Goodspeed Musicals is holding auditions for local Non-Equity child actors — boys between ages 8-10 — for its upcoming production of "Rags." Auditions will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Alice Hammerstein Mathias Rehearsal Studio in East Haddam. All auditions are by appointment only.

For an appointment, call company management between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at (860) 873-0021.

The auditions are for the David Herskowitz role and understudy. He is a small 8- to 10-year-old with dark hair, full of hope and wonder. He comes to America with his mother, fleeing the Russian pogroms. He is fearless but unaware of the unwritten rules of navigating the specific neighborhoods of New York City safely, too young to understand bigotry and prejudice that thrive outside of his community. He must be a strong actor with a solid unchanged singing voice.

Interested performers should prepare one short up-tempo song. Bring a resume, photo and sheet music. Music must be legible and in the proper key (no lead sheets). An accompanist will be provided.

Candidates must be available for rehearsals Sept. 5-Oc. 5 and for performances Oct. 6-Dec. 10, all in East Haddam.