Anthony Stanford –
Live auditions for the Aurora Public Library’s (APL) Tenth Annual Teen Talent Show and Competition are set for Saturday, June 2, at the Santori Library of Aurora, 101 S. River Street, and Saturday, June 16 at the Eola Road Branch Library, 555 S. Eola Road. This year’s Teen Talent Show will be the last. Auditions will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m..
Auditions are limited to 3½ minutes. All talents are welcome, and competitors do not need to be Aurora residents.
Those who audition must be between the ages of 12 and 18 on the date of the competition, Saturday, July 28.
Performers will audition on a first-come-first served basis.
Entrants must submit a signed parental permission form available for download at aurora
publiclibrary.org and click on TEENS. Forms will be available at the auditions.
Performances will be judged by Aurora Public Library staff members. A CD player will be available for those singing to a background track.
There is no pre-registration, and both the audition and competition are free of charge.
The competition, planned by Aurora Public Library’s Teen Committee, is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora.
There will be a mandatory dress rehearsal planned for the evening Thursday, July 26 at 6 p.m., at the Copley Theatre.
There will be guest performances by last year’s Teen Talent Show winner Barnali Behari. Winners from past competitions, Olivia Ports (2015), San Sandberg (2014), and Kristin Rios (2012) will perform.
The winner will receive a trophy. The performers, returning winners, hosts, judges and teen volunteers all donate their time and efforts to this community event.
For more information, call Teen Librarian Flannery Crump at 630-264-4125.
Anthony Stanford is an author and Aurora Public Library media consultant.