AUDITIONS NOTICE: New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts: ENCORE! Youth Project: A Teen/ Young Adult Musical Theater Ensemble
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WHEN: Thursday, September 25 between 6 and 9:30 PM and Saturday, September 27 from 3 – 6 PM
WHERE: New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts, 593 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield NJ.
This musical teen / young adult ensemble will be comprised of 25 intermediate to advanced musical theater teens and young adults (ages 15- 20) who are ready for a professional-level experience. They will be directed by Alex Perez with musical direction by Terri Gorgone.
Mr. Perez is the winner of the Paper Mill Playhouse's Rising Star Award for Best Director and Overall Production in addition to his other 30 Rising Star nominations. Ms. Gorgone is the musical theater director / teacher at the Cicely L. Tyson School of Performing Arts. "We have created a place where musical theater teens and young adults can grow creatively as artists, and as people, and bring it all to the community," said NJSDA Co-Director Beth Baur.
You will be asked to:
- Sing 32 bars from a musical theater song (please bring sheet music in the correct key)
- Be prepared for a short dance audition.
Please note that this is a tuition based program.
Rehearsals will be Thursdays from 6:00 to 9:00 PM beginning October 2. There will also be rehearsals on select Sundays.
Performance dates are Friday, January 9 and Saturday, January 10 at 8:00 PM and Sunday, January 11 at 3 PM. The shows will be done at the Westminster Arts Center at Bloomfield College.
The NJ School of Dramatic Arts is a 501(c)3 not for profit educational organization. For more information, please call 973.566.9700 or visit their web site at www.njactors.org.
