OCEAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES
CHILDREN’S AUDITIONS FOR GYPSY
Ocean State Theatre Company announces Open Children’s Auditions for its 2015 summer production of Gypsy. Needed are:
June: Strong female actor/dancer/singer who can believably be a “child superstar.” Girls with special skills such as baton twirling, acrobatics, pointe work, high kicks, splits, etc. will be given preference and should be prepared to demonstrate any special skill at the audition. Children auditioning must be less than 58” tall and should look no older than 8 years old.
Louise: strong female actor/singer. Children auditioning must be less than 59” tall and should look no older than 10 years old.
Balloon Girl: One strong female actor/dancer/singer who can understudy both June and Louise and the newsboys. Children auditioning must be less than 60” tall and should look no older than 10 years old.
Newsboys: Up to four male singer/dancers with tons of charisma. Boys with special skills like tap, playing a musical instrument, (clarinet, oboe, violin, etc... not guitar or piano), will be given preference and should be prepared to demonstrate special skills at the audition. If you play an instrument, please bring it to the audition and be ready to play. Children auditioning must be less than 60” tall and should look no older than 12 years old.
Selected children will need to be available for afternoon, evening and weekend rehearsals and performances from June 23 – August 2, 2015
Auditions for all roles will be held on:
Friday, April 10 from 3:00 pm – 6:00pm
and
Saturday, April 11 from 9:00 am – 12:00pm
Auditions will be held at: Ocean State Theatre
1245 Jefferson Boulevard
Warwick, RI 02886
Those auditioning should enter through the main lobby doors and bring their headshot or a recent photo and resume (if available). Children should come with a short prepared song, preferably with sheet music. A cappella is also acceptable. No tape recorders or CD players. Those asked to stay may learn a short dance combination and/or be asked to do cold readings from the script. Please bring or wear appropriate shoes for dancing. Sign-ups for both auditions will begin 30 minutes prior. Those auditioning Friday must be signed in no later than 5:00 pm. Those auditioning Saturday must be signed in no later than 11:00 am. Children should choose one day or the other. It is not necessary to attend both audition days. Children will be measured at check-in.
Additional information and character breakdowns are available at
www.OceanStateTheatre.org.
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Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC) is a professional not-for-profit regional theatre whose mission is to preserve and pass on the tradition of live, professional theatre – including the American musical – and to pursue avenues of enrichment and education for the benefit of the state of Rhode Island and the surrounding region through the theatre arts. OSTC, which re-opened and ran the historic Theatre By The Sea in Matunuck, RI from 2007-2012 and began producing shows in Warwick, RI in 2012, is an IRS designated not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.
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