Auditions for the 2013 Ten Minute Play Festival, presented by the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts, will be held from noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in 206 Theatre Building.

Callbacks will be held Sunday, Dec. 9. Each auditioner will be given a side and a partner to read with for their audition.

Rehearsals will start Tuesday, Jan. 22; the festival will run Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 14-17.

This year's playwrights include Emily Brink, Tanner Hallenstein, Taylor Cook, Natalie Vicchio, Erin Marshall, Levi Smith, David Freeman, and Jessie Traufler.

To sign up for an audition spot, follow the directions at wiki.uiowa.edu/display/theatre/10+Minute+Play+Fesitival+Auditions+-+2013.

Questions can be sent to stage manager Ashley Pettit at ashley-m-pettit@uiowa.edu.

The Department of Theatre Arts is part of the Division of Performing Arts in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For a UI arts calendar and details about upcoming events visit the new Arts Iowa website.