Opportunity for a Young MC

Hunt for talented MC to host awards underway

The search for a dynamic young presenter who will emcee the 7th ACT | DALRO |  Nedbank Scholarships finale is underway.  The countrywide series of auditions will kick off in June. This will be done alongside  the search for the top six young performers who will be eligible to win one of three  scholarships, with a combined value of R315 000, to go towards their tuition fees  for a performing arts qualification at any accredited South African tertiary institution. The seventh edition of Magic in the Making awards – set to take place at the  Market Theatre in Johannesburg’s Newtown Precinct on 12 October 2015 –  will have a showcase by the six finalists to a live audience and an independent  panel of judges. The production’s variety show format will not only allow the participants  to deliver enchanting pieces in dance, singing and acting but also have the  charismatic presenter bring all the acts together into a seamless performance for  the audience and judges to enjoy. MC search auditions will take place on the same dates as the auditions for the  Scholarships themselves. There is no registration fee, and participants can register  online at: https://docs.google.com/a/act.org.za/forms/d/16S_D7cKlNPDWF6e9M2U4qByRunkv2Pxygp4XrGjdjnQ/edit Closing date for the MC registrations is 19 June 2015 and all  registered individuals will be  supplied with audition material and necessary details. Auditions will take place in the following regions: 30 June and 1 July: Durban (KwaZulu-Natal) 3 and 4 July: Cape Town (Western Cape) 6, 7 and 8 July: Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape) 15 July: Pretoria (Gauteng) 16 and 17 July: Johannesburg (Gauteng) 24 July: Kimberley (Northern Cape) 25 July: Bloemfontein (Free State) 28 July: Potchefstroom (North West) 30 July: Witbank (Mpumalanga) 01 August: Polokwane (Limpopo) The deadline for registrations for the Performing Arts Scholarships Programme  have been extended to this Friday, 5 June 2015. Click here for more information on previous winners, finalists, guidelines and registration;  email scholarships@act.org.za or contact the ACT office on 011 712 8403. ACT acknowledges support from the following organisations as regional  partners: University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Port Elizabeth Opera House (PEOH),  The Market Theatre Foundation, Mayibuye Arts Centre, University of the Free State’s Scaena Theatre,  Witbank Civic Theatre, Artéma Instituut vir Kunstebestuur en Ontwikkeling,  Limpopo Youth Orchestra and Tshwane University of Technology (TUT).