Now, please know first and foremost, I am not an actor. I love theatre so I support it from the business side. But I did not study it or practice it before my audition. But that's why our Summer Family Musical is so great. You don't have to have any prior experience and theatre doesn't have to be your life's work. Our Summer Family Musical is for families and individual theatre lovers to be part of something over the summer they will never forget. And I assure you, that is exactly what it does. I auditioned several years ago for The Wizard of Oz and was lucky enough to be cast in the chorus and had the time of my life (I'm the one in the 3rd row 2nd from the right!).
I was a little nervous about auditions, but after going through them, it's not intimidating at all. It's actually a TON of fun! This is what we did the year I auditioned. (Please know this may or may not be what happens this year.) We split up into groups and did three different segments of the audition. My group first went to the dance segment (and no, I am not a pro dancer. I think she was making sure we can move or see who among us were shining star dancers). Then my group went to the singing segment and we sang in groups of 3 for the musical director. It was nice not to have to belt it out all by myself but I do suggest you at least make sure they can hear you! Then we went to acting segment and the director handed us pages that had the lines on them and we broke into groups and did scenes from the actual show. It was fun. He had us read several different parts and it was fun just to try new things. Then the director pulled all of us back into one group and told us the logistics and we went home. All together it was about 4 hours and it was a great afternoon. I met a lot of new people and got to step outside my box for a change. Getting cast was really just the icing on the cake. The next year, I was not so lucky to be cast, but hey...you can't win them all! It's still fun auditioning no matter what.
This year's show is Willy Wonka. We are absolutely excited about this show and all the fun things our designers have planned to make it unlike anything you have ever seen before. Let's just say that Violet will be no ordinary blueberry and our Oompa Loompas will be fabulous! Plus, our Marketing & Development department is planning on turning our whole theatre into a Chocolate THEATRE for a special event in July. Don't miss it, whether you want to audition or just come see the show in August!
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