Stage Actors' Workshop will hold auditions for "A Christmas Carol", the traditional Charles Dickens' story on Sunday, October 18, at 3 pm, and Monday, October 19, at 7 pm, and Wednesday October 21, at 7 pm. Auditions for and performances of the one-act family-friendly stage adaptation will be held at The Freemason Hall Theater, 525 N. Illinois St. in Indianapolis. The show requires four men and four women of any age, and an eight to twelve year-old male or female to play Tiny Tim/Tina. The play will be directed by Bob Rini.

Adapted for the stage by Bob Rini, the play features all the familiar characters from the Dickens' classic including: Scrooge, Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and of course the spirits. Singers and other performing artists are invited to audition for the second-act variety show.

Performances will be December 11,12,13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27, and January 2, & 3. Actors will read from the script. Some staff positions are available. Call the director for information or directions at 317-201-3436.

The Stage Actors Workshop is a not-for-profit community theater acting company comprised of talented people who do theater for the love of it Their mission is to bring to the public shows that are entertaining and educational at a cost that will not break the family budget. Children 12 years-old and younger are always admitted for only $4 with a paying adult to any Stage Actors' Workshop production. Contact: saw_theater@yahoo.com

The Masonic Society will hold its 1st Semi-Annual Meeting on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Indiana Freemasons' Hall, 525 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis, Indiana

Theme and Program: "Rededicating the Craft"

Not a member of the Masonic Society yet? To join or to make reservations, see the website at http://www.themasonicsociety.com

See you in Indianapolis!

Program:

9:00 AM Call to Order ..... Colin Peterson, Co-Chairman, Indiana Second Circle Committee

Invocation

Welcome and Introductions .......................Roger S. VanGorden, President of The Masonic Society

Keynote Address .................. Charles F. Marlowe, Grand Master of Masons in Indiana

The Gentleman Mason...................... Jeffrey D. Naylor

Notes on Teaching the Craft: The Millennials’ View of American Freemasonry ..... José Díaz

Reviving a Failing Lodge ................................ Chris Hodapp

12:00 Noon Luncheon in the 2nd Floor dining room, Indiana Freemasons’ Hall

1:00 PM Tours of Indiana Freemasons’ Hall and the Indianapolis Scottish Rite Cathedral

2:00 PM Reconvene

The George Washington Masonic Memorial and
Electronic Records for Researchers............. Mark Tabbert

All Masonry is Local ................................Roger VanGorden

Working the Plan: Lodge Models and Model Lodges ........ George Haynes

The “Dan Brown Effect” .................................... Chris Hodapp

Closing Remarks ...................................Roger S. VanGorden

6:30 PM Banquet in the 2nd Floor dining room, Indiana Freemasons’ Hall

Benediction

Filmmakers for the Discovery Channel program "Hunting The Lost Symbol" came to Indianapolis in September to shoot interviews of Indianapolis authors Christopher Hodapp ("Freemasons For Dummies", "Solomon's Builders") and Alice Von Kannon ("The Templar Code For Dummies", "Conspiracy Theories & Secret Societies For Dummies"). Freemasons' Hall's 7th floor was the backdrop for both interviews: Alice was shot in the Raper Commandery Asylum, and Chris was in the Egyptian-themed Red Cross Room (which is also appropriately home to Imhotep Council No. 434, Allied Masonic Degrees).

The program airs Sunday October 25th at 8PM and 11PM, and again on November 1st at 4PM.