Community Players Theatre

Community Players Theatre will be holding auditions for A Christmas Story, The Musical, September 9th-11th, 2024 at 7 PM.

Auditions will consist of three parts: a vocal audition, a dance audition, and, if time allows, reading from provided scripts. Acting sides for the show will be made available closer to the time of auditions. Auditions will be open and held in the theatre starting at 7:00 PM. We ask that all those looking to audition arrive early to fill out an audition form. Please be prepared to list ALL conflicts for the duration of the show schedule to help the production staff in their planning.

All adults and children will audition at the same time, but priority will be taking on getting children out in a timely manner. For any questions, please contact either director (Scott Myers) or producers (Sally Baugh and Julie Dawson).

VOCAL AUDITION

Vocal auditions will be led by music directors Tyler Harr and Megan McDillon. Please prepare 16-32 bars (30-60 seconds) of a musical piece that showcases your range and vocal ability. We ask that music prepared reflect the style of the show, but please sing whatever you feel most comfortable with. An accompanist will be provided to play during auditions, so please provide labeled sheet music that is easy to access (preferably in a binder). After your vocal audition, you may be asked to perform a vocal range test as well.

DANCE AUDITION

After the vocal auditions, everyone will learn a dance routine from the show with choreographer Alex Lovel. Once the dance has been taught, you will be separated into small groups to perform the dance two times. Please dress in comfortable clothing and shoes you can dance in. There will be time provided to change after your vocal audition if you choose to do so.

To those with tapping abilities, please stay afterwards to complete a small tap audition.

ACTING AUDITION

If time allows, everyone will get the opportunity to read from the provided show scenes to show off their acting ability. Everyone will have the opportunity to read at least once. If acting does not happen at the initial auditions, it will occur as needed at callbacks.