SARTA Announces Auditions for the Sacramento Music Circus, 1/18-21

SARTA announced Sacramento Music Circus Announces Auditions from January 18th-21st with Headshots/Resumes due on Friday, January 6th.

Auditions are just around the corner for the 2012 summer season at Music Circus. They are looking for adult actors, both local non-union and members of Actors- Equity, to attend auditions the evenings of Thursday, January 19 and Friday, January 20, 2012. Children's auditions will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. All singing auditions in Sacramento will be held at the downtown Wells Fargo Pavilion.

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Non-Union Local Actors- They are seeking talented adult singers and actors who are local to the Sacramento area. Please submit a headshot and resume for audition appointment consideration. Materials may be sent to or dropped off (9am-5pm, Tu-F) at:
Attn: Local Auditions
Sacramento Music Circus
1510 J Street #200
Sacramento, CA 95814

Headshots and resumes must be received no later than Friday, January 6.

Please make sure that your resume includes a working phone number and email address so you can potentially be contacted to set up an appointment.

Per union regulations, applicants must be a resident within 50 miles of the theatre and must be at least 16 years old.

Should you be selected for an audition, you will be contacted with your appointment time and instructions for audition preparation.

Videos and CD will not be accepted in lieu of an audition.

Equity Membership Candidates should submit to the address for appointment consideration.

Actors- Equity Association Auditions- Members of Actors- Equity should refer to the Casting Call Notice posted online at www.actorsequity.org for information regarding union auditions held in Sacramento on Friday, January 20. For information regarding auditions in New York and Los Angeles, please also visit www.actorsequity.org.

Dancers- Music Circus dance auditions for dancers ages 16 and over will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at The Ballroom of Sacramento, 6009 Folsom Boulevard, between 60th and 61st Streets. Appointments are not required. Separate audition appointments for dancers will not be scheduled. Auditioners should arrive to check in at 9:00am, and the audition will begin promptly at 10:00am. Dancers should be registered, dressed in appropriate dance attire and warmed up by this time. Performers should be prepared to learn dance combinations, and everyone should also bring 16 bars of musical theatre sheet music in his or her own key in the event they are asked to sing. They are looking for dancers proficient in ballet, jazz, and tap; acrobatics is a plus.

Dancers, 14 and over, will also have the opportunity to be considered for participation in a series of dance classes this summer with visiting guest instructors. For more information about the dance classes, please call the Education Department at (916) 446-5880, ext. 147.

Children-s Auditions and The Music Circus Junior Company- Auditions for children (ages 7 - 13) for participation in the 2012 Music Circus Junior Company will be held Wednesday January 18, 4:00pm - 8:00pm, at the Wells Fargo Pavilion at 1419 H Street in Sacramento by appointment only. Audition hotline (916-446-5880 extension 147) is open Tuesday, January 10 and Wednesday, January 11 between 10:00am - 1:00pm and 2:00pm - 5:00pm. Please note that NO EMAIL OR VOICEMAIL MESSAGES WILL BE TAKEN AND NO CALLS WILL BE TAKEN OUTSIDE OF THESE TIMES. A limited number of audition slots are available and are filled on a first call, first served basis.
For the audition, each child must be prepared to sing 16 bars of a classical musical theatre song and provide the sheet music in his or her own key. An accompanist will be provided. The Music Circus Junior Company is a three-week fee-based program of the California Musical Theatre education department. The program takes place in July and culminates in the students participating in 8 performances of a Music Circus production. The fee for the Music Circus Junior Company program is $650.

California Musical Theatre actively solicits women and minorities for non-traditional casting opportunities. Music Circus was founded in 1951 as the first professional musical theatre in the round west of the Mississippi. Until 2002, its first-class summer stock productions were presented under a canvas tent, the last of its kind in the country. In 2003, the company introduced its new, modern tent-theatre, the Wells Fargo Pavilion, which combines the traditional arena stage with improved audience comfort. Music Circus is the largest, continually operating musical theatre-in-the-round in the country, making it a landmark in the professional theatre community and a living museum of musical theatre history: Sacramento Music Circus is America-s theatre-in-the-round. Music Circus operates under a contract with Actors Equity Association, the union for professional actors in the United States, and the majority of the principal and ensemble cast have extensive Broadway and national tour credits. The acting company for each Music Circus season is announced in late spring. Music Circus is presented under the leadership of Executive Producer Richard Lewis, Artistic Director Glenn Casale and Associate Producer Scott Klier. For more information visit http://calmt.com/.

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