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AUDITION TIPS
Before you
enter the Audition:
Please check your egos at the
door. We are a community theatre and everyone is
on the same playing field no matter how many or how few
shows they have done.
Filling out the Audition Form:
You don't
have to detail
every show you've participated in. We don't need
to know the exact amount and name of musicals you've
been in the chorus. Try to give us a 'sense' of your
experience rather than cataloguing it explicitly and if you have
had principal or featured roles in shows, please let us
know of them, be
more illustrative about your training and skills
(juggling, swordplay, dance, etc). Come prepared
to write down your conflicts during the production
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MUSICAL
AUDITIONS
How to Pick the Right Song:
Try for
something that suits your range and
personality. Generally it
is better to not to sing a song from the show you are
auditioning for, but to sing a song from another shows
that is similar to the other. i.e.: If you
are auditioning for Man of La Mancha, choose
"Stars" (from Les Miserables) instead of
"Impossible Dream". This is because most
directors have an idea of how they want the song to
sound and you may give the absolute opposite of what
they want.
Singing the
Song:
In our theatre, you must come
prepared. That means warmed up and ready to sing from memory your
audition piece. We do not offer any 'second or third' chances to
sing your song during the audition process unless you are under the age
of 11.
What to do if
things go poorly:
Keep going, and do your
best. Do not restart, don't apologize for messing
up or make excuses. Don't ever tell us how
bad you think you did.
READINGS
How To
Prepare:
Read through
the reading so you are familiar with the words. You
don't need to memorize the passage, but you want to
avoid tripping over the words. Make a choice as to how
you're going to read it - what that choice is less
important than that you make a choice. Don't bother with
funny voices. Don't make
assumptions about what role you're being considered for
based on the director's choice of reading.
What the
Director will look for:
Listen carefully to the direction
the director gives you. Try to implement it. If you're not sure about
something, ask.
Two things: First, can you play the role the way the director has
asked you to read it. Can he "hear" you as the
character. Second, how
well do you "take direction". Do you respond
and change, or do you just do the same thing you did the
first time. The director
may ask you a series of questions. They may be vague or
specific. They may be to gauge your general comfort
level with things that may come up in the production, or
they may be very specific for certain roles. If in
doubt, ask.
Examples:
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Are you
willing to alter your physical appearance (change
hair color, shave or grow a beard, etc) for the
show?
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Are you
willing to take a smaller role, or work backstage?
Honesty is
essential here. Nothing good can come of saying you're
OK with something that you're not OK with.
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