Drama Learning Center's TYA Professional Training Program Announces Open Call for Spring/Summer 2020 Programs
Audition Dates
BY APPOINTMENT –
February 19 – 27
Call (410) 997-9352 or visit
http://dramalearningcenter.com/tya-teen-professionals/#Aud
Audition Requirements
Please prepare a full song of your choice and a one-minute monologue. Bring sheet music – an accompanist will be provided. Bring a completed TYA Audition Form, list all conflicts for the rehearsal period—include weekday commitments, read and sign the TYA Expectations Form. Applicants will not be able to audition without completed paperwork. All forms and related documents can be found at
http://dramalearningcenter.com/tya-teen-professionals.
Ragtime the Musical – TYA Senior Company Spring
Eligible Grades: 9-12, TYA Alums, and College Students
Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Based on the novel, Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
A sweeping musical epic follows three distinctly different families at the turn of the twentieth century all in pursuit of the American Dream. In the volatile melting pot of early-twentieth-century New York, the tales of these three families are woven together. Together, they confront history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair… and what it means to live in America.
Directed by Stephanie Lynn Williams
Music Direction by Tiffany Underwood Holmes
TYA Senior Company allows students to work in a professional theatre environment as they learn about all aspects of theatrical work in a college preparatory atmosphere with individualized instruction. In addition to rehearsing for the productions, classwork includes dramaturgy research, character development, ensemble building, and audition skill growth. Alums of the program have studied (or are currently studying) at such prestigious institutions as: Catholic University of America, Elon University, James Madison University, Marymount Manhattan, NYU Tisch, University of the Arts, University of Maryland, Rider University, Wagner College, and others. The program is a tuition-based college prep course with limited scholarship/tuition assistance available to candidates who qualify.
Rehearsal and Performance Dates
Callbacks: to be scheduled between March 7-14
Classes: Saturdays 2-5 pm and/or Sundays, 6-9pm AND additional days of the week based on cast availability. Sample rehearsal schedule can be found on website. Please provide a full list of known weekday and weekend conflicts at auditions.
Rehearsal Period: March 15 – June 6
Dress rehearsals: June 7-12
Performances: June 13-20 with possible extension to June 27
Mandatory Juries: to be scheduled June 18-20
Tuition: 3 payments of $225 ($50 discount if paid in full at start of session)
For need-based scholarship consideration, please bring a letter outlining the amount requested to the audition.
Song & Scene Showcase & Senior Company Spring Workshop – TYA Junior Company Spring 2020
Eligible Grades: 6-12
Usually held as two separate workshops, this combination class will focus on audition skill development for the first half of the semester, and featured participation in the June Senior Company mainstage production for the second half of the semester.
Directed by Megan Elizabeth Henderson
Junior Company is an opportunity for upper-level students with Senior Company aspirations to further develop skills in audition preparation, harmony singing, character development, and more. Junior Company members produce a full-length musical in the Fall/Winter session and participate in a skills-based audition prep class in the Winter/Spring. Students who excel throughout the year will be invited to participate in a special Spring workshop which includes being featured as an ensemble member in select scenes of TYA Senior Company’s production in June. (Please note that students who are accepted into Fall/Winter session of Junior Company will be unable to do a Drama Learning Center Winter production class. It is recommended that Junior Company students participate in DLC Fall and Spring production classes to supplement their learning)
Classes: Sundays, 6-8:30 pm and additional days of the week based on cast availability
Rehearsal Period: March 22 – June 7
Dress rehearsals: June 8-12*
Performances: June 13-20*
Tuition: 3 payments of $200 ($50 discount if paid in one installment)
*Dress rehearsal and performance schedules will be dictated based on submitted conflicts and ability to meet classwork objectives. All Junior Company members who meet classwork competencies will be guaranteed performance time with Senior Company, but not all members will be used for all performances.
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