Hello fellow actors! (If you think you aren't an actor, you will be in due time;)
Although being in plays is a lot of fun, it still requires a lot of hard work. In order to be in the play and to come to play practice you will have to do the listed homework that will be assigned for each week.
Throughout the semester we will put deadlines for when you must have your lines within a certain act or group of scenes memorized. If you consistently fail to meet those deadlines then we will have no choice but to degrade you to a part with less lines.... But none of us want to go through that, so please do your homework! :)
Anyways, Now that we've announced the scary stuff, let's get on with the fun stuff! Yay Homework! Auditions!!!
For the next two weeks we will be focusing on auditions while we (the directors) work on editing the play. Half of you will be auditioning next week, and the other half will be auditioning the week after that. Side note: Just because you have two weeks till your turn doesn't mean you should wait two weeks to prepare!
Auditions for week one, January 30th:
- Shaylee
- Eryn
- Jaykob F
- Afton
- Kenzi
- Jayson
- Jefferson
- Kylee
- Caleb
Auditions for week two, February 6th:
- Cassie
- Paige
- Anneka
- Sam
- Evelyn
- Jacob H
- Chris
- Isa
What You Will Need:
- You will need to have a monologue memorized and ready to perform. It can be anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes, but it cannot fall outside of those time lines. It can be taken from a Shakespeare play, a movie, or a book.
- You will need to have a story to tell. It can be a story from personal experience, a short fairy tale, a joke, or anything else that you think will qualify. Same time lines as the monologue. 30 seconds to 3 minutes.
- You will need to have at least 30 seconds of a song to sing for us, but no more than 90 seconds! We aren't performing a musical, but there are a few characters who might sing a little bit throughout the play. Part of the reason why we have you sing is because it is a completely differently ball game from speaking, and it will help us to see how wide your comfort zone is when it comes to performance.
During the Auditions we will have the movie of A Midsummer Night's Dream playing, and we will take you one by one for your audition.
Good luck! You'll do great!
Sincerely,
Your Student Directors
