Shrek the Musical Auditions
"Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand... and his name is Shrek.
Auditions for our final show of the summer season will be held on Thursday, June 7 and Friday, June 8 beginning at 6pm at the Vermillion Players Storage Building. Audition start times are at 6, 7, and 8pm each night. Childrens auditions for Little Shrek and Little Fiona will be on Thursday and Friday at 5:30 (minimum age 9 years old - both roles must be able to play 8 year olds).
Callbacks will be held as needed Saturday, June 9 at 11am.
The show dates are August 9-12, 2018.
These will be GROUPED auditions. Each group will begin on the hour (6, 7, and 8) so please be a bit early to fill out paperwork before the group begins. Each person will need to bring along a prepared song (can be performed a Capella, with piano or with recorded track). Dance/comfortable shoes are a must for the dance audition. There will also be a tap portion of the audition. Finally, you will be asked to read. Several scenes from the show will be available and you may be asked to read for several different roles. If you are auditioning for chorus only, you will not need to read, however you WILL need to sing. Various ages will be needed and a variety of roles are available. Minimum age to audition will be 10 for chorus. Rehearsals will begin mid June.
If you need more information or cannot attend the dates as listed above, please contact director Anita Nangle (dancenter@hotmail.com or 815-257-2527).
There will be a live pit for this production. More information will be available soon if you wish to be a part of the pit!
Auditions for our final show of the summer season will be held on Thursday, June 7 and Friday, June 8 beginning at 6pm at the Vermillion Players Storage Building. Audition start times are at 6, 7, and 8pm each night. Childrens auditions for Little Shrek and Little Fiona will be on Thursday and Friday at 5:30 (minimum age 9 years old - both roles must be able to play 8 year olds).
Callbacks will be held as needed Saturday, June 9 at 11am.
The show dates are August 9-12, 2018.
These will be GROUPED auditions. Each group will begin on the hour (6, 7, and 8) so please be a bit early to fill out paperwork before the group begins. Each person will need to bring along a prepared song (can be performed a Capella, with piano or with recorded track). Dance/comfortable shoes are a must for the dance audition. There will also be a tap portion of the audition. Finally, you will be asked to read. Several scenes from the show will be available and you may be asked to read for several different roles. If you are auditioning for chorus only, you will not need to read, however you WILL need to sing. Various ages will be needed and a variety of roles are available. Minimum age to audition will be 10 for chorus. Rehearsals will begin mid June.
If you need more information or cannot attend the dates as listed above, please contact director Anita Nangle (dancenter@hotmail.com or 815-257-2527).
There will be a live pit for this production. More information will be available soon if you wish to be a part of the pit!
Children's Show Audition Process
- Sign in
- Come and see Pam to be measured and for parent to fill out information on the performer
- See Mrs Keck for vocal placement ( this includes warm up with a group as well as her finding out the range)
- Then to Krista for a movement check ( several people at once). Teaches them a few steps then observes how they do.
- Finally, and privately, they sing for Mr Keck and the older ones read if they want a speaking part.
- We do our best to hurry this along, but it is a long process and each and every child gets the same quality attention. No one is ever stopped in the middle of their solo.
- Appointments are required to help keep the process as timely as possible.
- The children's show is a little different in that every child gets a part, no one is turned away, and because of that some need a little more attention than others. We want them to blossom and to have a good experience.
