CASTING CALLS is a free listing of creative opportunities in our area that runs on a weekly Entertainment page. Items must include relevant dates to be run and MUST have an ending date. Items run as space allows. The deadline is the previous Thursday, by 8 a.m. Email is the best way to submit, features@recorder.com. Questions? Call 413-772-0261, ext. 276. 

Artists

CRAFTERS AND VENDORS: Looking for crafters and vendors interested in renting a booth at the 40th Annual Gas Engine Show & Flea Market, which is hosted by the United Church of Bernardston. It will be held on Memorial Day weekend. Rental fees are $45, if reserved by May 1, and $50, if reserved after. All interested parties should contact Harvey at 413-648-9551.

SCARECROW IN THE PARK:The annual two-day event in Bernardston is looking for artists, crafters and others to participate. The event will be Oct. 22 and 23. For more information or to receive an application for booth space, email: scarecrowinthepark@gmail.com

Auditions

BEAUTY & THE BEAST: Ja’Duke Center for the Performing Arts at 110 Industrial Boulevard in Turners Falls will hold auditions for “Beauty & The Beast,” which will be performed this year. Open casting calls are Friday, April 29 at 6 p.m. for children in grades 7 through 12 and 7:30 p.m. for adults. Open casting calls will be held Saturday, April 30 at 11 a.m. for children in grades 3 through 6 for the Chip part only, noon for children in grades 7 through 12 and 1:30 p.m. for adults. College students who are unable to attend should set up a skype audition by email: jcpa@jaduke.com

SENIORITY DANCE COMPANY: Greenfield Senior Center invites dancers for the start of the spring season. SDC, under the direction of Kathy Steinem, is a high-quality mixed-age adult group that performs a variety of dance styles including contemporary, jazz and modern. Interested dancers are encouraged to contact Kathy Dunn at the Greenfield Senior Center; 54 High St. (entrance from Union St.) 772-1517, ext. 3 or email: kathyd@greenfield-ma.gov. The group meets for class and rehearsals Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at the center. Seniority is supported by a grant from the Greenfield Local Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Playwrights

SILVERTHORNE THEATER COMPANY: Silverthorne will sponsor a competition to select a new play by a local playwright of color for possible production during the 2017 season. The deadline for submissions is Sept. 1. Complete information about the contest may be found at www.silverthornetheater.org/new-play-competition2.html A reading committee of five members, headed by veteran Montague writer/actor Kent Alexander, will review all submissions. Three finalists will be selected for public staged readings in November and December, with the final competition winner announced on Dec. 30. Play submissions must be full length (90 minutes to two hours running time); they must not have been previously fully produced. Playwrights of color (defined as non-white) who live or study in the Connecticut Valley/Western Massachusetts region are solely eligible to submit plays.

Singers

HILLTOWN HARMONY CHORUS: Celebrating five years this spring. Join this multigenerational chorus led by Shelley Roberts. Thursday rehearsals, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Senior Center Hall, 7 Main St. in Shelburne Falls, through April 28. April 29 concert.

AMANDLA CHORUS: Amandla will hold open rehearsals at 7 p.m. on four Tuesdays in May (10, 17, 24 and 31). Men, women and teens are invited. The chorus is looking for additional singers for its 29th season, which begins in September. Rehearsal and auditions are at Temple Israel, 27 Pierce St. in Greenfield. The chorus sings songs from around the world of justice and celebration. For more information, visit: www.amandlachorus.org