet, visit www.caunj.org and click on Recreation/CAU Community Players.
Audition schedule:
Tuesday, Jan. 17 – 6:30-8:00 p.m.;
Thursday, Jan. 19 – 6:30-8:00 p.m.;
Saturday, Jan. 21 – 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
