Sept. 20, 2023
Auditions for Directing Studio Exercises
Hi Everyone:
Look! Upcoming auditions for the Directing Class projects.
Read carefully.
Sign up. Dive in. Get involved. It’s FUN!
Questions????
Check out the FAQs at the bottom of this email. Email me if you still have more questions.
Email the directors if you want more detail about the auditions or scenes.
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MFA Student, Claudia Ondrusek, will be auditioning for a two-person scene (Gender non-specific) from a Tennessee Williams play, Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen. This scene will explore the characters’ differences in voice, movement, and rhythm – playing with recorded sounds.
Please prepare a 1-minute monologue of your preference.
Auditions Dates/Times/Location
Craigie Hall E107
Saturday, Sept. 23, from 2 pm to 5 pm,
SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION SPOT HERE:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0848ADA62EA5F8C34-44426693-tenesse
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MFA Student, Graham Percy, will be auditioning for a two-person scene in THE OAK TREE by Tim Crouch.
Looking for 2 actors (Gender non-specific) to perform the opening 12 minutes of the play. (Actor 1) will require significant preparation (8-10 hours of rehearsal). (Actor 2) is crucial to the event, but requires no preparation at all, and only a 2 hour time commitment. Graham will be looking for many Actor 2s, so if you are interested in performance but suffering from a demanding schedule, this is your role.
Auditions Dates/Times/Location
Craigie Hall E004
Friday September 22nd from 3pm-6pm
(Actor 1) auditions will be 30 minute group sessions. You will be asked to stay for the whole session. There is nothing to prepare, but there will be some physical improvisation.
(Actor 2) auditions will be an informal meet and chat, lasting as long as you would like. Again there is nothing to prepare.
You can register for more than one session.
SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION SPOT HERE:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4CA4AA2AABF49-44399526-anoaktree
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MFA students Laurel Lepine and Rita Rebetskaia will be holding auditions together for their 2 person scenes.
Laurel will be directing a two-person scene from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, by Tom Stoppard. (Gender non-specific). The play is an absurdist, tragic-comedy full of word play between Hamlet's tragically fated friends.
Rita will be directing a two-person scene from, Pinkolandia, by Andrea Thome. (2 Female Roles). Written by Chilean-American playwright, this magic -realism play talks about family of Chilean immigrants in USA in 1982.
Audition Dates/Times/Location:
Reeve Secondary RT128
Friday, September 22nd auditions for Laurel & Rita: 2:45 - 6:30 pm
Saturday, September 23rd:
Auditions for Laurel 10am - 11am with Callbacks 11am-1pm
Auditions for Rita 2pm-4 pm with Callbacks 4 - 6 pm
Please prepare: a memorized 1-2 minute monologue, a memorized poem, a song or a movement piece.
SIGN UP HERE FOR AN AUDITION SPOT:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0848ADAC23A6FBCE9-44376828-audition
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Senior Undergrad Directing Student, Nick Wickstrom, is auditioning for a fifteen minute, two-person scene (Gender non-specific) in
If you wanted to try acting in a mystery dark comedy show with lots of character work, please prepare a 1-3 minute monologue of any variety.
Audition Dates/Times/Location:
Craigie Hall E107
Friday September 22nd, 2:45pm-7:45pm (15 minutes slots)
SIGN UP HERE FOR AN AUDITION SPOT:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CAAAE28A1F9CE9-44311874-dram#/
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FAQS:
Can I audition for more than one project?
Yes, but…. you will probably only be able to accept one project due to rehearsal schedules. Please look carefully at the schedules.
I’m new to auditioning. Is that okay?
Absolutely. This is a great chance to try out these skills.
When are the presentations?
For these first exercises you will be expected to be available for all the scheduled rehearsals as well as:
Friday September 29th – 2pm-5pm (Presentation #1 for the Directing class)
Friday October 5th 2pm-5pm (Presentation #2 for Invited Audience)
Can I invite my friends and family to see me perform?
We will be opening the scenes to friends and family on October 5th. These are invited performances and there is no cost.
I’d love to work with directors, but I don’t like acting. Is there a way I can participate?
Yes! You can reach out to the directors via their emails and ask if they would like any assistance with stage managing, designing etc. Don’t worry if they say no this time, they have to do a whack of projects this term and may call you in later