The Shedd Institute Auditions
SHEDD OPEN AUDITIONS: Winter, 2014

Adult Audition (16 and older) - Sat-Sun, Mar 1-2
The Shedd Institute will conduct its an Adult Open Auditions (16 and older) on Fri-Sat March 1st-2nd. The next open auditions will be held in late Spring.

Auditioners will be considered for roles in the following upcoming Shedd productions:
  • OH, KAY! - George & Ira Gershwin, Guy Bolton & P. G. Wodehouse (1926) (Jun 20-29, 2014 - rehearsals begin May 18, 2014 - 7 performance full production - Jaqua) (Richard Jessup, director & choreographer; Robert Ashens, music director)

  • GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES Jule Styne & Leo Robin, Anita Loos (1949)
    (Aug 1-10, 2014 - rehearsals begin Jun 23, 2014 - 4 performance full production - Silva)
REHEARSALS: Rehearsals for all Shedd Institute productions run 6 days per week: Mon-Thu 6-10:30pm, Fri 6-11pm, and Sun 5:30-10:30pm. Saturdays and major holidays are off. A limited number of pre-planned absences are permitted subject to the approval of the director and stage manager.

There are stipend contract lead,support, and ensemble roles for men and women for both productions.

Actors known to The Shedd may be cast by invitation: if you are known to The Shedd Institute and unable or do not wish to audition but would like to be considered for one or more of the above-listed productions, fill out and submit the Audition Registration Form below, and check the box indicating that you wish to be considered without audition. In most cases we recommend that you come in for an audition. Electronic auditions will be accepted for out-of-town applicants.

THE AUDITION: Classic musical theatre dance and singing skills and a familiarity with historic performance practice are important for these productions. Please focus on this as you prepare your audition.

Prepare (a) a short memorized monologue that demonstrates your acting ability and (b) a song selection from the classic period of musical comedy and musical theatre (1920-60) that demonstrates your skills as a singer. We strongly recommend that you do not prepare a song from a more recent period, and that you choose an arrangement that is in a classical musical comedy/musical theatre style. You must sing using the Shedd's audition accompanist, so bring music. Your monologue and song selection must each be no more than 1 minute. Do not prepare your monologue or choose a song from the shows in The Shedd's immediate production schedule.

You will need to attend a dance audition held on the same day as your acting/singing audition. Bring appropriate dance shoes and attire.

RESUME & HEADSHOT: Please submit your performance resume and headshot to auditions@theshedd.net.

SCHEDULING AN AUDITION: All auditions are by appointment. To schedule an audition, fill out and submit the audition form below. We will contact you via email with an audition slot, according to your availability.

INTEREST & AVAILABILITY: We are considering actors for the 2 productions listed above: indicate your interest and availability for each of these 3 productions.
Shedd Audition Registration Form
Make sure to enter all required fields
Name:
Title First [Required]Middle Last [Required]
Street:
Street - include apartment/suite number [Required]
City/State:
City [Required]State
Zip/Country: -
Zip + 4 ['Zip' Required] Country
Phones:
Phone 1 [Required] Phone 2
Email:
Email [Required]
Stats & Comments
Vitals:
Age [Required] Gender Height [Required]
Vocal Rng:
Vocal Range [Required]
Comments:
Interest & Availability
(check all productions for which you wish to be considered)
Oh, Kay! (Jun 20-29, 2014, reh. begin May 18)

Role(s) interested in.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Aug 1-10, 2014 - reh. begin Jun 23)

Role(s) interested in.
Audition Sign Up
Select Option 1, 2 or 3 and fill preferred audition time frame.
We will confirm your audition time slot by return email.
1. I wish to be considered, but do not wish to audition
2. I will submit an electronic audition
Submit a 1 minute monologue, a 1 minute song, a dance sample,
& a resume & headshot.
Submit materials or link to auditions@theshedd.net.
3. Adult Open Audition - Mar 1-2
Mar 1, 12 - 4pm
Mar 2, 11am - 3pm
Attendance at one of 2 dance calls is required. The dance calls will be Sat Mar 1, 4 pm and Sun Mar 2 at 3pm
Callbacks will be announced at auditions.

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