The Concord Players announce open auditions for
Based on a conception of Jerome Robbins
Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Director - Kirsten Gould
Musical Director – Susan Minor
Choreography – Karrie Stang
Assistant Director – Cathie Regan
Produced by
David Atwood, Peggy Elliott, and Susan Tucker
Produced through special arrangement with Music
Theatre International
Auditions: January
16 & January 17 ~ 7:00 – 10:00 PM
January
20 ~ 1:30 – 4:30 PM
At The Fenn School, 516 Monument Street, Concord, MA
Call Backs: January 20 ~ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
At
The Fenn School, 516 Monument Street, Concord, MA
Performances: April
25, 26, 27 (matinee), May 2, 3, 4 (matinee), 8, 9, and 10
Rehearsals: Wednesday
and Thursday evenings ~ 7:00 – 10:00 PM
Sunday afternoons ~ 1:30 – 4:30 PM
Rehearsals begin on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Tech Week: Friday,
April 18 through Open Dress on Thursday, April 24. Please be available for all
these evenings.
Schedules: Rehearsal
schedules will be available at the first rehearsal. Please note all schedule conflicts on the audition form.
Audition Information
Auditioners will be seen on a
first come basis. Please bring a
headshot (and resume) if you have one. If not, we will take a Polaroid photo. Please be prepared to stay as long as needed to insure that
you have completed the audition. We
will be as efficient as possible, but you may have some waiting time. You will
be asked to do the following:
Musical Audition: Please perform songs from WEST SIDE STORY. We
suggest the following songs: Tony: SomethingÕs Coming and Maria; Maria: I Have a Love and I Feel Pretty; Anita: A
Boy Like That and America; Riff: Cool; Bernardo/Sharks/Jets: The Jet Song; Girls: America. Audition
music will be available in the Concord libraries as of
December 1, 2007. Because of time considerations, we may not be able to listen
to entire pieces.
Acting Audition: Perform a one to
two-minute monologue reflecting any of the emotional content in the show. At call backs auditioners will be asked
to read from the script and perhaps participate in improvisations. Perusal scripts will be available in
the Concord libraries as of December 1, 2007.
Dance Audition: Learn
and perform two short dance routines of differing tempos.
NOTE: Those
auditioning for the four adult roles will only be asked to do the Acting
Audition.
Concord Libraries
Concord Free
Public Library: 129 Main Street, Concord, MA (978-318-3300)
Loring N. Fowler Library: 1322 Main Street, West
Concord, MA (978-318-3350)
If you have
further questions, please contact one of our producers at
WestSideStory@concordplayers.org
If you are interested in working Òbehind the scenesÓ,
please contact one of the producers,
or drop by the auditions. We would love your help.
We look
forward to seeing you!
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