AUDITION INFORMATION:
YOU MUST SIGN UP TO AUDITION FOR ALL MUSICALS AND PLAYS THROUGH "SIGN UP GENIUS"
Here are the links to sign up for auditions:
A Year With Frog and Toad: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAFA628ABFBC70-ayear
Godspell: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAFA628ABFBC70-godspell
Mary Poppins Jr.: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAFA628ABFBC70-mary
The Odyssey: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAFA628ABFBC70-the
Murder on the 518: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAFA628ABFBC70-murder
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAFA628ABFBC70-the1
AUDITIONING FOR the Sr. Musical: Godspell and the Kid’s Musical: A Year with Frog and Toad, will be done virtually by submitting a video audition tape via the Flipgrid platform. Flipgrid platform will allow students to re-record themselves as many times as they want before submission. If the submission is longer than the criteria it will not be accepted.
The deadline to submit a Flipgrid audition tape for Sr. Musical, Godspell is November 29 at midnight.
The deadline to submit a Flipgrid audition tape for the Kid’s Musical, A Year with Frog and Toad is December 9 at midnight
AUDITIONING FOR the Jr. Musical, Marry Poppins and the PLAYS: Will be in-person auditions on various days. No walk-ins.
AUDITION DATES & TIMES FOR PLAYS:
Kid’s Play, The Odyssey: December 6th, 4:30-6:30pm
Jr. Musical, Mary Poppins: December 7, 6:45-8:45pm & December 10, 9-11am
Jr. Play, Murder on the 518: December 7, 6:45-8:45pm
Sr. Play, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: December 5, 6-8pm
WHAT TO PREPARE:
For Plays (non-musicals): A one-minute monologue showcasing the personality of the actor should be memorized. Please bring a printed-out headshot or other current photo to attach to your audition form (this is filled out upon arrival). Resumes are welcomed, but not necessary.
For Musicals: Each audition video should include 1 minute of a Broadway or Classic Disney song (no Pop or Rap). In addition, students should learn the demonstrated choreography sent at time of signups and then record themselves doing the dance combination.
CALLBACKS:
If your student receives a callback, they are being asked to come back to read or sing for a specific character, as determined by the director. Callbacks do not guarantee casting, and likewise, NOT receiving a callback doesn’t guarantee you won’t be cast. Please plan to stay for the entirety of the callback time, but understand that students may be released early.
If your student is called back for more than one show, they will need to attend both callback times. If those times overlap, directors will coordinate to be sure that students have time to read for both.
CALLBACK DATES:
Kid’s Musical, A Year with Frog and Toad: December 16, 4:30-5:30pm and 6:30-7:30pm
Kid’s Play, The Odyssey: December 8, 4:30-6:30pm
Jr. Musical, Mary Poppins: December 10, 11am-1pm
Jr. Play, Murder on the 518: December 10, 9-11am
Sr. Musical, Godspell: December 3, 10am-12pm
Sr. Play, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: December 10, 11:30am-1:30pm
KIDS Musical: A Year with Frog and Toad–Grades (2-5)
A hit on Broadway, A Year with Frog and Toad was nominated for three Tony Awards – including Best Musical. Based on Arnold Lobel's well-loved books, and featuring a hummable score by Robert and Willie Reale, this whimsical show follows two great friends – the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad – through four fun-filled seasons.
Waking from hibernation in the Spring, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way. The two best friends celebrate and rejoice in the differences that make them unique and special. Part vaudeville, part make believe... all charm, A Year with Frog and Toad tells the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons.
The jazzy, upbeat score of A Year with Frog and Toad bubbles with melody and wit, making it an inventive, exuberant and enchanting musical for the whole family. It is a perfect show to be performed by an ensemble group of actors and can be produced with either simple or extravagant staging and sets.
Begins January 4, 2023
Rehearsals: Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30-6:30pm
Performances: March 2, 3 & 4 at 7pm
Directed/Choreographed by: Olivia Wolthoff & Elizabeth Bolls
Tuition: $275
KIDS Play – The Odyssey (Grades 2-5)
This fast-paced and funny adaptation brings Homer's original story to life for young audiences. Clever Odysseus and his crewmates Pete and Locke must overcome many perils on their long voyage home from Troy, including an nearsighted Cyclops named Polly, some Sirens crooning elevator music, and various other Gods, Goddesses and Monsters of Greek Mythology.
Begins January 4
Rehearsals: Wednesdays & Fridays, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Performances: February 23, 24 & 25 at 7pm
Directed by: Mary Einfeldt
Tuition: $275
JR Musical: Mary Poppins, Jr. (Grades 6-8)
Based on one of the most popular Disney movies of all time and the Broadway musical that played for over 2,500 performances and received multiple Olivier and Tony Awards nominations, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect Broadway Junior musical!
The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "Anything can happen if you let it."
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins JR. is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs and breathtaking dance numbers.
Begins January 4
Rehearsals: Wednesdays & Fridays, 6:45-8:45pm
Performances: April 13, 14 & 15 at 7pm
Directed/Choreographed by: Rachel Strader & Sabrina Robertson
Tuition: $395
JR Play: Murder on the 518 (Grades 6-8)
Red-eye travelers on the westbound 518 are in for a surprise when first one passenger, and then another, mysteriously drop dead right before their eyes — and just as the train is halted by a rock slide in an isolated canyon. Because the pair appears to have been poisoned, anyone and everyone in the train dining car is a suspect!
Unable to call for help, the eccentric passengers — including two newlyweds, an astronomy professor, a sports recruiter, a CEO, a movie star, an aspiring musician, and others — try to work together with the waitstaff to find the murderer before they reach their destination and the killer escapes for good! Unfortunately, not everything (or everyone) is as it seems.
This family-friendly mystery is sure to keep the audience guessing right up until the train pulls into the station. Hold on tight — Murder on the 518 is quite the ride!
Begins January 3
Rehearsals: Tuesdays & Thursday, 4:45pm-6:45pm
Performances: March 23, 24 & 25 at 7pm
Directed by: Makayla Sharp
Tuition: $395
SR Musical: Godspell (Grades 9-12)
Godspell was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Children of Eden), and it took the world by storm. Led by the international hit, "Day by Day," Godspell features a parade of beloved songs, including "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord," "Learn Your Lessons Well," "All for the Best," "All Good Gifts," "Turn Back, O Man" and "By My Side."
A small group of people help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques and hefty doses of comic timing. An eclectic blend of songs, ranging in style from pop to vaudeville, is employed as the story of Jesus' life dances across the stage. Dissolving hauntingly into the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, Jesus' messages of kindness, tolerance and love come vibrantly to life.
Boasting a score with chart topping songs, a book by a visionary playwright (John-Michael Tebelak) and a feature film, Godspell is a sensation that continues to touch audiences. Because of its small technical demands and minimal cast size, it has become a staple of theatre companies, large and small.
Begins January 9
Rehearsals: Mondays & Thursdays, 4:45pm-6:45pm
Performances: April 27, 28 & 29 at 7pm
Directed/Choreographed by: Trina Jackson & Brandi Lavrich
Tuition: $395
SR Play: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Grades 9-12)
Adapted from the novel by L. Frank Baum. After Dorothy’s house falls and accidentally kills the evil ruler of the Munchkins, the Good Witch of the North gives Dorothy a pair of silver shoes and tells her she must travel down a path of yellow bricks to get to Emerald City, where she can seek help from the Wizard of Oz. At the Emerald City, Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion meet the enigmatic Wizard of Oz, who appears as a large green head to Dorothy, a lovely lady to the Scarecrow, a hairy beast to the Tin Woodman, and a fireball to the Cowardly Lion. The Wizard agrees to help Dorothy and her friends but only if they kill the Wicked Witch of the West, who rules over Winkie Country. This adaptation features the back stories of the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion and some characters not included in the movie including Mr. Joker and the Princess of China Country.
Begins January 3
Rehearsals: Mondays & Thursdays, 6:45-8:45pm
Performances: April 20, 21 & 22
Directed by: Makayla Sharp
Tuition: $395
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