OGDENSBURG -- St. John’s Conservatory Theater (SJCT) is holding auditions Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. at their theater located in the St. John’s Parish House on the corner of Franklin and Knox streets.

This is an open call for all ages for their upcoming fall musical comedy “TWIST,” based on the ever popular Charles Dickens’ classic “Oliver Twist.”

The show is a brand new twist on the Dickens’ tale with book, music, and lyrics by award-winning writer/composer Richard O’Donnell (under his pen name Brazillia R. Kreep), and will open this October for a three-week run (October 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 at 7 pm and matinees October 9, 16 & 23 at 2 pm).

Attendees should prepare an A Capella song of theirchoice and be prepared to read from the script. Theater officials say variety artists (such as comics, dancers, musicians, jugglers and the like) and adults are strongly encouraged to audition.

SJCT principal creative staff includes Executive Producer and Director R. O’Donnell, Musical Director and Choreographer Angela Conzone Dwyer, Arranger and Orchestrator Ryan C. McNally, Scenic and Prop Designer Stephen Chambers, Costume and Makeup Designer Karen Fischbeck, Technical Director and Production Coordinator Christopher Dwyer. Collectively they have over five decades of professional theatrical and academic experience including regional, stock, bus and truck, off-off-Broadway, off-Broadway, and Broadway stages.

Other vital SJCT personnel includes Rector Dr. Fr. Michael O’Donnell, assistant technical director Ryan Woodard, assistant costumer Ann Losurdo, house manager Sheila LaMere, and general manager Bill LaMere.

Tickets go on sale in mid-August and will be available electronically at brownpapertickets.com for $10.00 (under TWIST or ST. JOHN’S CONSERVATORY THEATER) or at the door the night of the performances for a suggested donation of $15. For more information, please visit St. John’s Conservatory Theater’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/stjohnsconservatorytheater.