Auditions

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Auditions December 16 & 17

7:00 pm at the Tyler Civic Theatre - 400 Rose Park Drive

WHAT'S THE PLAY ABOUT?

Suppose you're an attractive high-school girl and you're not only a member of a large and unique family but your father is, in fact, one of the great pioneers of industrial efficiency. Then suppose he decides, for no apparent reason, to apply his unorthodox methods to you and to the rest of your big family. The results are terribly embarrassing, funny and—it must be admitted—extremely effective! To Anne, however, the chief effect seems to be that of making them seem ridiculous to everyone else at school—especially to the boys!

Dad pushes ahead with better organization for his large and delightful family. He puts up a chart for the young people to initial after completing each household task, uses a rung as an imaginary bathtub to demonstrate how to take a really efficient bath and appoints a utilities officer to levy fines on wasters of electricity. While the situations are often uproarious, there's a serious reason. Dad has a heart condition that he's keeping secret. The children don't understand them. Anne, the oldest, rebels. Both Dad and she are miserable at the lack of understanding between them. Then in a deft and moving scene, Dad becomes aware of how much Anne has grown up.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

TCTC seeks male and female actors of all ethnicities, ages 8 to 60+ for this production.

WHAT ROLES ARE AVAILABLE?

MR. GILBREATH – Dad. Tall, but no longer slim.  He carries himself with the self-assurance of a successful man who is proud of his wife, proud of his family, and proud of his business accomplishments

MRS. GILBREATH – Mom. Gracious and attractive. She is also a psychologist.  In her own way, she is often able to get even better results with her large family than Dad, but she is not a disciplinarian.  However, she never threatens, shouts, or becomes excited.

ANNE

ERNESTINE

MARTHA

FRANK

BILL                           The children (oldest to youngest)

LILLIAN

FRED

DAN

JACKIE

MRS. FITZGERALD – the housekeeper. She is a buxom, kindly woman, and completely devoted to the family.  Sometimes her patience is tried by the goings-on in the large household. 

DR. BURTON – the family doctor. A plain, out-spoken man.

JOE SCALES – a cheerleader. Close to Anne in age. A very short, cocky chap.

MISS BRILL – a teacher.  Thin and sallow, with angular features.  Has no love for the children, and they have none for her.

LARRY – someone “special”.  Also close to Anne in age. Nice looking, clean-cut boy.

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 Cheaper By The Dozen 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?

There will be a read through held before Christmas and rehearsals will begin December 29^th.  

WHAT DATES WILL THE SHOW RUN?

Production dates are February 21-23, February 27-March 2, and March 6-9, 2025.

**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 April 7-8

7:00 pm at the Tyler Civic Theatre - 400 Rose Park Drive

AUDITIONS May 12-13

7:00 pm at the Tyler Civic Theatre - 400 Rose Park Drive

AUDITIONS July 21-22

7:00 pm at the Tyler Civic Theatre - 400 Rose Park Drive

AUDITIONS August 11-12

7:00 pm at the Tyler Civic Theatre - 400 Rose Park Drive

AUDITIONS September 22-23

7:00 pm at the Tyler Civic Theatre - 400 Rose Park Drive

AUDITIONS October 6-7

7:00 pm at the Tyler Civic Theatre - 400 Rose Park Drive

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.