Work gets underway to present annual Whidbey Has Talent competition

Whidbey Has Talent celebrates the young and talented students ranging from K-12 who reside in the school districts of Whidbey Island.

Returning for a third year, the competition invites youth to participate and showcase their talents with an opportunity to earn bragging rights and a chance to win a scholarship. Scholarships vary.

Whidbey Has Talent K-12 audition dates are by appointment 5-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11; Tuesday, Feb. 12; Wednesday, Feb. 13; and Thursday, Feb. 14.

For Oak Harbor High School students only, auditions are by appointment 2:30-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15.

Whidbey Has Talent Coaching Date, OHHS students only, are by appointment 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at Whidbey Playhouse Star Studio.

Whidbey Has Talent sneak preview date is 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Regency on Whidbey, 1040 S.W. Kimball Dr., Oak Harbor.

A mandatory dress rehearsal, by assignment, is Saturday, March 16, on the Whidbey Playhouse main stage.

Production date for grades K-4 is 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17; 4 p.m. for fifth-eighth grades; and 6:30 p.m. for ninth-twelfth grades, at Whidbey Playhouse, 730 S.E. Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor.