2014 Summer Youth Audition Information

by | Apr 8, 2014 | Announcements, Auditions

Here is the audition information needed for our youth summer musicals.

Peter Pan Jr.

Fame Jr.

Auditions for both PETER PAN JR. and FAME JR. will be held at the Highland Elementary School located at 1800 Lindenthal Ave., Highland, IL  62249 on Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th.  Sign-ups for PETER PAN JR. begin at 11:30 a.m. and auditions for that show will go from 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.  Sign-ups  for FAME JR. will begin at 2:30 p.m. and auditions will be held from 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ALL THOSE AUDITIONING SHOULD COME DRESSED NICELY. PICTURES/HEAD SHOTS FOR PUBLICITY STILLS, PROGRAM DISPLAYS, ETC. WILL BE TAKEN AT AUDITIONS. Music, recordings, and etc. needed for auditions can be found in the links above as well as here for Peter Pan Jr. and here for Fame Jr.

In addition to the information that can be found above, those auditioning for Fame Jr. should watch and familiarize themselves with the following videos:

Fame Jr. video 1

Fame Jr. video 2

Fame Jr. video 3

Lastly, here are some hints to prepare for auditions for our youth summer musicals.

Singing:

  • Please prepare one of the chosen pieces to sing.
  • The character that the song is originally for does not need to be the part you are auditioning for, pick the song that best suits your voice!  Also, sing the song in the octave that is comfortable for you.
  • It is not required that the song be memorized, but we will be more impressed if you do.
  • You will sing the song with the accompaniment CD (ie. No voices singing your part). It is important that we see you can hold your own part with an accompaniment.
  • You will be asked to do some simple singing exercises to show us your range, these will be led by the director and will be simple.  Don’t worry!  We want you to do great!

Reading:

  • Please be familiar with all of the readings as the director may choose any of them for you to perform.
  • The readings DO NOT need to be memorized (just be comfortable with the text)!
  • The director may have you read lines for a character that he/she doesn’t want to cast you for because she just wants to hear how your voice sounds.
  • Be flexible and show your personality!

Joke: 

  • Please be prepared to tell us your favorite joke! The directors may or may not ask for this. In doing so, they want to see your personality (and also just laugh!).

Personality:

  • This is the most important part!  Be yourself!