OPEN AUDITONS FOR FUNNY WOMEN

“The Pages of My Diary I’d Rather Not Read”
A one-act comedy by Eydie Faye

Grandstreet Studio’s 2nd Production in 2011-2012 season!!

Directed by Rebecca Ryland

Deals with three young career women of disparate backgrounds struggling to make it in New York City. One is a tough businesswoman with aspirations of becoming a professional writer. Another is a Jewish girl from the West Coast who hopes to succeed as an actress. The third has come from the Midwest to train as a teacher.

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WHEN: 
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
6:30PM – 9:30PM

WHERE:
Grandstreet Theatre Classroom (entrance on Lawrence Avenue near Blue Cross Parking Lot)
325 North Park Avenue

WHO: 
Seeking 3 FUNNY WOMEN, ages 25 – 45

WHAT TO PREPARE:
You may prepare a contemporary comedic monologue or you will be given material from the play to read at the audition. Just have fun!

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Rehearsals scheduled based on actor availability between

February 9 – March 14.

Performances: March 15 – 17, 20 – 24 @ 7:30PM

For more information, please e-mail audition@GrandstreetTheatre.com

TITANIC

**Marking the 100th Anniversary of the historic sinking**

Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Book by Peter Stone
1997 Winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Score

Directed by Adam Wagner
Musical Direction by Linda Pauli
Stage Manager – Emily Forsman
Scenic Design – Emily Forsman
Costume Design – Natalie Jordan
Prop Design – Mary Gegenhuber

When:
Monday, February 6, 2012 @ 6:30 – 9:30PM
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 @ 6:30 – 9:30PM
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 @ 6:30 – 9:30PM
*Callbacks will be held Thursday, February 9th.

WHERE:
Grandstreet Studio
328 Fuller Avenue (downtown across from Valley Bank)

WHAT TO PREPARE: 
Please prepare 32 measures (approx. 1 minute) of a song showing vocal range and personality. The song should be more classical/operatic in nature.

For example, songs written by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Leonard Bernstein, Maury Yeston, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leslie Bricusse, Adam Guettel, Stephen Flaherty or Kurt Weill would all be excellent choices. Grandstreet Theatre has a lot of sheet music for you to come pick out a song. Or try www.sheetmusicdirect.com

REHEARSALS: 
Music Rehearsals begin February 12th.
We will rehearse off and on from February 12 – April 19 with breaks for Spring Break and Easter.

14 PERFORMANCES:
April 20 – 22, 26 – 29
May 3 – 6, 10 – 12

WHO: 
Seeking a A LOT OF MEN AND WOMEN of all ages. There are parts for singers, dancers, musicians and a featured young boy. Just a few of the featured roles are listed below.

Frederick Barrett, male, tenor, 24 – 32, lead
Bruce J. Ismay, male, baritone, 32 – 50, lead
Thomas Andrews, male, tenor, 30 – 40, lead
Captain E. J. Smith, male, baritone, 40 – 60, lead
Harold Bride, male, baritone, 22 – 32, supporting
Alice Beane, female, mezzo, 30 – 50, supporting
Edgar Beane, male, bass, 32 – 50, supporting
Caroline Neville, female, soprano, 30 – 45, supporting
Charles Clarke, male, tenor, 25 – 38, supporting
Ida Straus, female, alto, 50 – 65, supporting
Isidor Strauss, male, bass-baritone, 50 – 65, supporting
Henry Etches, male, tenor, 35 – 60, supporting
Frederick Fleet, male, tenor, 25 – 40, supporting
William Murdoc, male, baritone, 30 – 40, supporting
Kate McGowan, female, soprano, 20 – 32, supporting
Jim Farrel, male, baritone, 20 – 30, cameo
Chorus, 6 – 99, chorus

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Titanic is based on the true story of the great ship’s maiden voyage from departure in Southampton, England to the sinking in the Atlantic by an iceberg. The show touches on issues such as class, immigration and mankind’s vulnerability in the face of nature. The story follows passengers and crew members who actually existed and were aboard the Titanic back in 1912.

To order the Original Broadway Cast Recording, click here: http://amzn.to/uUGuMb

For more information, please e-mail audition@grandstreettheatre.com

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We are also seeking a combination of instrumentalists to play in the orchestra.

Here are some helpful hints and general guidelines when preparing to audition for a musical at Grandstreet Theatre.  While Grandstreet is not a professional theater with paid actors, we do want you to succeed, be your best, and maintain a high level of quality for our audience and community.  Read these over, and if you have more questions, please contact Adam Wagner.

1. There are no rules – only choices. Your choices reflect what kind of performer AND what kind of person you are.  Make smart, creative, daring, exciting, honest choices.

2.  BE YOURSELF! You are selling a product that is very special: your personality.  Attempting to be what you’re not is not helpful to you or those making a casting decision.

3. Choose material age, gender and physically appropriate. If you are in high school, don’t sing “Send in the Clowns.”  If you are a guy, don’t sing “How Lovely to Be A Woman.”  You get the idea…

4. Know the composer and lyricist! Who wrote this song?  What show is it from?  Do your research.

5. Choose a song you LOVE LOVE LOVE to sing. If you skip this step, you will fail before you begin!

6. If you make cuts or shorten your audition song, make sure it still makes sense: beginning, middle, end – a complete story or thought.

7. NEVER APOLOGIZE! Mistakes happen.  Take a breath and keep going.  Do not fall apart.  How you handle the mistake can help/hurt you more than the mistake itself!

8. Take care of your accompanist. Clearly mark your starting and stopping points in your sheet music.  Have your music 3-hole punched and in a 3-ring binder.  Explain politely any cuts and provide a tempo.  Be sure to thank him or her at the end of the audition.

9. Your audition starts at the moment you walk into the audition room. Be ready, confident, and polite, but never boring and small.

10. Casting is subjective and completely based on someone else’s opinion. Sometimes casting decisions are based on looks, height, if you fit a costume or how you look next to other cast members.  You will not get cast in every role you want and sometimes you won’t get cast at all.  Do not base your self-worth on someone else’s opinion.  Every audition is an opportunity to perform and love what you do.  When it is over, do not dwell.  Look forward to the next audition.