MATILDA 

Directed by Treva Offutt 
Music Directed by Stacy Bolton

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Auditions will be held on:

Monday, August 22, 5:30 – 8:30 PM,  Notre Dame College,  4545 College Rd, South Euclid, OH 44121

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Please enter the Regina complex through the main glass doors near the Regina Auditorium. Take the stairs up one floor and you'll see the performing arts wing. Go all the way down that hall and you'll arrive at Regina 213.

Callbacks will be held on Friday August 26 , 6-9 PM by invitation only at Lyndhurst Community Presbyterian Church, 5312 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland, OH 44124 (Bloomfield Hall) 

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If you are not called back, please know that does not mean you are not cast.

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Please note: If you are not available to audition on this date please e-mail hytstagemanager@gmail.com

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Casting Information:  All roles are available. HYT is committed to non-traditional casting.  Actors will be cast solely on the basis of talent, except in cases where age, race or physical ability is essential to a role.

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WHAT TO PREPARE:

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Grades 6-12

1. One selection in the style of the show up to a minute in length (ie- one verse and one chorus).

2. Accompanist provided (no acapella singing) Bring complete sheet music.

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Grades 1-5

1. Please be prepared to sing the following lyrics:

"When I Grow Up"

And I will wake up
when the sun comes up and I will watch cartoons until my eyes go square 
and I won't care cos I"ll be all grown up
when I grow up.

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Please use the video HERE to help you prepare.

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WHAT TO BRING:

Everyone please bring a headshot or photo (Resume optional) and fill out the audition form, found at the top of this page, prior to coming to audition. Also, please list all conflicts on the audition form or come prepared with your conflicts to complete a form at auditions.

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We will be looking for the following when you audition:

• Ability to sing consistently on pitch and with expression

• A solid sense of beat and rhythm

• Overall preparation (knowledge of song and self-presentation)

• Positive Behavior

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REHEARSAL/ PERFORMANCE INFORMATION:

Rehearsal and performances will be held at: Notre Dame College,  4545 College Rd, South Euclid, OH 44121

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Rehearsals will begin on Tuesday, August 30, 6:00 PM.  Rehearsals will be Monday - Friday, 5:30-8:30 pm. Please note there may be a few Saturday rehearsals for principal characters only. You will not be called every day, only when you are needed to work.

Attendance at ALL tech week rehearsals, sitzprobe on rehearsals, sitzprobe on September 22 (where the orchestra and cast will play and sing through the show), as well as all performances, is mandatory. Tech rehearsals begin September 30 and then runs October 2- 6 (there will be no rehearsal on October 4 and 5 in observance of Yom Kippur) 

Production Dates:

• Friday, October 7 & 14, 7 PM

• Saturday, October 8 & 15, 2 PM

• Sunday, October 9 & 16, 2 PM

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