Pioneer Theatre Company Announces Auditions for the Musical
Les Misérables
A musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg,
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Auditions for Pioneer Theatre Company’s 2012-2013 season finale musical Les Misérables will be held January 17 and 18, 2013 from noon to 5:00 p.m. each day. Callbacks will be held on January 19, 2013; times will be announced to auditioners who are called back.
Audition slots from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 18 are for Actors’ Equity members only. Audition slots from noon to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 17 and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 18 are open to all auditioners. Auditioners must be 18 years old or older. The audition slots are limited to three minutes.
All auditioners must come in to sign up on the callboard in Room 325 at the Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. The sign-up sheet will be posted by noon on Thursday, January 10, 2013.
Auditions will be held in Room 245 at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. The first audition will be singing only. Auditioners should prepare 16 bars of a song from the show or in a similar Broadway style. An accompanist will be provided, but auditioners should bring their own sheet music and/or scores (neither will be provided by the theatre). A photo and résumé are recommended. The callback audition will involve dancing and reading from the script.
Rehearsal dates for the production are Monday, April 4, 2013 – Thursday, May 2, 2013; performance dates are May 3, 2013 – June 1, 2013, currently, with extended dates a possibility. Guest director Charles Morey will direct the production and PTC Artistic Director Karen Azenberg will choreograph.
All adult roles are currently available; auditions for children’s roles in the production were held previously. All auditioners at this audition must be 18 or older.
# # #
Pioneer Theatre Company operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah’s only fully professional theatre, performs at Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, located on the University of Utah campus at 300 South and 1400 East in Salt Lake City, easily accessible by TRAX light rail. Free parking is also available and the theatre is equipped with an elevator, handicap parking, hearing assistance devices and other easy-access features.