Starlight Community Youth Theater is holding auditions for its upcoming production of the Broadway hit Annie Jr., one of the most beloved musicals in history. The AriZoni Award-winning troupe based in the North Valley will cast approximately 40 youth, ages 7-19.
Those interested may attend the vocal and dance auditions on either Wednesday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m. or Friday, December 12 at 6:30 p.m. Callbacks will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13. All auditions take place at the Anthem Community Center, Pioneer Room, 41130 N. Freedom Way in Anthem. Auditions are open, so no appointment is necessary. Contact producer Ann Olsen at 623-824-5233 with any questions.
Audition Requirements
- Come prepared to sing 16 bars, or one minute, of a song in your range
- Bring Karaoke CD or tape – no a cappella allowed
- Wear comfortable clothes and shoes for the dance audition
- Bring a resume and a non-returnable picture if you have one
- Callbacks require a prepared one-minute monologue or poem, and may include a cold reading.
“Annie Jr. is the perfect story of a little girl filled with hope, optimism and the belief that things will be better,” said artistic director Sallyann A. Martinez. “What a wonderful way to live life, see your future and obtain it - that is a wish I have for all the children I know.”
Martinez is joined by Starlight veterans Kristen Rebb, musical director, Zoni-winning choreographer Sherry Henderson, and producer Ann Olsen.
Play rehearsals will begin the week of January 5, with ten performances running February 20-22 and Feb. 26 – March 1 at Starlight’s venue at the Outlets at Anthem.
Based on the popular comic strip, Annie Junior tells of a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Roosevelt and finds a new family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
Annie Jr. is based on the book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Martin Charnin. It is based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of Tribune Media Services, Inc., and was produced for the Broadway stage by David Merrick and Donald Albery.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Auditions for “Brighton Beach Memoirs”
Starlight Community Theater, the AriZoni Award-winning troupe based in the North Valley, is holding auditions for its upcoming dramatic comedy Brighton Beach Memoirs. Based on Neil Simon’s autobiographical bittersweet memoir, this production evocatively captures the life of a struggling Jewish household in the 1930’s. Casting for the three male and four female roles is for ages 13 - adult.
“Starlight has been asked before to do a non-musical play for those that don’t sing or dance,” said Artistic Director Barbara L. Surloff. “Neil Simon is a comic genius and many are familiar with some of his works like the Odd Couple. Brighton Beach has roles for many ages, so it will appeal to a wide variety of actors.”
Auditions will be held from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5 and 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, with callbacks at 6:30 p.m. All auditions take place at the Outlets at Anthem, Suite 315 at the Northwest corner of I-17 and Anthem Way.
Audition Needs:
- You’ll be asked to do a cold reading from the script
- Bring a resume and non-returnable picture if you have one.
- You may be asked to do some improvisation
- Roles for 3 males and 4 females ages 13 – Adult
- All roles are non-singing and non-dancing.
Play rehearsals will begin in December with time off for the holidays. All performances take place at Starlight’s venue at the Outlets at Anthem February 6-15, 2009.
“Brighton Beach Memoirs” is part one of Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy: a portrait of the writer as a Brooklyn teenager in 1937 living with his family in crowded, lower middle-class circumstances. Eugene, the young Neil Simon, is the narrator and central character. His mind is full of fiercely fantasized dreams of baseball and girls. The play captures a few days in the life of a struggling Jewish household that includes Eugene's hard working father, his sharp tongued mother, his older and vastly more experienced brother Stanley, his widowed aunt and her two young daughters. As Eugene's father says, "If you didn't have a problem, you wouldn't live in this house." Two have heart disease, one has asthma, and two at least temporarily lose jobs needed to keep the straitened family afloat. Family miseries are used to raise such enduring issues as sibling resentments, guilt ridden parent-child relationships and the hunger for dignity in a poverty stricken world.
“Starlight has been asked before to do a non-musical play for those that don’t sing or dance,” said Artistic Director Barbara L. Surloff. “Neil Simon is a comic genius and many are familiar with some of his works like the Odd Couple. Brighton Beach has roles for many ages, so it will appeal to a wide variety of actors.”
Auditions will be held from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5 and 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, with callbacks at 6:30 p.m. All auditions take place at the Outlets at Anthem, Suite 315 at the Northwest corner of I-17 and Anthem Way.
Audition Needs:
- You’ll be asked to do a cold reading from the script
- Bring a resume and non-returnable picture if you have one.
- You may be asked to do some improvisation
- Roles for 3 males and 4 females ages 13 – Adult
- All roles are non-singing and non-dancing.
Play rehearsals will begin in December with time off for the holidays. All performances take place at Starlight’s venue at the Outlets at Anthem February 6-15, 2009.
“Brighton Beach Memoirs” is part one of Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy: a portrait of the writer as a Brooklyn teenager in 1937 living with his family in crowded, lower middle-class circumstances. Eugene, the young Neil Simon, is the narrator and central character. His mind is full of fiercely fantasized dreams of baseball and girls. The play captures a few days in the life of a struggling Jewish household that includes Eugene's hard working father, his sharp tongued mother, his older and vastly more experienced brother Stanley, his widowed aunt and her two young daughters. As Eugene's father says, "If you didn't have a problem, you wouldn't live in this house." Two have heart disease, one has asthma, and two at least temporarily lose jobs needed to keep the straitened family afloat. Family miseries are used to raise such enduring issues as sibling resentments, guilt ridden parent-child relationships and the hunger for dignity in a poverty stricken world.
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