MARION — The Marion Art Center will open The Women of Lockerbie and hold auditions for its next play, Emmalina Scrooge, while the first play is still running. 

The Women of Lockerbie, directed by Jennifer Palmer, opens on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Marion Art Center.

The play deals with a woman searching for her son who died in the crash of Pan Am 103. 

Show dates are Friday, Oct. 18 to Sunday, Oct. 20 and Thursday, Oct. 24 to Sunday, Oct. 27. Thurs, Fri, Sat performances begin at 7:30 p.m., while Sunday matinees are scheduled at 2 p.m.

The cast features Kate Fishman, Jessica Harris, Susan Massey, Frank Mitchell, Linda Monchik, Margo Ruggiero, and Jacob Sherburne. Tickets are on sale at: http://www.marionartcenter.org/events/women-of-lockerbie/

The Marion Art Center will hold open auditions for all roles in the upcoming production of Emmalina Scrooge, written by Steph DeFerie and directed by Jennifer Palmer. Auditions will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Tuesday, Oct. 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Marion Art Center. Performances are scheduled on Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14 and 15.

Why is young Emmy Scrooge such a...well...scrooge? Perhaps a visit from Charles Dickens and two ghostly sisters can persuade her to have a change of heart. But when even the spirit of her thrice-great-grandfather gives up on her, things don’t look promising. Director Jennifer Palmer will be casting four men, two women, 12 girls, and 8 boys.

Auditions will consist of a cold reading from the script, callback date to be determined.  Rehearsal schedule to be determined once the show is cast. For more information, call the Marion Art Center at 508-748-1266 or contact Jennifer Palmer at jengpalmer@msn.com.