Fairfield Center Stage (Christy McIntosh-Newsom, Artistic Director; Eli Newsom, Executive Producer) is holding OPEN AUDITIONS (in-person and video submissions) for its upcoming fall musical production of OLIVER on August 25th and 26th 2024. See below for audition specifics including times. The show will run November 8-17 at Wakeman Hall inside First Church Congregational in downtown Fairfield. Seeking a diverse cast of adult and child (8+) singers, actors, and dancers of all /types to join our production. FCS is a community theater group and all roles are open. Non-Equity, no pay.
The staff for OLIVER includes Todd Santa Maria (Director/Choreographer), Eli Newsom (Music Director), and Elissa Ranney (Children’s Chorus Director). The production will run downtown Fairfield at performance venue Wakeman Hall (inside of First Church Congregational of Fairfield). Rehearsals are generally Mon-Thurs evenings and Sundays 3-8pm. Actors will not be needed every day until we get closer to opening. Required sitzprobe rehearsal (sing through with the orchestra) will occur on Nov 3 starting around 1pm. All tech rehearsals are required and will take place the evenings of Sun Nov 3-7. Rehearsals will begin on or around Sun Sep 22 @ 3pm.
When:
In-person open call auditions will occur on Sunday Aug 25 from 3-4:30pm for kids ages 8-15, and 4:30-6pm for adults (ages 16+), and Monday Aug 26 from 5-6pm (all ages ok). If you are unable to attend in-person auditions you may submit your initial audition virtually (see below for submission instructions). Appointments are highly recommended for in-person auditions. See below for the audition signup link. If you are experiencing symptoms of illness, please cancel your audition appointment and submit an audition video.
Callbacks, if needed, for OLIVER will take place on Mon Aug 26th in the evening. Note that not all roles require a callback.
Where:
Wakeman Hall inside First Church Congregational,
148 Beach Rd in downtown Fairfield (free parking lot onsite)
What to prepare:
Please prepare a brief song (under one minute) in the style of the show (singing from the show is ok). Please bring sheet music in the correct key. A capella singing is discouraged, and bluetooth/mobile devices with backing tracks will not be permitted.
After reserving an audition time slot, you will receive a link to fill out a digital audition form as well as submit a resume/headshot/recent photo.
Appointments: As a convenience and to shorten wait times, we offer a limited number of audition appointment time slots. RESERVE AN AUDITION TIME SLOT here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4EAAAC2EA0FC1-50324507-fairfield
Please make a note of your appointment time and date as you may not receive a reminder. Audition slots are limited, first-come, first-served.
VIDEO AUDITION SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: If you are submitting your audition virtually, please submit (1) a video of you singing (guidelines follow) and (2) the audition form (link below). Video: sing an approximate one-minute section of a song in the style of the show (contemporary musical theater (comedic song) or comedic christmas song - singing from the show is ok). Please use an accompaniment track (i.e. karaoke track, piano track, other instrumental track, guitar, etc). Some backing tracks can be found on YouTube. Please no a capella singing, as the production team needs to hear singing with accompaniment.
AUDITION FORM FOR VIRTUAL SUBMISSIONS: CLICK HERE:
https://forms.gle/tfZVNWwBf8KokWEa9
For virtual auditions, please film in landscape mode in a well-lit room. We want to see you! Start by telling us your name, age (if under 16), and a 1-2 sentence intro about yourself.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO:
Email your audition via a private or unlisted YouTube or Vimeo link by no later than 7pm on Sunday Aug 25 to
info@fairfieldcenterstage.org with the subject line OLIVER AUDITION. Please no email attachments - send a link to a hosted, playable video. Videos that do not meet these requirements will not be considered. If we need to see you at callbacks, you will be notified by Mon Aug 26 by noon (callbacks will be that evening).
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