Summer 2014 Vocal Performance Audition Packet ADVANCE SIGN UP REQUIRED FOR ALL MUSIC THEATRE STUDENTS!! All students must sign up for an audition timeslot for Tuesday, July 1st, 2014. Auditions will ONLY be held on this Tuesday, July 1st, 2014. No exceptions will be made for students who do not sign up. You may sign up on the following dates: During the break: FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2014: 1:00pm-6:00pm SATURDAY, JUNE 28th, 2014: 2:00pm-3:30pm SEMESTER Week 1: MONDAY, JUNE 30TH, 2014: 1:00pm- 6:00pm Please see Matt Lemp in the Production Offices to sign up for your audition time. Auditions on Tuesday, July 1st are for Non-Musical Theatre Students (Acting and Dance Majors), and students who are returning from a semester off and who were not enrolled in the Spring 2014 Semester, Auditions will be held Tuesday, July 1st, 2014: 7pm-11pm. Upon completion of the first round auditions, production will schedule time slots for the invited callbacks. Invited Call Backs will be held Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 and Thursday, July 3rd, 2014, 7:00pm – 11:00pm. Final Call Backs will be held Saturday, July 5th and Sunday, July 6th, 2014. Times are TBD. *Auditions/Callbacks will NOT be held on Friday, July 4th. You MUST be available for all call back dates as needed. CASTING: Casting notice will be posted on Monday, July 7, 2014 by 11am. HOW TO PREPARE: Audition forms will be filled out at the time of your audition sign up. All students should attach a 1-page resume summarizing any relevant experience or training you may have. A picture can be submitted as well, but is not required, and will not be returned. For the Vocal Performance Audition: Please be prepared to sing TWO (2) contrasting 16-bar cuts of music in the styles of the shows. You will choose your first song. Be prepared to offer the titles of other songs in your repertoire book, if asked to show us something else. Have all music properly marked, 3 hole punched and in a binder for the accompanist. No monologues are required. All students must bring their musical theatre repertoire books to the demo/audition. You should have listened to the original cast albums prior to attending auditions, and have done some research on the character(s) you are auditioning for. Commitments: You must be able to fully commit to the rehearsal and performance dates as listed in order to be cast in any of the Music Theatre Productions. Please read the information carefully. To be fair and set professional standards, anyone who is eventually cast will sign a contract on the first night of rehearsal stating that you are aware of all production policies and that personal schedule conflicts in addition and beyond what you tell us at the auditions will NOT be honored. If you cannot attend all scheduled rehearsals, you will be replaced. BFA Musical: She Loves Me Book by: Joe Masteroff Music by: Jerry Bock and Lyrics by: Sheldon Harnick Production Dates: STUDENT PREVIEW: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Performances: Thursday, September 25th, 2014 through Sunday, September 28th, 2014. There will be 2 performances (matinee and evening) on Saturday, September 27th, 2014. *Exact show times are TBA. Rehearsals: Rehearsals will start during week 2 of the semester and continue through week 13 of the semester. Weeks 2 – 7: July 10th, 2014 thru August 16th, 2014 - Rehearsals will be held on Thursdays from 7pm – 11pm and on Saturdays for a maximum of 8 total hours. Exact times will be announced weekly, typically from 10am-6pm. Weeks 8-11: August 18th, 2014 – September 14th, 2014 - Rehearsals will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 7pm – 11pm AND on Sundays for a maximum of 8 total hours. Exact times will be announced weekly, typically from 10am-6pm. Week 12: Week of September 15th, 2014: You will rehearse Monday thru Friday, 7pm-11pm nightly. You MUST be available for the entire duration of the rehearsal and performance process to be eligible for casting in this production. Tech Rehearsal: Sunday, September 21, 2014: 10am-10pm Monday, September 22, 2014: Tech/Dress: 7pm-11:30pm Tuesday, September 23, 2014: Final Tech/Dress 7pm-11:30pm. You may not be required to attend all rehearsals, but you must be committed and available to attend until otherwise advised by the Stage Manager. Unless otherwise notified, rehearsals will be held in several spaces on campus. Please check callboard and emails daily for room assignments. The Story: Set in Hungary in the 1930s, She Loves Me tells the story of Georg and Amalia, two coworkers who unwittingly meet through a Lonely Hearts column. As the two anonymously write love letters to each other, things don’t go so well at work. Not knowing that they are each other’s pen pals, Georg and Amalia constantly fight. Further, Georg’s boss, Mr. Maraczek, who thinks George is having an affair with his wife, constantly criticizes Georg at work. Eventually, Mr. Maraczek realizes that another clerk, Steven Kodaly, is having the affair, and not Georg. Also, in the end, Georg and Amalia discover that they are each other’s pen-pals and they fall in love. Principal Characters: • Amalia Balash: The eager new employee at Maraczek’s Parfumerie. Despite being a skilled saleswoman, she easily becomes intimidated and nervous. Attractive, bright and a lover of literature. • Arpad Laszlo: Delivery boy at Maraczek’s Parfumerie. His exuberance is infectious and commitment to his job remarkable. He is ambitious and adorable. • Georg Nowack: An established employee of Maraczek’s Parfumerie, he resembles a hopeless romantic. Shy, intelligent, and soft-spoken. • Ilona Ritter: Employed at Maraczek’s Parfumerie. She is sexy and learned in the ways of romance, but longing for something more from the game of love. • Ladislav Sipos: Not the brightest employee at Maraczek’s Parfumerie. A confidant to Georg, he is an optimistic family man who looks like a huggable father. • Mr. Maraczek: Owner of Maraczek’s Parfumerie. With a commanding presence, his dedication to the trade is rivaled only by his faithfulness to his wife. • Steven Kodaly: A well respected and liked employee at Maraczek’s Parfumerie. Though he is considered dapper and occasionally charming, he is more of a shallow womanizer. Casting Notice and Acceptance: The casting will be completed and posted on Monday, July 7th, 2014. In order to accept our role, you must initial next to your name on the cast list posted in the production hallway. By doing so, you are accepting the role and committing to all dates required for this production. Credit: BFA Students may participate in this production ‘for credit’. The drop/add deadline for adding this production for credit is Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 by 5pm. Please see Matt Lemp or Tony Zimbardi in the Production Offices to confirm your eligibility and to answer any questions you may have. Under no circumstances will late drop/add forms be processed. Who Is Eligible to Audition: The Summer BFA Musical invites and encourages all currently enrolled BFA students in good standing to prepare and participate in the auditions. Students will be asked to present a current ID and identify the program and semester in which they are enrolled. Conservatory students are not eligible to audition. Due to the Production Calendar timeline, those cast in She Loves Me may NOT participate in the following: Dance Concert, BFA Play, Blackbox Projects (Musical and Acting), Play Reading, Musical Concert Reading, Find Your Voice Projects, Student Vision Projects, Café #2 or Raise The Barre Performance Series. NOTE: Participating in this production is an extra activity not a replacement for attending your regularly scheduled and enrolled class work. You must maintain an acceptable academic standing during the entire process. Students who miss classes, or are at risk of failing a core course may be withdrawn from the cast at any time during the process if they demonstrate that they are not able to honor their academic commitment: the decision to replace you will be at the discretion of the education department and the director. Musical In Concert: Hello, Dolly! Book by Michael Stewart Music and Lyrics by: Jerry Herman Production Dates: Monday, September 15, 2014 Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Friday, September 19, 2014 *exact show times are TBA. Rehearsals: Rehearsals will start during week 3 of the semester and continue through week 11 of the semester. Weeks 3 – 11: Week of July 14th THRU Week of September 8th, 2014 - Rehearsals will be held on Mondays and Thursdays from 7pm – 11pm and on Saturdays for a maximum of 8 total hours. Exact times will be announced weekly. Tech Rehearsal: Sunday, September 14, 2014: 10am-8pm The Story: In Hello, Dolly!, Dolly Levi, the well-known matchmaker, attempts to find herself a husband in the wealthy Horace Vandergelder. Meanwhile, she matches together a rich widow, Irene Molloy with Vandergelder's employee, Cornelius Hackl. She also sets up Molloy's assistant, Minnie, with Cornelius's assistant, Barnaby. Further, she matches the poor artist, Ambrose, with Vandergelder's niece, Ermengarde. In the end, after a ruckus at an upscale restaurant and a court case, Dolly convinces Vandergelder to marry her and all is well. Characters: • Dolly Levi: A widow in her middle years who has decided to begin her life again. She is a matchmaker, meddler, opportunist, life-loving woman. • Horace Vandergelder: The proprietor of a Hay & Feed store and a client of Dolly Levi. A well-known half- a-millionaire, he is a widower, gruff, set in his ways, and authoritative. • Cornelius Hackl: Vandergelder’s chief clerk who yearns for one exciting day in NYC.