OUR 2018 SUMMER MUSICALS Open to Ages 6-18 Open to Ages 11-18 Must be minimum age by May 1 Must be minimum age by May 1 Rehearses Monday-Thursday Rehearses Monday-Thursday 4pm-6pm 6:30pm-9:30pm First Rehearsal: June 11 First Rehearsal: June 11 No rehearsal July 2-5 No rehearsal July 2-5 Tech/Dress Rehearsals: Tech/Dress Rehearsals: IF YOU CAN’T DO THESE DATES, IF YOU CAN’T DO THESE DATES, YOU CAN’T DO THE SHOW. YOU CAN’T DO THE SHOW. July 20 (12pm-4pm) July 21 (12pm-5pm) July 23-25 (12pm-4pm) July 23-25 (5pm-9pm) Show Dates: Show Dates: July 26 at 7pm July 27 at 7pm July 28 at 2pm & 6pm July 29 at 2pm & 7pm Fees Fees $260 per student, $260 per student, with a $50 audition fee due with registration. with a $50 audition fee due with registration. Dance Auditions: April 29 Dance Auditions: April 29 Singing/Acting Auditions: May 11 & 12 Singing/Acting Auditions: May 11 & 12 Callbacks: May 18 & 19 Callbacks: May 18 & 19 Students will need to attend both the Dance Students will need to attend both the Dance Auditions and a Singing/Acting Audition. Auditions and a Singing/Acting Audition. Callback Auditions are by invitation only. Callback Auditions are by invitation only. Students will need to prepare an audition Students will need to prepare an audition monologue as listed in Audition Packet and monologue as listed in Audition Packet and one of the following songs: one of the following songs: Over the Rainbow Young and Healthy If I Only Had a Brain I Only Have Eyes for You Merry Old Land of Oz Lullaby of Broadway To audition, parents will need to complete an To audition, parents will need to complete an online registration form. Once registration is online registration form. Once registration is complete, an email will be sent confirming complete, an email will be sent confirming audition dates and times. audition dates and times. Overview Our Summer Musicals Program runs 6 weeks including the final week of Tech/Dress Rehearsals and Performances (there is no rehearsal July 2-5). Casting is based on auditions, however past experiences and conflicts will be taken into consideration. Who can audition The program is open to students ages 6-18 for “Wizard of Oz” and ages 11-18 for “42nd Street.” Students must be the minimum age for each show by May 1. Students can select to audition for both shows if they meet the age requirement. We suggest auditioning for both shows to increase casting opportunities. Please note that due to ​ the difficulty level of the material, there is an age requirement for “42nd Street.” Location Auditions and Rehearsals take place at STEPS. Tech/Dress Rehearsals and Performances will take place at a local Auditorium (TBD). Cost Fee is $260 per student, with a $50 audition fee due with registration. If student is cast, the audition fee will be applied to the cost, making the balance $210, due by June 12, 2017. If student is not cast, the $50 will be refunded. If student is cast and does not ​ ​ accept the role, the audition fee will not be refunded. ​ ​ 1 Audition To request an audition, please complete and submit an online Application Form for each student auditioning. Once the form is submitted, the $50 Audition Fee will be posted to the credit card you have on file. If you do not have a credit card on file, the $50 Audition Fee will be due at the time of the audition. Once registration is complete, an email will be sent confirming audition dates and times. The audition will include a group session (via Audition Block) and a dance call. Callback Auditions are by invitation only. Audition materials will be provided with the Audition Information Packet. Dance Audition Blocks ● OZ (ages 6-11): 1:00pm-2:00pm April 29 ● OZ and 42ND (ages 12-18): 2:00pm-3:00pm ● TAP: 3:00pm-4:00pm The Tap Call is by invitation only. Students may be asked to attend this call based on the 1pm and 2pm call. Please be prepared to stay and tap if asked. If you have tap shoes, please bring. If you don’t tap, don’t worry. There will be both a Tap ​ Ensemble and a Non-Tap Ensemble for 42nd Street. Audition Blocks ● 5:30pm-6:30pm: Ages 6-11 May 11 ● 6:30pm-7:30pm: Ages 9-12 ● 7:30pm-8:30pm: Ages 12-18 ● 12:30pm-1:30pm: Ages 6-8 ● 1:30pm-2:30pm: Ages 9-12 May 12 ● 2:30pm-3:30pm: Ages 12-18 ● 3:30pm-4:30pm: Ages 12-18 2 REHEARSAL SCHEDULE Shaded dates are scheduled rehearsals. “Wizard of Oz” rehearses from 4pm-6pm; “42ND Street” rehearses 6:30pm-9:30pm. It is expected that you are available for all rehearsals, however, we will work with conflicts. Please note conflicts will be a determining factor in casting. Also, all July Rehearsals are mandatory rehearsals. If you are not available for these ​ dates, you are not able to do the show. JUNE SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JULY SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY (No Rehearsal from June 29-July 8) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 OZ TECH 42ND TECH 12pm-4pm 12pm-5pm 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 OZ OZ OZ OZ 42ND OZ 12pm-4pm 12pm-4pm 12pm-4pm OPENING OPENING 2pm Show 42ND 42ND 42ND 7pm Show 7pm Show 6pm Show 5pm-9pm 5pm-9pm 5pm-9pm 29 42ND 1:30pm Show 6:00pm Show 3 42ND STREET Please note: The heart of 42nd Street are the Chorus Kids. The show glorifies the Ensemble, featuring them in number after number. The Main Company will be the Ensemble and all roles will be cast from the Ensemble. At some point, all actors in the Ensemble will be singing, acting, and dancing. SINGING ROLES The following roles require skills in acting and singing. CHORUS KIDS: Singers and Dancers in the show “Pretty Lady” ​ DOROTHY BROCK: An established Broadway star. Stunning and demanding. Great ​ ​ vocalist. JULIAN MARSH: A bigtime Broadway producer and director. Handsome and ​ charismatic, full of bravado. Strong vocalist. MAGGIE JONES: A Broadway show writer. Sassy and brash. ​ ​ BERT BARRY: A Broadway show writer. Comic and quirky. ​ ​ SINGING/DANCING ROLES The following roles require skills in acting, singing, and tap. CHORUS KIDS: Singers and Dancers in the show “Pretty Lady” ​ PEGGY SAWYER: A young, talented Chorus Kid. Somewhat naive, but full of warmth ​ ​ and charm. BILLY LAWLOR: A Broadway song and dance man. Youthful and charismatic. ​ ​ ANYTIME ANNIE: A Chorus Kid. Perky and cute with lots of fire. ​ PHYLLIS DALE: A Chorus Kid. Stunning with a dry wit. ​ LORRAINE FLEMING: A Chorus Kid. Cute and bit kooky. ​ ​ 4 SPEAKING ROLES The following roles require skills in acting with some minimal singing. PAT DENNING: A former vaudeville partner of Dorothy’s. Handsome and charming. ​ ​ ABNER DILLON: An investor and Dorothy’s boyfriend. Big and loud with lots of ​ charisma. ANDY LEE: The dance director. A taskmaster. Passionate with a good heart. Strong ​ tapper. Could be male or female. OTHER ROLES The following roles require skills in acting, singing, or tap. DIANE LORIMER: A Chorus Kid. Elegant and sophisticated. ​ ETHEL: A Chorus Kid. A snot. ​ FRANKIE: A Chorus Kid. ​ WILLARD: A Chorus Kid. ​ ROBIN: A Chorus Kid. ​ GLADYS: A Chorus Kid. ​ MILLIE: A Chorus Kid. ​ WINNIE: A Chorus Kid. ​ OSCAR: The rehearsal pianist. ​ MAC: The stage manager. Efficient and smart. ​ THUGS: A couple of gangsters. ​ DOCTOR: A medic. ​ 5 THE WIZARD OF OZ SINGING ROLES The following roles require skills in acting and singing. DOROTHY GALE: A young girl from Kansas. Sweet and sincere. ​ SCARECROW / HUNK: A man of straw. Youthful and brave. Also plays Hunk, a ​ farmhand with similar qualities to the Scarecrow. TINMAN / HICKORY: A man of tin. Warm and kind-hearted. Also plays Hickory, a ​ farmhand with similar qualities to the Tinman. COWARDLY LION / ZEKE: A big jungle lion. Affectionate and needy, quite the ​ ​ character. Also plays Zeke, a farmhand with similar qualities to the Cowardly Lion. GLINDA: A beautiful, magical witch. Angelic and wise with great poise. ​ ​ SPEAKING ROLES The following roles require skills in acting with some minimal singing. WICKED WITCH / MISS GULCH: A frightening witch with magical powers. She speaks ​ her mind and is afraid of no one. Also plays Miss Gulch, a spinster school marm with similar qualities to the Witch. THE WIZARD / PROFESSOR MARVEL: A foolish, little man who hides behind a false ​ persona he created to protect himself. Also plays Professor Marvel, a con artist with similar qualities to the Wizard. AUNTIE EM: Dorothy’s Aunt. Stern but loving. ​ ​ UNCLE HENRY: Dorothy’s Uncle. A charming, lovable farmer. ​ OTHER ROLES The following roles require skills in acting, singing, or dancing. TOTO: Dorothy’s dog. Spunky and brave. ​ MAYOR: A Munchkinland councilman. Singing role. ​ BARRISTER: A Munchkinland councilman. Singing role. ​ CORONER: A Munchkinland councilman. Singing role. ​ 6 LULLABY LEAGUE: Munchkin trio. Lovely and lyrical ladies. Singing roles. ​ LOLLIPOP GUILD: Munchkin trio. Tough and incorrigible lads. Singing roles. ​ PALACE GUARD: Emerald City Guard. A sour sap. ​ NIKKO: Winged Monkey Captain. Devout and loyal to the Witch. ​ WINKIE CAPTAIN: A guard at the Witch’s Palace. Steadfast and loyal. ​ MUNCHKINS: Innocent and kind citizens of Munchkinland. Singing roles.