The Academy of The Company Theatre
to Hold Auditions for Dear Edwina Jr.
NORWELL, MA Issued August 26, 2013… The Academy of The Company Theatre (ACT) announces auditions for young actors ages 7 to 14 for their upcoming production of Dear Edwina Jr., on Wednesday, September 4 and Thursday, September 5 from 3:45 to 6:00 pm at The Company Theatre Centre for the Arts, 30 Accord Park Drive, Norwell. The production will be co-directed by Corinne Mason and Steve Shannon. A headshot is helpful but not required. Actors should plan to attend both days of auditions, with the first day being spent learning song selection, movement and a script reading for their audition. All actors that audition will be cast in the production.
Classes rehearsing the production are held from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays during the production season. Tuition for the classes and production is $350 per student, and includes curriculum from the ACT Studio One program Center Stage. Some financial assistance is available. Tuition is due after casting is announced. A completed emergency form must accompany audition candidates, available at
www.companytheatre.com/emergencyform.pdf.
Dear Edwina Jr. follows the adventures of advice-giver extraordinaire, Edwina Spoonapple as she directs neighborhood kids in production number after hilarious production number in her Advice-A-Palooza extravaganza. The perfect power musical for a new generation!
Performances of Dear Edwina Jr. will be held on October 30, November 1, 2 and 3, 2013. Tickets are available for $15.00.
ACT was founded in 1987 by Zoe Bradford, Michael Joseph and Jordie Saucerman, with a mission to discover the creative spirit in each child in an enjoyable and challenging atmosphere and to build self-confidence through the experience of the arts.
