Auditions

SummerStage 2012: Spring Awakening

Music by Duncan Sheik. Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater
Auditions: May 21 and 22 at 7pm (Call backs May 23)
Open to enrolled High School and College Students or 2012 graduates age 23 and under.

Please dress prepared for a dance audition and bring 2 options for songs of 32 bars. Please do not sing anything from "Spring Awakening" for your audition song. Please have a full list of all conflicts at auditions. Performances are July 14-22 and there can be no rehearsal conflicts tech week. This is an audition only program. No fee to participate. Please note there is adult content in Spring Awakening. The script will not be edited, so minors must discuss this with their parents before auditioning if you have any concerns. Some characters can be exempt from swearing, but we must know that at auditions. There will be no nudity in this production.

General Information for all JCC Auditions:

• For musicals, come prepared to sing 32 bars of a prepared song. Accompanist provided. Please bring sheet music in the correct key. We suggested you select a song appropriate to the style of the production. Please dress prepared for a dance audition as well. No bare feet. The audition will start with a dance audition for all audition candidates. Then, each person, will since their song in the order in which they arrived.
• For plays, reading scripts are available for a 72 hour loan. Auditions will involve reading from the script. It is suggested you have read the script in advance and are familiar with the characters/context.
• Rehearsals are evenings and weekends, 3-5 days per week. Please bring a list of all rehearsal conflicts. We try to work around minimal conflicts if identified at auditions.
• Adult performers are paid a stipend which varies by show and role.SummerStage performers are not paid. There is no fee to enroll in SummerStage. It is an open audition.
• JCC CenterStage auditions are open to all performers regardless of race or religion. We practice color-blind casting whenever possible. You do not need to be a JCC member to participate.
• Call backs (when needed) are generally the day after the open auditions.

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