AUDITIONS
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Directed by Treva Offutt
Music Directed by Stacy Bolton
Stage Managed by Zach Nicol
Auditions for all youth in grades 4-12 will be held on:
Monday, November 4, 6:00-8:30 PM AND Tuesday, November 5, 6:00 – 8:30 PM, at
Wiley Middle School, 2181 Miramar Blvd #3301, University Heights, OH 44118
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Please enter the school through the main glass doors near the roundabout
Callbacks will be held on Wednesday, November 6, 6-9 PM by invitation only at Wiley Middle School.
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If you are not called back, please know that does not mean you are not cast.
Please note: If you are not available to audition on these dates:
please e-mail hytstagemanager@gmail.com as soon as possible.
Rehearsal will be held at: Wiley Middle School, 2181 Miramar Blvd #3301,
University Heights, OH 44118
Performances will be held at: Wiley Middle School, 2181 Miramar Blvd #3301,
University Heights, OH 44118
Casting Information: All roles are available. HYT is committed to non-traditional casting. Actors will be cast solely on the basis of talent, except in cases where age, race, or physical ability is essential to a role.
WHAT TO PREPARE:
Grades 4-5
Please learn the following lyrics from "Show People"
(we will help you practice a little before you sing alone) Here is a link to a YouTube video as well
(Excerpt: 4:07-4:23) https://youtu.be/DbqmuhPAwUQ?si=K21I-Q5O1-u3ziGo
We're a special kind of people known as show people
We live in a world of our own
Our days are tied to curtains, they rise and they fall
We're born every night at half hour call
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Grades 6-12
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One selection in the style of the show up to a minute in length (ie- one verse and one chorus).
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Accompanist provided (no acapella singing) Bring complete sheet music and be sure the excerpt you will be singing is clearly marked where the excerpt starts and ends.
Everyone please bring a headshot or photo (Resume optional) and fill out the audition form, found on our website (www.heightsyouththeatre.com), prior to coming to audition. Also, please list all conflicts on the audition form or come prepared with your conflicts to complete a form at the auditions.
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We will be looking for the following when you audition:
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Listening skills and receptivity to feedback
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Positive behavior
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Ability to sing consistently on pitch and with expression
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A solid sense of beat and rhythm
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Overall preparation (knowledge of song and self-presentation)
Rehearsals will begin on Monday, November 11, 6:00 PM. Rehearsals will be Monday - Friday,
between 5:30-8:30 pm. You will not be called every day, only when you are needed to work. Please note - there may be some Saturday rehearsals as well. Attendance at ALL tech week rehearsals, sitzprobe on Friday, January 10, 6-9 PM (where the orchestra and cast will play and sing through the show), as well as all performances, are mandatory. Tech rehearsals begin on Friday, January 10, 2025 and runs through January 16, 2025.
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Production Dates:
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Fridays, January 17 & 24, 2025, 7 PM
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Saturday, January 18 & 25, 2025, 7 PM
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Sunday, January 19 & 26, 2025, 2 PM
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OVERVIEW
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Packed with glorious tunes by Kander & Ebb, and a witty, charming book by Rupert Holmes, CURTAINS is a hilarious journey for both performers and audiences. With solid leads for several triple-threats and many plum roles for the featured ensemble, this classic Broadway book musical is ideal for school, community, and pro theatre groups. This hilariously suspenseful musical comedy whodunit is set in the brassy, bright, and promising year of 1959 when Boston’s Colonial Theatre is playing host to the opening night performance of a new musical. When the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage…the entire cast and crew are suspects. Enter a local detective, who just happens to be a musical theatre fan! The Broadway production garnered 8 nominations at the 2007 Tony Awards® including Best Musical.
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