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Southwall was one of many dancers competing at the the Wonderland (Photo by Peter McCusker) Open weekdays until 8 p.m. Sat. 9â€"5, Sun. 1â€"4 Stiff competition for Wonderland summer jobs (Continued from page 1) It took hours for Oille to rehearse his twoâ€"minute monoâ€" logue, which was full of demeanâ€" ing and comical put downs towards humans. His preparation will pay off, if Oille is one of the few lucky ones among hundreds of hopefuls to land a performing role at mer. Wonderland is looking for dancers, singers, variety actors, Hannaâ€"Barbara characters and even Star Trek characters for the park opening in May. The Sheridan Audition before four of Wonderland‘s top talent searchers was just one of many similar auditionsto be held in Ontario and Quebec between Feb. 7thâ€"16th. Everything from short monoâ€" logues to singing was performed to impress the judges, who have the unenviable task of sorting out the hundreds of applicants to find the right person for the job. The performers are well aware of the odds of landing a position with Canada‘s largest theme park "There is a lot of competition. It‘s hard to get your hopes up," said Grimsby high school student Erin Southwall, who auditioned two years ago for a part with Wonderland, but was denied. "They‘re looking for a certain type of look and a certain type of person," says Southwall. Wonderland dance coordinator Mark Norris arranged a short rouâ€" tine in which the dancers had to learn and mimic. anada‘s Wonderland this sumâ€" Tami Whitley, a St. Catherines high school student, auditioned for a singing role. "I just want to sing, but I know it‘s going to be hard to get in, there is a lot of people that want the job," she said. â€" With files from Gary Williams and Michelle Sheppard.