The Production Staff Mandy Kraus – Artistic Director Emilie Zbaracki – Assistant Director Monica Healy – Vocal Director Ellen Keane – Choreographer Carl Schoenborn – Technical Director

Important Dates Audition Dates: Callbacks: Crew Performances: Tuesday, February 28th OR Wednesday, March 1st at 4:05 until 6:00 P.M. Callbacks posted Thursday, along with Callback materials Callbacks: Friday, March 3rd at 4:05 until 6:00 P.M. Crew Application and Consent Form due Tuesday, March 7th Final crew list posted on Wednesday, Match 8th Performances: Thursday, May 4th at 7:30 P.M. Friday, May 5th at 7:30 P.M Saturday, May 6th at 2:00 P.M

Eligibility Must be able to attend ONE night of tryouts: Tuesday, February 28th OR Wednesday, March 1st at 4:05 until 6:00 P.M. Must be able to be at ALL dress rehearsals and performances! Must come with “Audition and Consent Form” Be fully completed. Include contact information. Needs parent signature!

Attendance Rehearsals are IMPORTANT and critical to success! All performers MUST be at all rehearsals! In the first month, students will be called based on groups. There are no excused absences during: Tech Week – April 24th- April 28th Dress Rehearsals on Friday, April 28th and Monday, May 1st Performances: Thursday, May 4th at 7:30 P.M. Friday, May 5th at 7:30 P.M Saturday, May 6th at 2:00 P.M Missed practices may result in conference, lost scene or out of show if excessive.

The Audition Process: Part I - The Music STEP ONE: Learn audition song, We ‘re Off to See the Wizard, and perform vocal audition. Placed into audition group (5 or 6 hopefully) Introductions Perform audition song cutting in groups Perform audition song cutting individually

The Audition Process: Part II – The Acting STEP TWO: Perform audition acting games in groups. Freeze Tag – Group scene creation How you add yourself into a scene (Do you work well with a group to further a scene) Do you take risks and/or commit to a character? Do you take a leadership role in creating a scene? Walk Across How you physically portray the prompt Do you commit to the way you have decided to portray this?  Is your walk across original or do you look for answers elsewhere?”

The Audition Process: Part II – The Acting STEP TWO: Perform audition acting games in groups. Emotional Posing (Emotional Mannequin Challenge) How you react to the prompt How you work with others How much you sell the emotion through: use of your body -physicality use of gestures use of facial expressions

Callbacks Not all students that will be cast are called back List posted on Thursday Take place on Friday Include: Learning music; singing in duets, trios or solos Reading from scripts

Cast and Crew Lists Cast List will be posted on Sunday, March 5th morning at the latest. All members of the cast should be at practice on Monday, March 6th! It is not possible to cast everyone who tries out, but you can be a part of the production by being in the crew. Complete a crew application form. Due on Tuesday, March 7th! Crew list posted on Wednesday, March 8th. All crew members should attend practice on Friday, May 10th! Parent meeting follows!

Thank you! We are excited to work with you and are looking forward to going somewhere “Over the Rainbow” to “The Merry Old Land of Oz” with you! Break a leg!