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AUDITIONS:
Saturday,March 15th at 1:00pm (By Appointment)
Sunday,March 16th at 7:00pm (By Appointment)
CALLBACKS:
Monday, March 17th at 7:00pm
We are seeing two men and two women for this production. Please vocalize and warm up prior to your audition. Be prepared to sing 16-32 bars, but not longer than one minute, of a (fully memorized) Broadway-style musical selection that showcases your vocal range. An accompanist will be provided, so be sure to bring the sheet music for the piano accompaniment and highlight your selection. NO a cappella singing or recorded accompaniment will be allowed.
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Saturday,June 14, 2014 at 7:30pm
Sunday,June 15, 2014 at 2:00pm
Friday,June 20, 2014 at 7:30pm
Saturday,June 21, 2014 at 7:30pm
Sunday,June 22, 2014 at 2:00pm
AUDITIONS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Please send an email to
auditions@warnertheatre.org to schedule your appointment. An audition confirmation e-mail will be sent with full details on what will be expected at your audition. Audition appointments by e-mail are preferred, but if you do not have access to e-mail call the Warner Theatre Audition Line at
860-489-7180 ext.151. Please be specific as to the date you would like to schedule your appointment.The Warner Stage Company is a community-based regional theatre company and does not offer stipends or housing for performers or crew.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
PLOT SUMMARY:
Jason Robert Brown says, it's about one moment. It's about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back.These are the stories and characters of today, the SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD. One of the characters in Songs for a New World says I don't want to philosophize. I just want to tell a story. And that line describes Songs for a New World perfectly; in fact, it tells a whole collection of stories. It's not a book musical – there is no over-arching plot and no consistent characters throughout the evening.
Brown transports his audience from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge 57 stories above Fifth Avenue to meet a startling array of characters ranging from a young man who has determined that basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto to a woman whose dream of marrying rich nabs her the man of her dreams
and a soulless marriage.
In other words, look at how these ordinary people all survived their extraordinary ordeals, and know that you can too. We all find ourselves in new worlds from time to time, in situations where the rules we've always lived by no longer apply. We must all know that we can survive and even thrive there. And that's not just the theme of this show. It's the reason for theatre in general. From prehistoric people telling stories around the fire, to the biggest
techno-spectacle on Broadway, theatre is about telling stories, stories that unite us, that show us our commonality. It's significant that at the end of the song, the line You'll be fine has been changed toWe'll be fine. It's about community. It's about shared experience. And it's about the fact that as humans we are all forced to go on new journeys, into new worlds, over and over again throughout our lives..
AVAILABLE ROLES:
Cast members use their own names. Ensemble
Cast - Many featured roles, Showcases trained singers.
MAN #1 - D to High C
MAN #2 - Low F - High A flat
WOMAN #1 - Low G - High F (2 octaves)
WOMAN #2 - Low F - High F (2 octaves)
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Built by Warner Brothers Studios and opened in 1931 as a movie palace (1,772 seats), the Warner Theatre was described then as “Connecticut’s Most Beautiful Theatre.” Damaged extensively in a flood, the Warner was slated for demolition in the early 1980s until the non-profit Northwest Connecticut Association for the Arts (NCAA) was founded and purchased the theatre. The Warner reopened as a performing arts center in 1983, and restoration of the main lobbies and auditorium was completed in November 2002. In 2008, the new 50,000 square foot Carole and Ray Neag Performing Arts Center, which houses a 300 seat studio theatre, 200 seat restaurant and expansive school for the arts, was completed. Today, the Warner is in operation year-round with more than 170 performances and 100,000+ patrons passing through its doors each season. Over 10,000 students, pre K—adult, participate in arts education programs and classes. Together, with the support of the community, the Warner has raised close to $17 million to revitalize its facilities. NCAA’s mission is to preserve the Warner Theatre as an historic landmark, enhance its reputation as |
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