Audition Packet for Hunchback
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! AUDITION PACKET WHAT: AUDITIONS FOR MUSICAL THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME WHEN: MONDAY DECEMBER 19TH OR TUESDAY DECEMBER 20TH 3:15-6:45 P.M. (You only need to attend 1 of the 2 audition days) (THIS IS THE GENERAL AUDITION FOR EVERYONE) CALLBACKS—WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21ST 3:15-7:15 P.M. WHERE: NORTH AUDITORIUM AND CHOIR ROOM WHO: ANY NORTH STUDENT GRADES 9-12 A SPECIAL FREE DANCE CAMP WILL BE OFFERED FOR THOSE INTERESTED ON: Saturday, December 17th from 10:00 a.m. to Noon in the North auditorium. AUDITION PACKET CONTENTS: *AUDITION FORM (AT END OF THIS PACKET) TO BE FILLED OUT AND BROUGHT TO YOUR AUDITION * VOCAL MUSICAL SELECTIONS FOR GENERAL AUDITION ON DECEMBER 19TH AND 20TH (ON BLUE PAPER) *SEVERAL ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS FOR CALLBACKS ON DECEMBER 21st (ON YELLOW PAPER) *TWO SOLO ACTING SELECTIONS (ON PINK PAPER) AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: YOU SHOULD PREPARE TO SING THE GENERAL AUDITION PIECES (ON BLUE PAPER) ON EITHER DECEMBER 19TH OR 20TH . YOU SHOULD ALSO PREPARE ONE OF THE SOLO READINGS (THE MALE OR FEMALE READING DEPENDING ON YOUR GENDER) AT YOUR AUDITION. YOU SHOULD, HOWEVER, BE PREPARED TO PERFORM ANY OF THE MUSICAL CALLBACK PIECES (ON YELLOW PAPER) APPROPRIATE TO YOUR GENDER ON DECEMBER 21st IF CALLED BACK. EVERYONE WILL LEARN A BRIEF DANCE ROUTINE ON DECEMBER 19th OR 20th AS WELL. IN ADDITION, YOU MAY BE ASKED TO PRESENT A BRIEF IMPROVISATION AT CALLBACKS AND DO FURTHER DANCE AUDITIONING. WHILE THERE WILL BE A SMALL DANCE CORPS WHICH WILL BE FEATURED IN THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME , EVERYONE WILL HAVE TO TAKE PART IN ALL PHASES OF THE AUDITION INCLUDING SINGING AND READING. YOU MAY INDICATE ON THE AUDITION FORM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR DANCE ONLY. PLEASE BE PROMPT . YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LEAVE AFTER YOUR AUDITION. PLEASE HAVE YOUR AUDITION SHEET COMPLETED WHEN YOU ARRIVE. BE DRESSED TO MOVE. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS QUESTION: DO I HAVE TO BE IN CHOIR OR IN A THEATRE CLASS TO BE IN THE MUSICAL? ANSWER: NO—AUDITIONS ARE OPEN TO ANY NORTH STUDENT GRADES 9-12. NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY! QUESTION: DO I HAVE TO ATTEND BOTH AUDITIONS ON DECEMBER 19TH AND 20TH? ANSWER: NO—YOU MAY ATTEND EITHER OF THE TWO DAYS. IF YOU ARE CALLED BACK, HOWEVER YOU MUST ATTEND THE CALLBACK AUDITIONS ON DECEMBER 21ST . QUESTION: WHAT IS A DANCE CAMP AND DO I HAVE TO ATTEND THE DANCE CAMP? ANSWER: THE DANCE CAMP IS NOT MANDATORY AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO AUDITION. IT IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO WISH SOME EXTRA PREPARATION ASSISTANCE FOR AUDITIONS. QUESTION: WHAT ARE CALLBACKS? ANSWER: CALLBACKS OCCUR AFTER INITIAL AUDITIONS AND ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DIRECTORS TO SEE AND HEAR PARTICULAR INDIVIDUALS IN MORE DETAIL. QUESTION: IF I’M NOT CALLED BACK, DOES THAT MEAN THAT I DIDN’T MAKE THE MUSICAL? ANSWER: NO! CALLBACKS ARE ONLY FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WE NEED TO SEE OR HEAR AGAIN TO HELP US DECIDE CERTAIN ROLES. MOST STUDENTS WHO ARE SELECTED FOR THE MUSICAL ARE NOT CALLED BACK. QUESTION: HOW DO I KNOW IF I’M CALLED BACK? ANSWER: A CALL BACK LIST WILL BE POSTED WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21ST BOTH ON THE THEATRE NOTES BOARD AND ON THE NORTH THEATRE WEBSITE: www.appletonnorththeatre.com QUESTION: HOW DO I KNOW IF I MADE THE MUSICAL? ANSWER: A CAST LIST WILL BE POSTED ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22ND . QUESTION: WHEN WILL REHEARSALS BEGIN? ANSWER: REHEARSALS WILL BEGIN THE WEEK OF JANUARY 2ND WITH THE FIRST CAST MEETING ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 3RD . ALL CAST MEMBERS WILL MEET ALSO ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, JANUARY 4TH AND 5TH FOR A SHOWING OF A VIDEO OF THE FIRST AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION AND DISCUSSION OF THE DESIGN CONCEPT AND APPROACH AS WELL AS THE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE. QUESTION: IS THE SOLO DRAMATIC READING THE LYRICS TO A SONG? ANSWER: YES. JUST READ THEM AS IF THEY WERE A MONOLOGUE. FOCUS ON THE EXPRESSION AND MEANING. QUESTION: WHAT IF I JUST WANT TO DANCE FOR THE MUSICAL? DO I STILL HAVE TO DO THE SINGING AUDITION? ANSWER: YES—THERE WILL BE A SEPARATE DANCE/MOVEMENT AUDITION RUNNING CONCURRENTLY WITH ACTING AND SINGING AUDITIONS. THERE WILL BE A SMALL SEPARATE DANCE CORPS WHICH WILL DO SOME OF THE MORE COMPLEX MOVEMENT PARTS OF THE SHOW. YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN DANCE ON YOUR AUDITION FORM. EVERYONE WILL HAVE TO TAKE PART IN SINGING, ACTING, AND DANCING FOR AUDITIONS. (SINCE ALL CAST MEMBERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO SOME DANCE/MOVEMENT) BUT THOSE IN THE DANCE CORPS WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE REQUIRED TO SING DURING THE SHOW. QUESTION: WILL THERE BE ACCOMPANIMENT FOR THE AUDITION? ANSWER: YES—THERE WILL BE EITHER LIVE OR RECORDED ACCOMPANIMENT AT TRYOUTS. QUESTION: WHAT IF I DON’T HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, DO I STILL HAVE A CHANCE AT A GOOD PART? ANSWER: ALL PARTS IN A MUSICAL ARE GOOD SINCE THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON, BUT YOU WILL BE JUDGED SOLELY ON YOUR AUDITION, NOT PAST PRODUCTIONS YOU HAVE BEEN IN. THE CAST SIZE FOR THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME IS VERY LARGE, SO YOU HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF BEING SELECTED! QUESTION: IF I MAKE IT, WHEN ARE REHEARSALS? ANSWER: REHEARSALS WILL TYPICALLY BE HELD AFTER SCHOOL FROM 3:15 TO 6:15. THERE WILL BE SOME WEEKENDS IN FEBRUARY AS WELL. MOST CAST MEMBERS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND EVERY REHEARSAL, AT FIRST. A FULL SCHEDULE WILL BE GIVEN AT THE FIRST WEEK OF MEETINGS OF THE CAST. QUESTION: WILL THIS MUSICAL BE DOUBLE-CAST? ANSWER: YES. LIKE PREVIOUS SHOWS AT NORTH, MANY, IF NOT ALL OF THE CHARACTER ROLES WILL BE DOUBLED. THIS ALLOWS MANY MORE STUDENTS TO BE INVOLVED. QUESTION: WHEN WILL THE MUSICAL BE PERFORMED? ANSWER: PERFORMANCES ARE SCHEDULED FOR TWO WEEKENDS— Thursday, March 9th —7:00 p.m Friday, March 10th —7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 11th — 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Sunday March 12th –1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 16th —7:00 p.m Friday, March 17th —7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 18TH — 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Sunday March 19TH –1:00 p.m. *matinees for schools on March 9th and 15th QUESTION: CAN I REQUEST A PART I WANT? ANSWER: YOU CAN EXPRESS INTEREST IN PARTICULAR ROLES ON YOUR AUDITION FORM, BUT IT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE SELECTED FOR THAT ROLE. QUESTION: ARE SOME PARTS OPEN TO BE PLAYED BY THE OPPOSITE GENDER? ANSWER: YES! IN FACT, SEVERAL OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE MUSICALMAY BE PLAYED BY EITHER A MALE OR FEMALE INCLUDING FROLLO, JEHAN, QUASIMODO, CLOPIN, AND MANY OTHERS. QUESTION: WILL OTHER PEOPLE BE WATCHING MY AUDITION? ANSWER: YOU WILL BE BROUGHT IN INDIVIDUALLY FOR YOUR INITIAL AUDITION AND HEARD ONLY BY MR PARKER, AND MR. AUMANN. YOU WILL AUDITION IN GROUPS FOR DANCE FOR MS. WILLIAMSON. QUESTION: IF I’M NOT SELECTED, CAN I STILL BE INVOLVED? ANSWER: YES! THERE ARE MANY TECHNICAL SUPPORT POSITIONS AVAILABLE. MANY OF THOSE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WILL BE CHOSEN FROM THOSE WHO AUDITIONED AND WERE NOT SELECTED TO PERFORM. QUESTION: WHAT IF I CAN’T READ MUSIC? ANSWER: A CD WITH ALL THE AUDITION SONGS CAN BE CHECKED OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SCHOOL FROM THE STAGE MANAGERS IN MR. PARKER’S ROOM, 1118 ; YOU CAN ALSO ACCESS ALL THE AUDITION MUSIC ON OUR WEBSITE www.appletonnorththeatre.com . QUESTION: WHAT DO THE TRACK NUMBERS MEAN ON THE AUDITION MUSIC? ANSWER: THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS OF THE SONGS WHICH CORRESPOND TO TRACKS LISTED ON THE WEBSITE LINK AND ON THE CD AVAILABLE FOR CHECKOUT. QUESTION: WHAT IF I JUST WANT TO WORK BACKSTAGE OR IN A TECHNICAL AREA—DO I STILL HAVE TO AUDITON? ANSWER: NO—THERE WILL BE A SIGN UP SHEET ON THE GREEN ROOM DOOR BEGINNING THE WEEK ON DECEMBER 19TH FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN WORKING TECH. PUT YOUR NAME DOWN AND YOU WILL BE CONTACTED. QUESTION: WHAT IF I WANT TO PLAY IN THE PIT ORCHESTRA? ANSWER: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME WILL HAVE A LARGE PIT. SEE MR. THALDORF IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PLAYING IN THE PIT ORCHESTRA. QUESTION: WHO ARE THE CHARACTERS IN THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME? ANSWER: Claude Frollo Archdeacon of Notre Dame Cathedral and the most powerful cleric in Paris, he is the reluctant caretaker of Quasimodo. He will do whatever it takes to rid the city of the gypsy “vermin,” even as he lusts after Esmeralda. Calculating, manipulative, and obsessive. Gender: male Age: 40 to 50 Vocal range top: Bb4 Vocal range bottom: E2 Jehan Frollo Claude’s reckless younger brother. With the gypsy Florika, he fathers Quasimodo, who he leaves in his brother’s care. Wild, passionate, and strong-willed. Gender: male Age: 20 to 30 Vocal range top: Eb5 Vocal range bottom: F3 Florika A gypsy and Quasimodo’s mother. Gender: female Age: 20 to 30 Vocal range top: F#5 Vocal range bottom: E4 Father Dupin A priest of Notre Dame and Claude and Jehan’s guardian. Gender: male Age: 40 to 60 Vocal range top: A3 Vocal range bottom: C3 Quasimodo The deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame and Claude Frollo’s charge. Lonely and staunchly obedient to Frollo, he possesses a vivid imagination that brings to life the bells and gargoyles of the cathedral. Despite his shyness and uncertainty, he quickly befriends Esmeralda. Big-hearted, and brave when need be. Gender: male Age: 20 to 30 Vocal range top: Bb5 Vocal range bottom: Bb2 Clopin Trouillefou The clever and charismatic King of the Gypsies.