NSMT Holds Open Auditions for '42nd Street'

Award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) is holding auditions for its production of 42nd STREET which will be presented at the theater October 28 through November 23, 2008.  All auditions will be held in NSMT's Theatre Arts & Education Building behind the theatre at 62 Dunham Rd., Beverly, MA.  For specific directions, please visit our website at  www.nsmt.org.

Male and female adults 19 and older can audition for ensemble and principal parts of 42nd STREET by appointment only.  AEA and non-AEA auditions will be held starting at 11:30 am on Friday, August 1, 2008.

Principal and ensemble actors should bring appropriate dancewear and tap shoes, and should be prepared to sing 16 bars of an up tempo song.  Actors will need to bring their own sheet music marked with the starting point and stopping point; an accompanist will be provided.

Adult auditioners should email Assistant to the Producers Mark Jacobsen at mjacobsen@nsmt.org to schedule an audition appointment.

Male and female teens between the ages of 12 and 18 who are excellent tap dancers are encouraged to attend an open chorus call for the opening number of 42nd STREET on Friday, August 1, 2008 at 2:00 pm. Auditioners should bring appropriate dancewear and tap shoes (singing is not required).
 
Rehearsals for the teen ensemble are October 9 – 27, 2008, and will not conflict with regular school hours.  The exact day and time commitment is to be announced, but participants must be available for the entire rehearsal process, no exceptions.  Performances of 42nd STREET are October 28 through November 23, 2008.

Auditions for 42nd STREET will be run by North Shore Music Theatre Artistic Director and Executive Producer Barry Ivan and Choreographer Michael Lichtefeld. Mr. Lichtefeld is also directing and choreographing NSMT's BYE BYE BIRDIE.  42nd STREET Director is Charlie Repole.

North Shore Music Theatre is committed to an inclusive casting policy known as non-traditional casting.  NSMT encourages all actors to audition regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, or the presence of a disability.

Operating since 1955, NSMT has evolved into the largest non-profit producing theater in New England, with approximately 350,000 patrons annually.  NSMT has gained a national and regional reputation for artistic achievement, specifically in the areas of developing new works and providing outstanding theater arts and education programs.  NSMT has received numerous industry awards including The Elliot Norton Award, The Rosetta Le Noire Award from Actors' Equity, and The Moss Hart Award.  NSMT annually produces a six musical subscription series, a production of A Christmas Carol and an acclaimed concert series. With its celebrated Theatre for Young Audiences program, a school touring program, and year-round classes for children, NSMT has become one of the region's leading providers of theater arts and education.

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