Crowded Kitchen Players will hold auditions for "Down of a Thistle," an original Christmas comedy written by Ara Barlieb, at 7 pm Monday, Sept. 26th and 7pm Wednesday, Sept. 28th, in the 'Kitchen', 1680 Minesite Road, Allentown PA. (Parking is available one-half block East on Chatter Way.)

"Down of a Thistle" is a gripping comic melodrama of nine women snowbound in an Adirondack's lodge on Christmas Eve.

Needed are: 5 women - age 21 years and older. Auditions will be cold-readings from the script.

Rehearsals are scheduled for Sunday afternoons and Monday-Wednesday-Friday evenings. Performances of "Down of a Thistle" will be Dec. 8-17 at the Unicorn Theatre..

Also needed are a stage manager and box office help. For more information or directions, please call 610−395−7176 or visit www.ckplayers.com.