Spring 2018 Acting Audition Information Packet

Spring 2018 Acting Audition Information Packet

ANNOUNCING AMDA S SPRING 2018 AUDITIONS FOR ACTING PRODUCTIONS AUDTION SIGN-UPS: STEP ONE: ELECTRONIC AUDITION FORM Complete and submit the form found in the link below: https://www.amda.edu/production/audition/acting STEP TWO: SIGN UP GENIUS Select an audition slot via signupgenius.com (This link will arrive in your AMDA email.) Please check your junk mailbox if you do not see it in your inbox. Email Lizzie Czerner, Production Manager, at lczerner@amda.edu if you need assistance. *** Open Auditions for Acting will be held on Monday, February 19, 2018 starting at 7:00pm in 8W. Check-in will begin at 6:50pm in 11E*. (*Information is subject to change. See Production Board in back of Tower to confirm details). The following students may attend Open Auditions: New students, transfer students, returning students (those who were not enrolled in Fall 2017), and any continuing students who wish to audition for productions outside of their enrolled program. Upon completion of the first round auditions, a callback notice will be posted on the Production Board. Students who auditioned in Week 15 do NOT need to audition again on Monday of Week 1 in Spring. Please check the Production Board for invited callback lists after the first round of Open Auditions has occurred. All those who receive an invited callback must be available for all callback dates as scheduled. Callbacks will be held Wednesday, February 21, 2018 through Saturday, February 24, 2018, depending on the project. Times and locations are TBD and will be posted with each callback post. CASTING: Casting notice will be posted on the Production Bulletin Boards by Monday, February 26, 2018. Credit: BFA Students may participate in productions for credit. The drop/add deadline for adding a production for credit is Wednesday, February 28, 2018, by 3pm. Under no circumstances will late drop/add

HOW TO PREPARE: Students should prepare two 1 minute contrasting monologues: one classical, one contemporary (comedy or drama; your choice for both). Please know that everyone will perform one of their monologue choices, however you will only perform the 2 nd if asked. Be prepared: monologues extending beyond one minute may be cut off. If possible, you should have read the scripts (for play and staged readings) prior to attending auditions. A limited number of scripts are available to read in the library, located on the third floor of the Tower Building. NOTE: There is nothing needed to bring to your audition, and no headshots/resumes will be collected. Commitments: You must be able to fully commit to the rehearsal and performance dates as listed in order to be cast in any of the Acting Productions. Please read the information carefully. To be fair and set professional standards, anyone who is eventually cast will sign a contract on the first night of rehearsal stating that you are aware of all production policies and that personal schedule conflicts in addition and beyond what you tell us at the auditions will NOT be honored. If you cannot attend all scheduled rehearsals, you will be replaced. Regarding Casting: An important foundational component of AMDA training lies within the multiple and diverse Performance Opportunities offered to our students from Plays to Musicals to Black Box, Readings, Artists Lab, etc. Our hope is that every student will take full advantage of the varied opportunities and participate in as many as possible. Non-traditional casting policies apply at AMDA and therefore all students should feel welcome to audition for any/all roles. NOTE: AMDA s goal is to provide performance opportunities that will allow for as many deserving students as possible to be cast within our productions. As part of this goal, students may perform in only one production per discipline (Acting, MT, DT), per semester. Additionally, AMDA s philosophy regarding repeat casting is that once a student has been cast and performed in two consecutive lead roles for a BFA Play and/or BFA Musical, that student will be more likely considered for non-lead/featured roles and/or for other production categories in the immediately subsequent semester.

BFA Play: AS YOU LIKE IT By William Shakespeare Invited callbacks will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 from 7:00pm 11:00pm (Location TBD: Check Production Board in back of Tower for details). *Subject to change. A detailed schedule will be posted with the callback notice. Rehearsals will start during Week 2 of the semester and continue through Week 7 of the semester. Rehearsals begin Monday, February 26, 2018 Rehearsals will be held on Monday - Friday from 7:30pm 11:00pm Add Sunday in Week 5 (March 25 th ) from 10:00am 10:00pm *Subject to change Tech Rehearsals: Attendance is mandatory. Tech: PART 1 Friday, March 30 (NOTE: This is Passover) 7:30pm 11:00pm Tech: PART 2 - Saturday, March 31, 2018: 10:00am-6pm. Tech/Dress: Saturday, March 31, 2018: 7:00pm 10:00pm STUDENT PREVIEW: Monday, April 2, 2018 at 8:30pm (S.M. to indicate call time.) PERFORMANCE DATES: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 8:30pm Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 8:30pm Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 1:30pm and 8:30pm Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 5:00pm (There will also be a photo call scheduled during performance week. Exact date/time TBD.) *ALL INFO SUBJECT TO CHANGE The cast list will be posted in the production hallway located in back of Tower. Everyone on the cast list must initial to accept or decline. By accepting, you are committing to participate/rehearse/perform as cast on all dates required for this production. (NOTE: While ALL cast members assist the Stage Manager whenever called upon, Understudies and Ensemble roles in particular may include serving as Assistant Stage Manager ; these will be indicated with ASM included with the role.) production for credit is Wednesday, February 28, 2018, by 3pm. Under no circumstances will late drop/add Who Is Eligible to Audition: The BFA Play invites and encourages all currently enrolled BFA students in good standing to prepare and participate in the auditions. Conservatory students are not eligible to audition. Due to the Production Calendar timeline, those cast in the BFA Play may NOT participate in the following: BFA Musical, Dance Theatre Concert, Blackbox Acting, BlackBox Dance Theatre, BlackBox Music Theatre, Musical Reading, or Finding Your Voice Workshops.

BFA Play: MR BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY By Anne Washburn Invited callbacks will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 from 7:00pm 11:00pm (Location TBD: Check Production Board in back of Tower for details). *Subject to change. A detailed schedule will be posted with the callback notice. Rehearsals will start during Week 2 of the semester and continue through Week 7 of the semester. Rehearsals begin Monday, February 26, 2018 Rehearsals will be held on Monday - Friday from 7:30pm 11:00pm Add Saturday in Week 5 (March 24 th ) from 10:00am 10:00pm *Subject to change Tech Rehearsals: Attendance is mandatory. Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday evenings (March 26 28): 7:30pm 11:00pm Tech/Dress: Thursday, March 29, 2018: 7:30pm-11:00pm Regular Rehearsal: Friday, March 30, 2018: 7:30pm 11:00pm PREVIEW: Sunday, April 1, 2018 at 8:30pm (S.M. to indicate call time.) NOTE: This is Easter Sunday. PERFORMANCE DATES: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 8:30pm Friday, April 6, 2018 at 8:30pm Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 5pm Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 1:30pm and 8:30pm (There will also be a photo call scheduled during performance week. Exact date/time TBD.) *ALL INFO SUBJECT TO CHANGE The cast list will be posted in the production hallway located in back of Tower. Everyone on the cast list must initial to accept or decline. By accepting, you are committing to participate/rehearse/perform as cast on all dates required for this production. (NOTE: While ALL cast members assist the Stage Manager whenever called upon, Understudies and Ensemble roles in particular may include serving as Assistant Stage Manager ; these will be indicated with ASM included with the role.) production for credit is Wednesday, February 28, 2018, by 3pm. Under no circumstances will late drop/add Who Is Eligible to Audition: The BFA Play invites and encourages all currently enrolled BFA students in good standing to prepare and participate in the auditions. Conservatory students are not eligible to audition. Due to the Production Calendar timeline, those cast in the BFA Play may NOT participate in the following: BFA Musical, Dance Theatre Concert, Blackbox Acting, BlackBox Dance Theatre, BlackBox Music Theatre, Musical Reading, or Finding Your Voice Workshops.

BlackBox Acting: Plays on Theatre The BlackBox Acting Project seeks a diverse cast that represent a wide range of skills, types, and passions. The project will be geared towards creating a presentation based upon the provided theme and built to suit the abilities and strengths of those cast. Black Box projects are adorned with minimal production elements but crafted with unlimited imagination to focus audience attention on the life the actors' bring to the project. This semester s Black Box Acting Project will feature a collection of works containing life in the theatre as a central theme. Invited callbacks will be held Thursday, February 22, 2018 from 7:00pm-11:00pm, (Check Production Board in back of Tower for location) *Subject to change. A detailed schedule will be provided with the callback list. Rehearsals: Rehearsals will start during Week 5 of the semester and continue through Week 9 of the semester. Weeks 5-9: Week of Monday, March 19, 2018 through Week of April 16, 2018. Rehearsals will be held Monday through Friday, from 7:30pm 11:00pm. Tech Rehearsal: Saturday, April 14, 2018: 10:00am-6:00pm. Attendance is mandatory. Performance Week Dates (Week 9): Monday, April 16, 2018 (REHEARSAL) 7:30pm 11:00pm Tuesday, April 17, 2018 (REHEARSAL) 7:30pm 11:00pm Wednesday, April 18, 2018 (TECH/DRESS REHEARSAL) 7:00pm 11:00pm Thursday, April 19, 2018 (PERFORMANCE) S.M. to provide call time Friday, April 20, 2018 (PERFORMANCE) S.M. to provide call time Saturday, April 21, 2018 (PERFORMANCE) S.M. to provide call time All performances typically at 8:30pm The cast list will be posted in the production hallway located in back of Tower. Everyone on the cast list must initial to accept or decline. By accepting, you are committing to participate/rehearse/perform as cast on all dates required for this production. (NOTE: While ALL cast members assist the Stage Manager whenever called upon, Understudies and Ensemble roles in particular may include serving as Assistant Stage Manager ; these will be indicated with ASM included with the role.) production for credit is Wednesday, February 28, 2018 by 3pm. Under no circumstances will late drop/add Who Is Eligible to Audition: The BlackBox Acting Project invites and encourages all currently enrolled BFA and Conservatory students (Semesters 1 through 3 only) in good standing to prepare and participate in the auditions. Due to the Production Calendar timeline, those cast in BlackBox Acting may NOT participate in the following: BFA Play, BFA Musical, Dance Theatre Concert, Blackbox Music Theatre, Musical Reading, Finding Your Voice Workshops, or Café #1.

PLAY READING: MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT By Jean Giraudoux Invited callbacks will be held on Friday, February 23, 2018 from 7pm-11pm (Location TBD: Check Production Board in back of Tower for details) *Subject to change. A detailed schedule will be provided with the callback list. Rehearsals: Rehearsals will start during Week 11 of the semester and continue through Week 13 of the semester. Weeks 11-12: Week of April 30, 2018 - Week of May 7, 2018. Rehearsals will be held Monday through Friday from 7:30pm 11:00pm. Tech Rehearsal: Saturday, May 12, 2018, from 10am-6pm. Attendance is mandatory. Performance Week Dates (Week 13): Rehearsals: Monday, May 14, 2018and Tuesday, May 15, 2018 7:30pm 11:00pm Tech/Dress Rehearsal: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 7:00pm 11:00pm Performance: Thursday, May 17, 2018 S.M. to provide call time Performance: Friday, May 18, 2018 S.M. to provide call time Performance: Saturday, May 19, 2018 S.M. to provide call time All Performances are typically at 8:30pm. The cast list will be posted in the production hallway located in back of Tower. Everyone on the cast list must initial to accept or decline. By accepting, you are committing to participate/rehearse/perform as cast on all dates required for this production. (NOTE: While ALL cast members assist the Stage Manager whenever called upon, Understudies and Ensemble roles in particular may include serving as Assistant Stage Manager ; these will be indicated with ASM included with the role.) production for credit is Wednesday, February 28 2018 by 3pm. Under no circumstances will late drop/add Who Is Eligible to Audition: The Play Reading invites and encourages all currently enrolled BFA and Conservatory students (Semesters 1 through 3 only) in good standing to prepare and participate in the auditions. Due to the Production Calendar timeline, those cast in the Play Reading may NOT participate in the following: Senior Showcase, BFA Musical, Finding Your Voice Workshops, Student Vision Projects, Project 15 or Raise the Café.