Audition Information for the ‘23 - ‘24 Season!
Auditions:
Thurs. February 8 @ 7pm
SAt. February 10 @ 1pm
Callback dates TBD.
Performance Dates:
April 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28
Director: Jesse Jensen
Music Director: Matt Walicke
Choreographer: Leigh Spencer
Actors should arrive at The Corson Playhouse ready to dance, sing, and act scenes from selected sides. Please familiarize yourself with both sets of sides regardless of gender.
Please come prepared with TWO 32 - 64 measure excerpts from two contrasting songs from any modern musicals. Alternatively, you may include one song from the pop, rock, comedy, or jazz repertoires. At least one song should be comedic.
Actors will need to sing their selections accompanied, either using our live piano accompanist or streamed audio files through the Bluetooth speaker provided. Please bring printed piano / vocal sheet music for the accompanist to use. If you plan to use a digital instrumental track for your accompaniment, plan on streaming it from your phone to the Bluetooth speaker provided. If you're having trouble accessing music, or need other accommodations for accompaniment, please reach out, we're happy to help!
If requested, callback sides will be:
"Untitled Opening Number," ms. 64 to the end.
"Die Vampire, Die!," ms. 95 to the end.
The Story
Jeff and Hunter, two struggling writers, hear about a new musical theatre festival. However, the deadline for submissions is a mere three weeks away. With nothing to lose, the pair decides to try to create something new with the help of their friends Susan, Heidi and Larry on the eighty-eights.
With the cast in place, Jeff and Hunter begin a conversation about what to write about. Eventually, Jeff suggests they write about what to write about. They make a pact to write up until the festival's deadline and dream about the show changing their lives.
[title of show] -- taken from the space on the festival's application form which asks for the “[title of show]" -- follows Hunter and Jeff and their friends on their journey through the gauntlet of creative self-expression. In the span of 90 minutes they write and perform their show at the festival and learn lessons about themselves as people, friends and artists.
[title of show] is, above all, a love letter to the musical theatre -- a uniquely American art form -- and to the joy of collaboration.
Roles
Jeff – a composer/lyricist
Hunter – a book writer
Susan – their actor friend
Heidi – their actor friend