Auditions: march 20-21
Location: Tyler Civic Theatre Center
AUDITIONS: from 7-10 PM
WHAT'S THE PLAY ABOUT?
In the winter of 1349, the Black Death has all but ravaged the city of Kilkenny and left John Clyn, a gentle friar, to tend the ill and infected alone. With a storm threatening what little peace the abbey offers (courtesy of a vengeful Bishop and the mysterious woman he’s vowed to destroy,) Clyn must fight to preserve a secret that, if uncovered, threatens the hope he has worked so hard to champion.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
TCTC seeks adult actors for its production of A FLOWER OF THE FIELD by Colin Speer Crowley.
WHAT ROLES ARE AVAILABLE?
JOHN CLYN (Male, 40-60) - Guardian of St. Francis' Abbey - A Franciscan friar of gentle, holy disposition whose near-constant stillness resonates great authority.
RICHARD LEDREDE (Male, 40-60) - Bishop of Ossory - a stone-faced, self-important churchman bedecked in episcopal finery and governed by vengeful obsession.
MATHIAS O'MORE (Male, 30-50) - a caustic, middling man with much grittiness and apathy about him that indicate a soul long-unattended by thoughts greater than himself.
ALICE KYTELER (Female, 40-70) - a grand-looking, well-dressed woman of regal bearing with a permanent smirk on her soul and an indeterminate sense of the sinister about her.
BASILIA de MEATH (Female, 20s) - a cowed, quiet young woman with a shaved head and a traumatized expression, but with an inner reserve of strength and determination.
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 will be held by cold-reading.
WHEN WILL REHEARSALS BE HELD?
Rehearsals begin with a read through on March 27, 2023 and will be held each Monday through Thursday, 7 to 9 PM. Rehearsal days and times may be adjusted slightly depending on the availability of those cast.
WHAT DATES WILL THE SHOW RUN?
Production dates are one weekend only, May 4-7, 2023.
**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.
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Auditions: april 3-4
Location: Tyler Civic Theatre Center
AUDITIONS: from 7-10 PM
WHAT'S THE PLAY ABOUT?
The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," "My Favorite Things," "Do Re Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and the title number, The Sound of Music won the hearts of audiences worldwide, earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars. The inspirational story, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, follows an ebullient postulate who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire von Trapp family must make a moral decision.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
TCTC seeks both adult and child actors for its production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music.
WHAT ROLES ARE AVAILABLE?
MARIA RAINER – a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey
SISTER BERTHE – Mistress of Novices
SISTER MARGARETTA – Mistress of Postulants
MOTHER ABESS
SISTER SOPHIA
CAPTAIN GEORG VON TRAPP
FRANZ – the Butler
FRAU SCHMIDT – the Housekeeper
LIESEL – 16 years old
FRIEDRICH – 14 years old
LOUISA – 13 years old
KURT – 10 years old
BRIGITTA – 9 years old
MARTA – 7 years old
GRETL – the youngest
ROLF GRUBER – a 17 year old telegram delivery boy
ELSA SCHRAEDER
URSULA – a maid
MAX DETWEILER
HERR ZELLER
BARON ELBERFELD
BARONESS ELBERFELD
FRAU ZELLER
A NEW POSTULANT
ADMIRAL VON SCHREIBER
ENSEMBLE MEMBERS to play:
NEIGHBORS OF CAPTAIN VON TRAPP, NUNS, NOVICES, POSTULANTS, and
CONTESTANTS IN THE FESTIVAL CONCERT
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 16 measures of a Broadway style song to be sung with recorded accompaniment 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.
WHEN WILL REHEARSALS BE HELD?
Rehearsals for The Sound of Music will begin with a read through on April 6 (7-9PM.)
Music Rehearsals will begin April 10 and will be held Monday - Thursday from 5:30 to 9 PM with children meeting 5:30-7 and adults meeting 7-9 (unless involved in a number with the children.) Blocking and Choreography will begin April 24. At that time, rehearsals will run 6:30-9 for all cast members.
Rehearsal days and times may be adjusted slightly depending on the availability of those cast.
WHAT DATES WILL THE SHOW RUN?
Production dates are June 9-11, June 15-18, and June 22-25, 2023
**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.
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Auditions: may 22-23
Location: Tyler Civic Theatre Center
Click HERE for the character descriptions (from the Broadway Rose web site.)
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Auditions: july 10-11
Location: Tyler Civic Theatre Center
Click HERE for character descriptions (from Stage Agent web site)
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Auditions: august 28-29
Location: Tyler Civic Theatre Center
Click HERE for jurior character descriptions
Bradford, Wade. "'Twelve Angry Men': Characters from Reginald Rose's Drama." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/twelve-angry-men-character-analysis-2713538.
Auditions: october 2-3
Location: Tyler Civic Theatre Center
The cast includes Ebeneezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, Marley’s Ghost, Fred, Fezziwig, the Ghost of Christmas Present, Old Joe, Gentlewoman No. 1, Fan, Mrs. Fezziwig, Belle, Martha Cratchit, the Laundress, and Gentlewoman No. 2, the Ghost of Christmas Past, Mrs. Cratchit, and the Charwoman.
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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!
Auditions: January 30-31
Location: Tyler Civic Theatre Center
AUDITIONS: from 7-10PM
WHAT'S THE PLAY ABOUT?
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird opens in a sleepy Alabama town in the midst of the Great Depression, where Scout and her brother, Jem, live with their widowed father, Atticus Finch. Reminiscent of a bygone era, the play immerses us in a simpler time as the children play outside in the summer, act out stories and muse about their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. The facade of the seemingly peaceful town begins to crack when a young black man is accused of a terrible crime. Driven by an unshakeable moral conviction, local lawyer Atticus defends the man in a trial that sends violent waves through the community. Timeless and lingering, this hard-hitting work explores prejudice, compassion and the courage to do what is right.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
TCTC seeks actors age 8 to mature adult for its production of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.
WHAT ROLES ARE AVAILABLE?
JEAN LOUISE FINCH (SCOUT)....a young girl
JEREMY FINCH (JEM)....her older brother
ATTICUS FINCH....their father
CALPURNIA....the housekeeper
MAUDIE ATKINSON
STEPHANIE CRAWFORD
MRS. DUBOSE
ARTHUR RADLEY (BOO)
CHARLES BAKER HARRIS (DILL)....a young boy
HECK TATE....the sheriff
JUDGE TAYLOR....the judge
REVEREND SYKES....a minister
MAYELLA EWELL....a young woman
BOB EWELL....her father
WALTER CUNNINGHAM....a farmer
MR. GILMER....the public prosecutors
TOM ROBINSON....a young man
CLERK....of the court
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 will be held by cold-reading. We will be using Sergel’s revised edition of the script.
WHEN WILL REHEARSALS BE HELD?
Rehearsals begin February 6, 2023 and will be held Monday through Friday 6:30-9 PM. Rehearsal days and times may be adjusted slightly depending on the availability of those cast.
WHAT DATES WILL THE SHOW RUN?
Production dates are March 17-19 and March 23-26, 2023.
**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.
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