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Grease AUDITION WORKSHOP
May 18, 2024 --10:00 am - Noon
-The workshop is not Mandatory but highly encouraged to attend.
-Learn the Audition Choreograhy early
-Meet the Production Team.
-See the cold read auditions sides that will you read at the actual auditions.
-Wear comfortable clothes you can move in.
No pre-registration required.
AUDITIONS May 20 & 21
7:00 pm at the Tyler Civic Theatre - 400 Rose Park Drive.
WHAT'S THE PLAY ABOUT?
Here is Rydell High's senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding "Burger Palace Boys" and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking "Pink Ladies" in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head "greaser" Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high romance of their "Summer Nights" as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as "Greased Lightnin'," "It's Raining on Prom Night," "Alone at the Drive-In Movie" recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation. An eight-year run on Broadway and two subsequent revivals, along with innumerable school and community productions place Grease among the world's most popular musicals.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
TCTC seeks male and female actors of all ethnicities, ages 15 to 30 with just a couple of role opportunities for ages 30-60.
Please note that there are only 2 Principal Roles (Vince Fontaine and Miss Lynch) where an actor aged 30+ would be needed and only a couple of Adult Ensemble roles.
WHAT ROLES ARE AVAILABLE?
DANNY ZUKO (Male, High School Teen) - The leader of the Burger Palace Boys; good-looking, strong and confident, with an air of easy-going charm. (Range: Tenor, D4–B5)
SANDY DUMBROWSKI (Female, High School Teen) New girl in town; sweet, wholesome, naive, cute, and innocent. (Range: Soprano, A3–F#5)
BETTY RIZZO (Female, High School Teen) - Leader of the Pink Ladies; tough, sarcastic, and outspoken but vulnerable. (Range: Alto A3–C5)
FRENCHY (Female, High School Teen) - A dreamer; good-natured but not too smart, she is heavily made up, fussy about her appearance, particularly her hair. She can't wait to finish high school so she can be a beautician. (Range: Alto, A3–D5)
MARTY (Female, High School Teen) - The 'beauty' of the Pink Ladies; pretty and looks older than the other girls, but betrays her real age when she opens her mouth. She tries to act sophisticated. (Range Alto, C4–C5)
JAN (Female, High School Teen) - Funny, loud, compulsive eater, and awkward member of the Pink Ladies. Loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with boys. (Range: Alto, A3-C5)
DOODY (Male, High School Teen) - The youngest of the guys; small, boyish, and open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude towards the other guys. He also plays the guitar. (Range: Tenor, D4-A5)
KENICKIE (Male, High School Teen) - The second in command of the Burger Palace Boys; tough-looking, tattooed, surly, and avoids any show of softness. He has an offbeat sense of humor. (Range: Tenor, C4–F5)
SONNY LATIERRI (Male, High School Teen) - A member of the Burger Palace Boys; funny Italian-American, he is a braggart and wheeler-dealer who thinks he's a real lady-killer (Range: baritone, G3–A5)
ROGER (Male, High School Teen) - The anything-for-a-laugh stocky type of boy; a clown who enjoys winding people up, he is full of mischief and is always dreaming up half-baked schemes and ideas. (Range: Tenor, D4-A5)
VINCE FONTAINE (Male, Age Flexible) - A typical 'teen audience' disc jockey; slick, egotistical and fast-talking. He is also a veteran 'Greaser.' (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)
CHA-CHA, aka CHARLENE, DIGREGORIO (Female, High School Teen) - The best dancer at St. Bernadette's; a loud mouth, she wins the dancing competition with Danny. (Range: Alto, C4–C5)
EUGENE FLORCZYK (Male, High School Teen) - The class valedictorian; physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high-pitched voice. He's a typical 'apple-polisher' - both smug and pompous, but gullible. (Range: Tenor, A3–E5)
JOHNNY CASINO (Male, High School Teen) - All-American, rock-star “greaser” student at Rydell High, whose real name is Clarence. (Range: Tenor, G4-E5)
MISS LYNCH (Female, Age Flexible) - A no-nonsense, serious, loud English teacher. (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)
PATTY SIMCOX (Female, High School Teen) A typical cheerleader; attractive, athletic, sure-of-herself, but can be given to bursts of disconcerting enthusiasm. She's a bit of a pain and unpopular with the Pink Ladies, and can twirl a baton. (Range: Alto, D4-A4)
TEEN ANGEL (Male, Age Flexible) - Frenchy's suave and slick guardian angel, who encourages her to stay in school. (Range: Tenor, E4–F5)
THE PINK LADIES: Ensemble (SATB) - The club-jacketed, gum-chewing, hip-swinging girls' gang who hang around with the Burger Palace Boys.
THE BURGER PALACE BOYS: Ensemble (SATB) - A super-cool, DA-haired, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers... or so they think.
Radio Voice (Male, Age Flexible) - A Radio Voice (Range: Tenor, A3–C5)
WHERE WILL AUDITIONS BE HELD?
All auditions and rehearsals will be in person at the Tyler Civic Theatre.
WHAT SHOULD I PREPARE FOR THE AUDITION?
Those auditioning are asked to prepare a one minute solo (to be sung either acapella or with an accompaniment track) and to be prepared to participate in cold readings from the script. While a sound system will be available for the playing of background tracks, there will not be an accompanist available for this audition. Please wear clothing that you are comfortable moving in.
WHEN WILL REHEARSALS BE HELD?
The current plan is to rehearse 4 nights per week from 6-9 PM beginning May 28th. Adjustments may be made to the schedule according to the needs of the cast.
WHAT DATES WILL THE SHOW RUN?
Production dates are July 19-21, July 25-28, and August 1-4, 2024.
**Please bring any known scheduling conflicts to your audition. **
If you have any questions, please contact the theatre at 903-592-0561 or via email at info@tylercivictheatre.com.
AUDITIONS July 29 & 30
7:00 pm at the Tyler Civic Theatre - 400 Rose Park Drive
WHAT'S THE PLAY ABOUT?
Adelaide Baker, a prickly southern woman, has passed away. Her oldest daughter, Piper is tasked with delivering her eulogy. As the family gathers, hilarious tales of Adelaide’s hijinks are shared. Through these memories, Piper finds a renewed appreciation for sisterhood and family.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
TCTC seeks male and female actors of all ethnicities, ages 8 to 60+,
WHAT ROLES ARE AVAILABLE?
PIPER: 30s-50s, Adelaide’s eldest child (the “responsible” sibling charged with writing her prickly mother’s eulogy)
YOUNG PIPER: 8-16, (appears in flashbacks)
WENDY: 30s-50s, Adelaide’s middle child ( Sarcastic and witty - doesn’t take much seriously)
YOUNG WENDY: 8-16, (appears in flashbacks)
TOBY: 30s-50s, Adelaide’s youngest child (The baby of the family - used to being taken care of)
YOUNG TOBY: 8-16, (appears in flashbacks)
ELDERLY ADELAIDE: 70s-90s (appears in flashbacks) (somewhat hard and bitter woman - her personality is also laced with humor)
MIDDLE AGED ADELAIDE: 20s-40s (appears in flashbacks)
YOUNG ADELAIDE: 8-13 (appears in flashbacks)
IMOGENE: 30s-70s, Adelaide’s former sitter (No nonsense, a straight shooter)
PREACHER JIM: 50s-70s (an old friend of the family)
COUSIN JUNE: 30s - 50s (fun loving and unlucky in love - on husband #7, at least)
AUNT HELEN: 60s-90s, Adelaide’s sister (Has a penchant for appalling desserts and an adversarial relationship with her sister,Betty)
AUNT BETTY: 60s-90s, Adelaide’s sister (The mother of Cousin Rick and a foil for her sister, Helen.)
YOUNG BETTY: 8-13 (appears in flashbacks)
COUSIN RICK: 30s - 50s (a smarmy aspiring politician)
MISS LORNA: 70s-90s, retired piano teacher (retired piano teacher, kindly and very nearsighted)
WHERE WILL AUDITIONS BE HELD?
All auditions and rehearsals will be in person at the Tyler Civic Theatre.
WHAT SHOULD I PREPARE FOR THE AUDITION?
Auditions for The Eulogy will be held by “cold reading,” so there’s nothing to prepare, but familiarity with the show can be helpful.
WHEN WILL REHEARSALS BE HELD?
The current plan is to rehearse 4 nights per week from 6:30-8:30 PM beginning August 5th. Adjustments may be made to the schedule according to the needs of the cast.
WHAT DATES WILL THE SHOW RUN?
Production dates are September 12-15, 2024.
**Please bring any known scheduling conflicts to your audition. **
If you have any questions, please contact the theatre at 903-592-0561 or via email at info@tylercivictheatre.com.
AUDITIONS August 19 & 20
7:00 pm at the Tyler Civic Theatre - 400 Rose Park Drive
WHAT'S THE PLAY ABOUT?
Get your deerstalker cap on – the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock Holmes is on the case. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than forty characters. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Can our heroes discover the truth in time? Join the fun and see how far from elementary the truth can be.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
TCTC seeks male and female actors of all ethnicities, ages 18 to 60+
WHAT ROLES ARE AVAILABLE?
SHERLOCK HOLMES
JOHN WATSON
ACTOR 1
ACTOR 2 These three actors play the other 40 roles.
ACTRESS 1
WHERE WILL AUDITIONS BE HELD?
All auditions and rehearsals will be in person at the Tyler Civic Theatre.
WHAT SHOULD I PREPARE FOR THE AUDITION?
Auditions for Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery will be held by “cold reading,” so there’s nothing to prepare, but familiarity with the show can be helpful. If you have accessibility needs with regards to auditions or cold-reads, please reach out to the email or phone number below.
WHEN WILL REHEARSALS BE HELD?
The current plan is to rehearse 4 nights per week from 6:30-8:30 PM beginning August 26th. Adjustments may be made to the schedule according to the needs of the cast.
WHAT DATES WILL THE SHOW RUN?
Production dates are October 11-13 and October 17-20, 2024.
**Please bring any known scheduling conflicts to your audition. **
If you have any questions, please contact the theatre at 903-592-0561 or via email at info@tylercivictheatre.com.
AUDITIONS September 23 & 24
7:00 pm at the Tyler Civic Theatre - 400 Rose Park Drive.
WHAT'S THE PLAY ABOUT?
And Then They Came for Me is a unique theatrical experience: a multimedia play that combines videotaped interviews with Holocaust survivors Ed Silverberg and Eva Schloss with live actors recreating scenes from their lives during World War II. Ed was Anne Frank's first boyfriend, and she wrote about him in the beginning of her now-famous diary. Eva Schloss was the same age as Anne Frank and lived in the same apartment building in Amsterdam. Her family went into hiding the same day as the Frank family. And like the Frank family, they were betrayed. On Eva's 15th birthday, her family was arrested by the Nazis and sent to concentration camps. Eva and her mother survived, and after the war her mother married Otto Frank (Anne's father). Part oral history, part dramatic action, part direct address, part remembrance, the ensemble-driven And Then They Came for Me breaks new ground and has been acclaimed by audiences and critics in world-wide productions.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
TCTC seeks male and female actors of all ethnicities, ages 16 and up.
WHAT ROLES ARE AVAILABLE?
ED
EVA
PAPPY/HITLER YOUTH
MUTTI
ANNE/ED’S MOTHER
HEINZ/ED’S FATHER
WHERE WILL AUDITIONS BE HELD?
All auditions and rehearsals will be in person at the Tyler Civic Theatre.
WHAT SHOULD I PREPARE FOR THE AUDITION?
Auditions for And Then They Came For Me will be held by “cold reading,” so there’s nothing to prepare, but familiarity with the show can be helpful.
WHEN WILL REHEARSALS BE HELD?
The current plan is to rehearse 4 nights per week from 6:30-8:30 PM beginning September 30th. Adjustments may be made to the schedule according to the needs of the cast.
WHAT DATES WILL THE SHOW RUN?
Production dates are November 8-10 and November 14-17, 2024. (With day-time performances for School Groups: November 12 and 13 at 9:45 AM)
**Please bring any known scheduling conflicts to your audition. **
If you have any questions, please contact the theatre at 903-592-0561 or via email at info@tylercivictheatre.com.
AUDITIONS October 14 & 15
7:00 pm at the Tyler Civic Theatre - 400 Rose Park Drive
Please check back later for more information.....
Preparing for the Audition
- The days activities should be appropriately scheduled on the day of your audition. Be well rested and fed.
- Pre-read the play or songs for which the audition is being held if possible. Some publishers allow you to order a script. Find the publishers name listed with the play name above.
- Rehearse your song or monologue for the audition.
- Be aware of your needs for script, music and musical accompaniment in singing auditions.
- Dress appropriately for dance auditions: comfortable clothing and proper dance shoes.
- Call backs are sometimes held after auditions for the director to check voice, look, interaction or other factors that will help in casting. Callbacks do not mean that you are going to get a part and not getting called back does not mean you are not going to get the part. It is just an opportunity for the director to check something that might not have been apparent the first time around or to check dynamics of a group or pairing.
Two forms are required before you can audition, the Audition Information Sheet and the Media Release Form. Blank forms will be available at the Theatre, or, if you click HERE, you can print out blank forms, fill them in and bring them with you to the audition. NOTE: This is a 'fill-in' PDF form. Some browsers let you fill in the form fields on the form from the browser. Or, you can download the PDF and use a PDF reader (like Adobe Reader DC) to fill out the form on your computer and print out a nice, legible form to bring with you.
If you are cast, please fill out a medical release FORM CLICK HERE
(please print and Bring with you. it is mandatory)
Social Distancing and auditioning
The Tyler Civic Theatre Center is dedicated to the health and safety of all employees, volunteers, actors, auditioners, cast, crew, patrons and visitors.
We are practicing social distancing and the instructions from experts and our state government.
This makes auditioning complicated. Each production has its own challenges.
Some auditions might be in social-distanced in-person. Others might use streaming technologies like Zoom. In other cases, the director may only want audition tapes (or other media).
There will be more specific information appended to this page for each specific audition as it becomes available.
Theater Terms
Audition. A formally arranged session for an actor to display his or her talents when seeking a role in an upcoming production of a play, film or television project, usually to a casting director, director or producers.
Blocking. In rehearsals, actors practice the required movements, in a pattern or along a path, for a given scene that allows them to avoid any awkward positions, such as one actor walking in front of another actor or standing with his or her back to the audience.
Callback. A second audition where an actor is either presented to the producer and director or, in the case of commercials, is filmed on tape again for final consideration.
Call Time. The time you are supposed to report to the set.
Cold Reading. Delivering a speech or acting a scene at an audition without having read it beforehand.
Diaphragm. The lower part of the lungs, filling the abdominal space, that supports the voice when actors and singers breathe correctly on stage.
Downstage. The area of the stage closest to the audience.
Greenroom. Where actors wait to go onstage. Not necessarily green.
Hot Sheet. A notice that comes out once a week with up to date information for actors.
Monologue. A speech used by an actor to demonstrate his or her ability at an audition.
Notes. Instructions, usually regarding changes in an actor’s blocking or performance, given after a rehearsal by the director, musical director, choreographer or stage manager.
Off-book. When an actor knows his or her lines and no longer needs to carry the script.
Props. Any moveable object, from a letter to a sword, used by an actor during a performance.
Read-through. When the director and the actors sit around a table and read through the entire script to get familiar with the story, their roles, and their fellow actors.
Stage Left. The side of the stage that is to the actor’s left as he or she faces the audience.
Stage Right. The side of the stage that is to the actor’s right as he or she faces the audience.
Strike. To remove something from a set, or tear it down.
Understudy. An actor, often playing a small role, who learns another role, so as to be able to perform it if the regular actor is ill.
Upstage. The rear area of the stage farthest from the audience; also used to describe an actor’s attempt to distract audience attention from what another actor is doing.
Tyler Civic Theatre is a community theatre, which means that the actors who perform on our stage are everyday people who have a talent and interest in the theatre. Everyone from the novice to the most seasoned actor is welcome to audition for our productions. From musicals to comedies, dramas, and children's productions, there is something for everyone. We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming audition!
