Auditions

The Christmas Spirit by Nancy Kierspe Carlson—director Thom Hofrichter
AUDITION: Sat., October 16, 1 pm—read from script/sing Xmas carols
PERFORMS: December 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 2010
NEEDED: approximately 40 roles for all ages 6-80

As You Like It by William Shakespeare—director Thom Hofrichter
AUDITION: Sat., November 6, 1-4 pm (sign up for 1 hour slot)
CALLBACK: Sat., November 13, 1 pm—reading November 6 handouts
PERFORMS: March 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 2011
NEEDED: 20-25 men and women, 16 years old and above

Broadway Bound by Neil Simon–director Christopher J. Murphy
AUDITION: Saturday, February 19 at 1 pm—readings from the script
PERFORMS: April 28, 29, 30, May 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 2011
NEEDED: 2 M (early 20-25), 1 M (40-50), 1M (70s), 2W (40-50)

 

WHAT YOU NEED FOR AUDITIONS

For plays we do readings from the script at auditions. So to prepare, read the script at least once before the audition date. Unless the script is widely available at the library or used book stores scripts can be borrowed from the theater. For musicals and Shakespeare we handle the audition a bit differently, call 260-422-6329 to sign up for an audition time, and to find out what to prepare.

NEED A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE BEFORE AUDITIONING?

Email Thom Hofrichter (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) and request one.  If you don’t have email, (why not?) you can call Thom at the Theater (422-6329), and he will mail you one. These schedules are tentative, we schedule every possible date knowing that we will lose some to conflicts. 

HOW TO PREPARE FOR AN AUDITION

For plays we read from the script at auditions.  So to prepare, read the script at least once before the audition date.  Unless the script is widely available at the library or used book stores scripts can be borrowed from the theater.

For The Christmas Spirit you will also be asked to sing a well known Christmas Carol.

For As You Like It the audition is a 2-step process, at the first date you will be given a handout that has the materials we will read the following week.  There will also be a quick, “How to attack Shakespeare’s text” seminar. 

PLEASE DON’T DISCOUNT YOUR CHANCES FOR A ROLE

Actors can be their own worst enemies by not showing up to an audition because they’ve decided they are “not right” for a role.  Let the director be the judge.  Many times someone has told me they didn’t show up because they knew they weren’t right, and had they shown up I would have cast them.