AUDITIONS
Welcome to Theatre Arts & Dance Auditions 2012/13
Click on titles for individual show details.
Save the audition dates!
A Moodle course called "THAR Auditions" has been created to allow everyone who is auditioning to communicate about upcoming Theatre Arts & Dance Auditions.
YOU MUST SIGN UP TO THE MOODLE CLASS "THAR AUDITIONS" TO AUDITION! We havel already automatically enrolled all Theatre Arts & Dance and Music majors so for most of you the THAR Audition course should appear in your Moodle courses.
Please contact Brian Batoosingh at 664-2736, or Juliet Pokorny at 664-3160 or juliet.pokorny@sonoma.edu, to enroll if you do not see this course listed in your Moodle courses. Self enrollment is also possible.
YOU MUST SIGN UP TO THE MOODLE CLASS "THAR AUDITIONS" TO AUDITION!
We have already automatically enrolled all Theatre Arts & Dance majors so for most of you the THAR Audition course should appear in your Moodle courses.
The Fall 2012 shows you will be able to audition for are:
“Bad Penny” by Mac Wellman
“The Great Divide” by Adam Chanzit
For Spring 2013:
The Operas: “Riders to the Sea” by Ralph Vaughan Williams and“Deserted Island” by Joseph Haydn are presented as a co-production of the Departments of Music and Theatre Arts & Dance.
DANCERS:
There are 2 opportunities for auditions this fall
“Fall Dance” is the student generated show working with Christine Cali
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“Spring Dance Concert 2013”. Directed by Kristen Daley & Guests Choreographers
5 things you must do to prepare for your audition (PLEASE SIGN UP TO THE MOODLE CLASS TO PARTCIPATE):
1. Complete Audition Questionnaire below
2. Upload a headshot below
3. Click on Sign-Up link and pick an available time/date
4. Read the plays you are auditioning for. (These may be checked out in Ives 206 or at the library)
5. Read all audition materials below and confirm your availability for all rehearsals & performances per show by clicking each show info link.
Join us for our Audition Workshop on Wednesday, August 22nd! See the section below for more information. See you at Auditions!
Wednesday night: August 22
Audition Workshop, 7-9pm, Evert B. Person Theater (Lobby entrance)
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Fall Dance Preliminary Meeting: 7pm in PE1 (NW entrance to PE Building)
Thursday & Friday nights: August 23 & 24, 2012
“Bad Penny”, “ The Great Divide” and “The Operas”
Prelim auditions will take place August 23 & 24
Callbacks on Saturday & Sunday, August 25 and 26
Audition sign-up after August 15, 2012 for all shows in the Performing Arts Office (206 Ives Hall)
Stop in or call the office at 707-664-2235.
STILL to COME….
Monday, August 27
"Fall Dance Concert 2012" auditions
"4th Annual Super Mega Molten Hot Lava New Play Festival"
No audition required.
Participation is by sign-up on the department callboard in late October/early November.
December 4-5, 2012
"The Séance"
December 3, 2012
Monday
7p-11p, PE1
“Spring Dance Concert 2013”
ATTENTION DANCERS:
There are 2 opportunities for auditions this fall.
“Fall Dance” is the student generated show working with Christine Cali and “Spring Dance Concert 2013”. Directed by Kristen Daley & Guests Choreographers TBA
Scripts for all shows are available to check out in the Theatre Arts Office in Ives 206 (8-4:30, M-F), and are on overnight reserve in Schulz Library. The “The Operas” scores and librettos can be viewed only in the Theatre Arts Office (no check out). Auditioners are advised to read scripts before attending callbacks.
Course Registration
All students who are cast in producing “Bad Penny” and “The Great Divide” should register for THAR 302 for 1 to 3 units in the semester in which the show rehearses and performs. A permission number is required to add the course.
Ensemble members for “Fall Dance” and “Spring Dance” Concerts should register for 1 to 3 units of THAR 301 in fall 2012 and spring 2013, respectively. A permission number is required for "Spring Dance" to add the course.
Since “The Operas” Rehearses in the fall of 2012, and performs in the spring of 2013, cast members should register for 1 to 3 units inboth semesters. In each of these semesters, Theatre Arts students cast in “The Operas” register for THAR 340 while Music majors and minors should register for MUSIC 340. A permission number is required to add either of these courses.
Cast lists will be sent to the Theatre Arts & Dance and Music offices. For THAR courses please email shelley.martin@sonoma.edu for a permission number and include which course you need permission for and for how many units. For MUS 340 please email dolores.bainter@sonoma.edu and include how many units you need. Cast members must register for these courses themselves.
FALL 2012 SHOWS
Directors for “Bad Penny”, “The Great Divide” and “The Operas” will conduct general preliminary auditions jointly on the evenings of August 23 & 24 in Person Theatre. You may audition for one, two or all of these shows at the same time. Separate callbacks for each of the three shows will take place on Saturday & Sunday, August 25 & 26.
Requirements for all auditioning:
Prelim:
For Preference for Plays:
1) Please prepare and memorize two monologues & one song.
2) A modern or contemporary humorous piece
3) Dramatic piece
c)Please be prepared to either sing a song of your choice or Happy Birthday
For Preference for the Operas:
1) Please prepare and memorize one monologue & two songs.
2) Dramatic piece
3) Please prepare two songs; contrasting styles/languages
Together, the monologue(s) and song(s) should not be more than 5 minutes. Be sure to bring legible SHEET MUSIC for pianist/accompanist!
Individual Show Details
"Bad Penny"
By Mac Wellman / Directed by Judy Navas
October 3-14, 2012
Site-specific piece performed at the Lake near the Art Department.
Overview: Two-time Obie winner Mac Wellman transports us to Bow Bridge in Central Park on a lovely summer's day where a motley crew of characters wait, Godot-like, for their destinies to unfold. The lonely characters in the park, listening, interrupting, questioning, and remembering, become more involved with each other, increasingly passionate about everything and nothing at all, from the cosmic to the absurd. In the background is the ominous presence of the mysterious Boatman of Bow Bridge, slowly plying the waters. When a bad penny shows up, is it enough to ruin not just your day, but also the existence of the entire human race? Playful and entertaining, Bad Penny is a tense little morality play that subtly questions the meaning of meaning itself, exposing the irrationality of everyday life as cycled through the euphemisms of media speak. But reject naturalism as he may, Wellman for all his art and leaps of imagination, can be understood as the most clear-eyed of realists. The limits of his language measure with exactitude the limits of his -- and our -- world.
Audition Preparation:
Prelim:
Please prepare and memorize two monologues & one song.
1. Dramatic piece
2. A modern or contemporary humorous piece
3. Please be prepared to either sing a song of your choice or Happy Birthday
Callback Preparation: readings from the script and improvisations. Please read the play in advance. Scripts available for checkout in the theater office, and on reserve in Schulz Library.
Preliminary Auditions Times: Thursday, August 23, 2012. Person Stage, 6:30pm-10pm Friday, August 24, Person Stage, 6:30pm-10pm
Callback Times: Saturday, August 25. Ives 76; 11am-5pm; Sunday, August 26. Ives 76, 11am-5pm. Scenes from the play will be provided at callbacks. ________________________________________________________________________
SHOW COMMITMENTS
Rehearsals begin: 8/27/12 at 7p, Ives 76 with a design presentation and full-cast read through.
Rehearsal call times are: Rehearsals run Mondays thru Thursdays from 7p -10:00p, Fridays 1p-4p, at the lake and Sundays from 4p-7p at the lake. Those who are cast in this production must be available for all rehearsal
hours. No conflicting classes or work schedules can be accommodated.
Technical rehearsals: Friday 9/28/12 1-5p at the lake, Saturday 9/29/12: 9a-9p at the lake, Sunday 9/30/12: 9a-9p at the lake, Monday 10/1/12 11a-2p, Tuesday 10/2/12 11a-2p
Performances:
Week One: (Performances at the Lake) W 10/3 12n, F 10/5 5p, S 10/6 5p, Sun. 10/7 2p
Week Two: (Performances at the Lake) W 10/10 12n, F 10/12 5p, S 10/13 5p, Sun. 10/14 11a
(CLOSING + Strike)
Available roles: Man #1
Man #2
Man #3
Woman #1
Woman #2
Boatman of Bow Bridge
Chorus: approximately 12
"The Great Divide"
By Adam Chanzit / Directed by Doyle Ott.
November 1-10, 2012 Performed in Evert B. Person Theatre
Production overview: This will be a very physical, ensemble-based production in which we will try to capture the epic landscape of the American West as well as the personal battles that ensue in a family and community divided over it's future.
PLOT SUMMARY: In Doctor Katherine Stockmann's town in Colorado, the natural gas extraction know as fracking is making some residents extremely rich, , but as she discovers it may also be making some extremely sick. Her community finds itself divided over what is best for the town. As the people of the town choose between their jobs and their health, Katherine must choose between her conscience and her family. This retelling of Ibsen's An Enemy of the People examines the choices people make to keep food on the table, gas in the pipelines, and truth in their hearts.
Audition Preparation:
Prelim: Please prepare and memorize two monologues & one song.
1. Dramatic piece
2. A modern or contemporary humorous piece
3. Please be prepared to either sing a song of your choice or Happy Birthday
Callback Preparation: readings from the script and improvisations. Please read the play in advance. Scripts available for checkout in the theater office, and on reserve in Schulz Library.
Preliminary Auditions Times: Thursday, August 23, 2012. Person Stage, 6:30pm-10pm Friday, August 24, Person Stage, 6:30pm-10pm
Callback Times: Saturday, August 25. Ives 119, 9a-11a; Sunday, August 26. Ives 119, 9a-11a. Scenes from the play will be provided at callbacks. ______________________________________________________________________________
SHOW COMMITTMENTS
Rehearsals begin: August 28, with a design presentation and full-cast read through
Rehearsal call times are: Monday through Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 10:30pm, and Fridays from 1-5pm. Weekly schedule will be posted each Saturday for the following week.
Technical rehearsals: Sa Oct 27 10:30am-10:30pm, Su Oct 38 10:30am-10:30pm, M-Th Oct 29-Oct. 31; 6-10:30pm.
Performances:
Week One: TH Nov. 1 7:30 (OPENING); F Nov 2 10am Student Matinee, Sat Nov 3 7:30; Sun Nov 4 2pm (w/Post show discussion)
Week Two: Weds Nov 7 6:30 (Fac/ Staff night); Thurs. Nov 8 7:30, Fri. Nov 9 7:30p, Sat Nov 10 7:30 (CLOSE & Strike)
Those who are cast in this production must be available for all rehearsal hours. No night classes, Friday afternoon classes or work schedules can be accommodated. You must be available for all tech rehearsals, and performances.
AVAILABLE ROLES:
Katherine- a doctor just returned to her hometown
Tom- Her husband
Peter- Her brother, and the Mayor of the town
Morten- her son
Petra- her daughter
Mrs. Stockton- the matriarch
Ralph- A farmer
Fred- a farmer
Lyle- landowner
Rita- the Town's liaison with the gas companies
Juan- Rita's brother, a gas rig worker
Brent- a gas rig worker
Mrs. Lewis- a townsperson
Hovstad- a reporter
Ensemble- various gas workers, farmers, and townsfolk
"Fall Dance Concert 2012"
ORIGINAL STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHY
Directed by Christine Cali
November 29 – December 2, 2012 in Evert B. Person Theatre
Production Description: The 2012 Fall Dance Concert will explore a wide variety of dance styles and/or genres, including but not limited to hip-hop, jazz, lyrical, contemporary and ballet. Under the direction of Christine Cali, the student generated show will celebrate the creative talent of future dance artists. The show promises to be full of inventive movement, bold and expressive dancing and adventurous choreographic choices.
Preliminary Meeting: Tuesday, August 21, 7pm in PE1
Auditions: Open audition for anyone with dance experience: Monday, August 27, 7pm in PE1
Audition preparation: Come dressed and ready to move
Callbacks: None
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SHOW COMMITMENTS
Rehearsal call times: Mondays 7-9:40pm and TBA (depending on casting)
Technical Rehearsals: Nov. 17 & 18, 10:30am-7:30 pm both days
Dress Rehearsals: Nov. 19, 26, 27, and 28, 6-11pm
Performances: One Week only: W Nov 28 (Invited Dress), TH Nov 29 7:30PM(OPENING), F Nov 30 7:30PM, S Dec 1 7:30PM, S Dec 2 (2PM) (CLOSING & STRIKE)
Available roles: As cast
"4th Annual Super Mega Molten Hot Lava New Play Festival"
Written by Sonoma State University students / Curated by Scott Horstein
November 15-17, 2012
Studio 76, Ives Hall
Production Description: A hothouse series of script-in-hand readings of new works created from the students in the Department of Theatre Arts & Dance playwriting program. The 2012 festival featured kleptomaniac monkeys, melancholy playgrounds, tender romances, and murderous golf shoes.
Audition Preparation: No audition required. Participation is by sign-up later in the semester. Please look for the sign-up notice on the department callboard in mid/late October.
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SHOW COMMITTMENTS
Required Rehearsal: T Nov 6
At least one of the following rehearsals, possibly more if you are cast in multiple readings, M Nov 12, T Nov 13 and W Dec 14; 6-11pm.
Performances: TH Nov 15 7:30(OPENING); F Nov 16 7:30; Sa Nov 17 7:30 pm (CLOSING + Strike)
Available roles: TBA
SPRING 2013 SHOWS
"The Operas"
“Riders to the Sea” by Ralph Vaughan Williams and “Deserted Island” by Joseph Haydn
A Co-production of the Departments of Music and Theatre Arts & Dance
Music Direction by Lynne Morrow, Stage Direction by Danielle Cain
Feb. 7 - 17, 2013
in Evert B. Person Theatre
PLOT SUMMARY:
“Riders to the Sea” by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Before the opera begins: Maurya, an elderly Irishwoman, has lost her husband, father-in-law, and four of her six sons at sea.
Maurya's daughters Nora and Cathleen receive word that a body that may be their brother Michael, Maurya's fifth son, has washed up on shore in Donegal, far to the north. The sixth and last son, Bartley, is planning to go to Galway fair to sell horses. Maurya is fearful of the sea winds and pleads with Bartley to stay. But Bartley insists on going and will ride "on the red mare with the grey pony behind him". Maurya predicts that by nightfall she will have no living sons, and her daughters chide her for sending Bartley off with an ill word. Maurya goes after Bartley to bless his voyage. Nora and Cathleen receive clothing from the drowned corpse that confirms it as their brother. Maurya returns home, claiming to have seen the ghost of Michael riding behind Bartley and begins lamenting the loss of the men in her family to the sea. Nora then sees villagers carrying a load, which turns out to be the corpse of Bartley, who has fallen off his horse into the sea and drowned. Maurya laments: "They are all gone now, and there isn't anything more the sea can do to me."
“Deserted Island” by Joseph Haydn
Act 1 Using the crudest of tools, Costanza is on the verge of completing an inscription on a rock next to her cave: "Abandoned by the traitor Gernando, Constanza finished her days on these strange shores. Friendly traveler, unless you be a tiger, either avenge or pity…" Her young sister Silvia enters, rejoicing that a lost pet deer has returned, and asks why Costanza is unhappy, being on such a pleasant island far from the world wicked men she has often described, but cannot cheer her. Silvia, alone, watches a ship arrive and runs to ask her sister what monster swims and flies at the same time. Her way is blocked by Gernando and his friend Enrico, and she hides, not being able to overhear their conversation. Both had been captives of pirates, Gernando seized on this very beach while his wife was recovering from seasickness. They split up to search the island, Enrico first singing of his unending gratitude to his friend for helping his escape. Silvia has managed to get a good look at him, too kind-looking to be a man, but not wearing a skirt either. She marvels as well at a new kind of fear that causes gladness: yet more questions for Constanza.
Act 2 Gernando discovers the inscription and believes Constanza dead. He declares his intention to end his days on the island to Enrico; the latter decides he must be carried off by force for his own good, and instructs two sailors to lay an ambush by a stream. He comes upon Silvia who, learning he is a man after all, pleads for her life, but he wins her trust and they part to fetch the other couple. Silvia remains long enough to sing an aria putting a name to her new emotion. When she leaves, Constanza arrives, singing of the slowness of time. When Gernando appears she faints and he hurries to fetch water from the stream. Enrico enters and explains all to her; Silvia arrives with Gernando, having explained everything to the sailors after they had seized him. Enrico proposes to Silvia and the work closes with a quartet-rondo with concertante writing for solo violin and cello.
Audition Preparation:
Prelim: Please prepare and memorize one monologue & 2 songs.
1) Dramatic piece
2) Please prepare 2 songs; contrasting styles/languages
Callback Preparation: readings from the script and improvisations. Please read the play in advance. Scripts available for checkout in the theater office, and on reserve in Schulz Library.
Preliminary Auditions Times: Thursday, August 23, 2012. Person Stage, 6:30pm-10pm Friday, August 24, Person Stage, 6:30pm-10pm
Callback Times: Saturday, August 25. Ives 101 10am-5pm; Sunday, August 26. Ives 101, 10am-5pm. Scenes from the play will be provided at callbacks. ______________________________________________________________________________
SHOW COMMITTMENTS
First rehearsal: August 28, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Rehearsal call times: The rehearsal schedule for the Fall Semester consists of Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7pm-10pm and one Saturday per month (dates and times TBA). Spring rehearsals take place from January 15-February 3 on all weekdays from 7 pm-10 pm and on Saturdays 10a-5p.
Technical rehearsals: Saturday, February 2 & Sunday, February 3 from 10am-10pm and dress rehearsals take place February 4, 5 and 6 beginning at 6pm.
Performances:
Week One: T Feb 5 7:30p (Invited Dress) Th Feb 7 7:30 (OPENING); F Feb 8 7:30; Sat Feb 9 7:30; Sun Feb 10 5:00;
Week Two: W 2/13 1p (STUDENT MATINEE); Th Feb 14 7:30 (Faculty/Staff); F Feb 15 7:30; Sat Feb 16 7:30; Sun Feb 17 2:00 (CLOSING & STRIKE)
Available roles are as follows:
Deserted Island
Costanza -mezzo soprano
Enrico -baritone
Gernando -tenor
Silvia - soprano
Possible non-singing roles
Riders To Sea:
Bartley- baritone
Cathleen -soprano
Maurya -contralto
Nora -soprano
The woman mezzo-soprano
Women’s Chorus 12-16 folks
"The Séance"
By Dylan Waite / Directed by Jon Robin
March 7-10 & March 27-30, 2013 in Ives Studio 76
Production overview: Sex, weed, tacos, and spirits abound in “The Séance,” a new play about the current generation of young adults struggling to make sense of their world. Alex, a young college student, comes to arid Fresno, California for the funeral of her sometime lover (also named Alex) and searches for a way to honor her memory. “The Séance,” the first student written play to be part of the department’s main season, is a mosaic of personalities struggling against the harsh environment of a literal and spiritual drought. The playwright, Dylan Waite, has had his work read at The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Super Mega Molten Hot Lava New Play Festival, and has created the Midnight Theater series on the SSU campus.
Audition Preparation: Please prepare two contrasting, contemporary monologues, (one comedic, one tragic) totaling no more than five minutes. A short interview will follow the monologues.
Callback Preparation: Readings from the script and improvisations. Please read the play in advance. Scripts are available for checkout in the theater office.
Preliminary Audition Time: Nov 5 6:00-10:00, Ives 76
Callback Times: Thursday, Dec. 7 7:30-10:30. Ives 76
SHOW COMMITMENTS:
Those who are cast in this production must be available for all rehearsal hours. No night classes, Friday afternoon classes or work schedules can be accommodated. You must be available for all tech rehearsals, and performances.
1st read-through—December. Exact date and venue TBA
Full Rehearsals begin January 14, 2013
Rehearsal call times are: Sundays: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Monday thru Thursday 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Technical rehearsals: March 2 10:30am-10:30pm (10/12 hrs.); March 3, 10:30a -10:30pm(10/12 hrs.); and Dress Reh. M-Wed, March 4-6 6-10:30pm.
PERFORMANCES
Week One: TH March 7, 7:30p (OPENING); F March 8, 7:30pm; Sat. March 9, 7:30pm; Sun March 10, 2p
Week Two: W March 27,6:30pm (Faculty and Staff Night); TH March 28, 7:30p; F March 29, 7:30p; S March 30, 7:30 (CLOSING + Strike)
AVAILABLE ROLES:
ALEX—a female in her early twenties, not from Fresno. Quietly searching in the presence of her dead lover’s old friends.
BRYAN—a male in his early twenties, Fresno born and raised. Not comfortable with himself, not hiding it well.
TEDDY—a male in his early twenties, Fresno born and raised. A philosophical type, who sees the world as essentially fantastic.
DEVON—a male in his early twenties, Fresno born and raised. Folds pants for a living. An aspiring politician.
KATIE—a female, nineteen, Fresno born and raised. Likes crafts, stuffed animals, God.
RACHEL—a female in her mid-twenties, Fresno born and raised. Believes she is a reincarnated princess.
WAITRESS—a waitress
"Spring Dance Concert 2013"
Directed by Kristen Daley & Guests Choreographers TBA
April 12-20, 2013 in Evert B. Person Theatre
Production Description: The SSU Dance Ensemble will perform a high-energy, diverse palette of dances. Resident dance faculty Kristen Daley will premier a new work and critically acclaimed guest artist choreographers will present cutting edge choreography especially created for the SSU Dance Ensemble. The vibrant dance artists of the SSU Dance Program perform highly committed, artistic and skillful performances.
Audition preparation: Come dressed and ready to move
Auditions: TBA (please check the Department of Theatre Arts & Dance's website the beginning of November for more information) ________________________________________________________________________
SHOW COMMITTMENTS
Rehearsals begin: At the start of the spring 2013 semester.
Rehearsal call times are: TBA
Technical Rehearsals: Saturday, April 6, Sunday April 7, 10:30am-7:30pm, both days
Dress Rehearsals: Monday April 8, Tuesday April 9, Wed. April 10 & Thursday April 11; 6:00-11pm nightly
Performances:
Week One: F April 12 7:30pm (OPENING); Sa April 13 7:30pm; Su April 14 2:00pm;
Week Two: T April 16 7:30p; TH April 18 6:30p (FAC/STAFF night); F April 19 7:30p; Sat April 20 7:30p (CLOSING & STRIKE)
Available roles: As cast
