AUDITION INFO

Please read this entire section before you click on the Audition Sign Up link below:

AUDITION DATES

Auditions will be held on Thursday, 9/7 and Friday, 9/8. Sign up for ONE, not both days. 

WHAT HAPPENS AT AUDITIONS

When you arrive at Rippowam Middle School, you will be checked in outside the auditorium, given a number and your picture will be taken. Everyone who auditions will sing and will be taught a dance combination for the dance component of the audition. You will sing individually in front of our directors and production team and get to dance in a group. Everyone must sing and dance -  Expect to wait at least an hour once you arrive as you will need to learn the dance combination and have time to practice it. Some students will sing and then dance; some will dance and then sing - depending on the time they arrive. 

Parents are welcome to wait in the lobby with their children, but will not be allowed to be in the auditorium. There is no eating allowed in the auditorium or lobby; please eat a snack BEFORE you arrive and bring water, labeled with your name on it if possible.

WHAT TO PREPARE AND BRING TO AUDITIONS

You need to prepare a song that best shows off your voice and bring the sheet music for our accompanist. Spend a few days or weeks learning your song so you feel comfortable singing it! Please prepare an up-tempo musical theater song (from a Broadway show) , NOT a pop or contemporary song! 

If you do not have the sheet music, you can buy it from  www.musicnotes.com.  You will be asked to sing part of the song, about 16 -32 bars of music (which is about 30 seconds to a minute of singing), so pick the part of the song that shows off your voice and personality. You do not have to memorize it.  Our musical director will accompany you on piano with the sheet music you provide so practice singing with the music - not a capella. You do not need to bring in sheet music if you are singing a song from Legally Blonde although if you want to specify which 'cut' or part of the song you want to sing, it will be helpful to bring that.

WHAT TO WEAR FOR AUDITIONS

Wear comfortable clothes and shoes that you can dance in - no flip flops and no bare or socks-only feet! This is for your safety! Sneakers are fine if you don't have dance shoes. Bring water !! You'll need it!

CASTING/CALLBACKS

With so many students auditioning each year, we are not able to cast everyone who auditions, unfortunately. Additionally, as  Legally Blonde is rated PG-13 according to MTI, the licensing company, auditions this year are only open to students who are 13 (or older) as of 9/15. We hope to return to grades 5-12 next year. 

We will post the callback list on our website, www.stamfordallschoolmusical.org by Friday evening (late), 9/8. Callbacks are a chance for the directors to see certain students an additional time. If you do not see your name on the callback list that does not mean you aren't in the show; it just means that the directors do not need to see you an additional time.  Please wait until you see the final cast list which will be posted later in the week. 

REHEARSAL DAYS

We will work rehearsal days around our students' schedules as best as possible. It is hard to pinpoint which days we will be rehearsing until we see who our cast is and what conflicts people have. The schedule will be different week to week. If you have a lot of afterschool activities and cannot be flexible, do not audition. Plan to have rehearsals 2-3x/week in September, 3-4x/week in October & November with some Saturday rehearsals in November.  

ACCEPTING YOUR ROLE:

If you are cast, please note:

· there is a $200 participation fee for actors and $75 for crew to offset the cost of this production. It will be due at the first mandatory parent meeting. We do not receive any direct funding from the Stamford Public Schools to mount this production. Scholarships are available to those who qualify for free/reduced lunch programs through the Stamford Public Schools - please contact the producer either in person or email). This fee does not cover shoes or hair/ makeup supplies that will be required. 

· All cast/crew must be available for all rehearsals that are held from November 27 through December 1 and for all performances – December 2, 3, 7, 8 & 9 - NO EXCEPTIONS unless you have  a mandatory school commitment which has been pre-cleared with the producers in September or have a medical emergency.

· You will be asked to accept or decline your role immediately. 

· Code of Conduct - all students and parents/guardians will be asked to sign a Code of Conduct which lays out our expectations and demonstrates your commitment to the program and production. Additionally, we expect all students to adhere to all safety protocols and to behave respectfully to all. Inappropriate or disparaging social media posts or in-person communications of that nature will not be tolerated and may result in removal from the cast/crew.

Good luck to all! 

Important info:

website: www.stamfordallschoolmusical.org

email: stamfordallschoolmusical@gmail.com