OCEAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES
AUDITIONS FOR 2015-16 TEEN COMPANY
Ocean State Theatre Company is proud to announce Open Auditions for its OSTeenCo program, which provides an opportunity for teenage actors to benefit from a professional theatre experience, culminating in the performance of two productions, which are included in the lineup for OSTC’s 2015-16 Family Fun Fest. This season’s OSTC4Kids productions are the literary-based musicalsYes, Virginia scheduled for Saturday, December 12, 2015 and James and the Giant Peach scheduled for Saturday, March 5, 2016. Both shows will be performed at Ocean State Theatre inWarwick at 11:00 am. Needed are ten to twelve performers (male and female) between the ages of 13-18 years old, at the time of the audition.
Performers selected to be company members will need to be available for evening and weekend rehearsals and performances from September 16, 2015 through March 5, 2016. A detailed schedule will be available at the audition. Selected performers will also need to be available for technical rehearsals and/or public performances to be scheduled during the day on Thursday, December 10, 2015, Friday, December 11, 2015, Thursday, March 3, 2016 and Friday, March 4, 2016, as well as performance days. A complete calendar will be available at the audition.
Auditions will be held on Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at:
Ocean State Theatre
1245 Jefferson Boulevard
Warwick, RI 02886
Those auditioning should enter through the main lobby doors and bring their headshot or a recent photo and resume (if available). Actors should come with a short prepared song with sheet music from a musical (no Jason Robert Brown, please). No a cappella, tape recorders or CD players. Accompanist will be provided. Those auditioning should also prepare a short memorized monologue. Those asked to stay, may learn a short dance combination and/or be asked to do cold readings from the script. Please bring or wear appropriate shoes for dancing. Sign-ups will begin at 5:30 pm. Those intending to audition MUST BE SIGNED UP PRIOR TO 7:30 pm.
Additional information and character breakdowns are available at
www.OceanStateTheatre.org.
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Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC) is a professional not-for-profit regional theatre whose mission is to preserve and pass on the tradition of live, professional theatre – including the American musical – and to pursue avenues of enrichment and education for the benefit of the state of Rhode Island and the surrounding region through the theatre arts. OSTC, which re-opened and ran the historic Theatre By The Sea in Matunuck, RI from 2007-2012 and began producing shows in Warwick, RI in 2012, is an IRS designated not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.
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