Trinity Christian Academy

proudly presents

Music By:

Richard Rodgers Lyrics By:

Oscar Hammerstein II Book By:

Briggs & Mattioli

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Audition / Permission Information

2016 Performance Dates: Thursday & Friday, March 3 & 4 @ 7pm, Saturday, March 5 @ 2pm

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Auditions: 8th - 10th GALS: Monday 11/16, 3:30 - 5:30

ALL GUYS & 11th - 12th GALS: Tuesday 11/17, 3: 30 - 5:30

General Notes:

*please audition on your assigned day

*this offers staff a more accurate comparison *if you have a conflict, talk with Mrs. Holley BEFORE Friday 11/13

Call-Backs: Wednesday 11/18, 3:30 - 5:30

*Callback list posted on website by Tuesday 11/17 @ 8:00pm

*This audition is only for a few (primarily HS students).

*This audition offers staff the chance to answer questions that arose in earlier auditions.

Audition Details:

All auditions are held in the Chapel.

Permission form & Student Info sheet must be turned in by auditions!

Return to Mrs. Hathcock in MS/HS office by Friday 11/13 (preferred).

You may bring forms to audition date—but prefer it turned in ahead so can be reviewed in advance.

Attendance is needed for the entire audition time.

Choreography / Performance Audition: Everyone will participate in a choreography session with Mrs. Holley.

This will be a group activity – all fun!!

We will look for energy, willingness to try, facial expressions…

Vocal Audition for Ensembles B & C: Mrs. Nichols will teach everyone the chorus to Our State Fair….group activity.

You will sing in small groups.

This is a musical—so want to make sure you are willing to sing!

Vocal Audition for Ensemble A: Come prepared to sing designated sections from the following songs (from State Fair): Our State Fair (guys)

It Might As Well Be Spring (gals)

That’s The Way It Happens (gals) Sheet music available in choir room; recordings available on website (Fine Arts Tab; Winter Musical)

Call-Back Audition: Vocal selections taught from the score.

You will sing in front of others called back.

Dramatic readings from the script.

Final Cast list will be posted on the TCA website on Monday 11/23 by 10:00 am.

TIME COMMITMENTS for CAST Directors may make adjustments and/or changes as needed.

Ensemble A (HS) See Attached Tentative Schedule.

3 days weekly plus 5 extra rehearsals

**Tech & Production Week: 2/27 – 3/3

**All 3 Performances

Due to difficulty of roles, music and earlier performance date, unable to work with any other winter conflicts. (occasional miss can be prearranged)

Ensemble B (HS / 8th): See Attached Tentative Schedule. 2 days weekly plus 4 extra rehearsals

**Tech & Production Week: 2/27– 3/3

**All 3 Performances

Due to demands of vocals, dance numbers, and earlier performance date, will work with MS winter sports but

unable to work with MS volleyball or for this ensemble group. Will not work with HS sports for this ensemble.

Ensemble C (HS/8th): See Attached Tentative Schedule.

1 day weekly plus 3 extra rehearsals

**Tech & Production Week: 2/27– 3/3

**All 3 Performances

We will attempt to work with cast members in the best possible ways – considering the entire cast’s needs

*This includes working with other school activities through compromise (neither activity always giving in).

*This does not include personal fun activities (ie sleepovers, dates nights, etc).

* Production week (Saturday 2/27 - 3/3) is mandatory.

Conflicts: Please list known conflicts with the above listed information; list on the attached student info sheet.

Note each particular ensemble requirements.

Conflicts will be taken into consideration when casting.

*In order to avoid Spring sport conflicts, we moved the musical date up by 2 weeks.

*Therefore, we will have a shorter time in which to produce a more difficult show.

FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS Cast:

$50 Show Deposit: due at the first rehearsal, Tuesday, 12/1.

This goes against his/her costume, script, t-shirt, props, etc.

Make checks payable to TCA—Winter Musical on memo line

Shoes: due end of February

All cast members will be assigned one of the following types of shoes: (used are fine!) Specific Flats Penny Loafter Black Character Shoe Black Dress Shoe (tie up for men)

Costume Pieces Your costume may require you to dig into your closet or thrift for a shirt, pair of pants, skirt, etc.

$50 Patron Support (minimum) – see bullet points below

Each cast member is responsible for raising a minimum of $50 in patron support to help offset production

costs (sets, costumes, makeup, hairpieces, programs, script/score rentals, rental of the NED, dinners, etc.).

This can come from family, businesses, friends….(in lieu of Ads from previous years).

A form detailing this will be sent home after Christmas break (& posted on Website).

All patron funds are tax deductible gifts to the TCA Fine Arts and will support this specific musical.

Names of donors/businesses will appear in the musical program.

Any student who DOES NOT raise this patron amount will owe the balance at the end of the production.

Questions ? Contact Mrs. Lisa Holley: holleyfam@yahoo.com

Miss Keaghlan Sheridan: ksheridan@tcalions.com

December 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30

January 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

F C 3:30—5:30

A 3:30—5:30

FC = Full Company

A = Ensemble A

B = Ensemble B

A & B 3:30—5:30

FC 1:00 - 4:00

A 3:30—5:30

F C 3:30—5:30

A & B 3:30—5:30

A 3:30—5:30

A 3:30—5:30

F C 3:30—5:30

A & B 3:30—5:30

A & B 3:30 - 5:30

A 3:30—5:30

F C 3:30—5:30

Christmas Break

Christmas Break

Back To School

MLK

No school

FC 9:30 - 2:30

A 3:30—5:30

F C 3:30—5:30

A & B 3:30—5:30

A 3:30—5:30

F C 3:30—5:30

A & B 3:30—5:30

F C** 10:00 - 3:00

No school

Instrumental

Christmas Concert

Vocal Christmas

Concert

STATE FAIR Tentative Rehearsal Schedule

March 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

28 29 1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

FC 2:00 - 9:00

Spring Break

Production Week

Showtime Move in to

NED

(staff & parents)

Dress 1 9am—5:00

Dress 2 9am—4:00

February 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

31 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

A 3:30—5:30

F C 3:30—5:30

A & B 3:30—5:30

A & B 9:30 - 2:30

Winter Break F C 3:30—5:30

A & B 3:30—5:30

A 3:30—4:45

A 3:30—5:30

F C 3:30—5:30

A & B 3:30—5:30

Act 2 3:30-7:00

F C School

Preview

& Clean-up

Rehearsal

2:00 —4:30

F C 9—5

Tech Week Act I 3:30—7:00

STATE FAIR Tentative Rehearsal Schedule

Open House FC

1:00 - 3:00

EASTER

All characters act, sing & dance.

Just noting

strongest demands on role.

Ensemble A: (High School only)

Able Frake (father) - Acting & Vocals; Quartet Member

Melissa Frake (mother) –Acting & Vocals

Wayne Frake (brother) –Acting, Group Singing (no solo) & Limited Dancing

Margy Frake (sister) –Triple Threat : acting, singing & dancing

Emily Arden (fair entertainer; Leader of Fairtones) -Vocals, Acting & Limited Dancing

Pat Gilbert (reporter from NYC)–Triple Threat: acting, singing & dancing

Lem ( a farmer) -acting & Quartet Member*

Clay (a farmer)-acting & Quartet Member*

Hank (a farmer) -acting & Quartet Member*

Vivian (fair entertainer) -acting, singing & dancing

Jean (fair entertainer) -acting, singing & dancing

Ensemble C: (Grades 12—8) Edna (Mrs. Metcalf’s friend) - Acting

Gus (Frake’s hired hand)- Acting

Dave Miller (local storekeeper) –Acting

Stralenko (Fair MC) –Acting

Hoop-La– Barker (runs a game booth) -Acting

Chief of Police -Acting

Violet (Chief’s daughter) -Acting & dancing

Chorus (barkers, vendors, fairgoers, judges): acting, singing & dancing in all big production scenes; several crowd scenes; assigned lines

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Permission Form

Please return this permission section only. Keep the rest of the packet for your reference.

Return the form along with the Student Information Sheet by your audition.

These forms will be referenced during the rehearsal process.

Prefer forms turned in to Mrs. Hathcock’s office by Friday, 11/13.

I have read the packet information, carefully reviewed the rehearsal schedule, and listed any

conflicting dates on the student info form. I understand the attendance & financial

obligations. We agree to abide by the stated requirements.

_______________________________________ Parent Signature

_______________________________________ Student Signature

*willing to make one a female if needed; rough & tumble farm gal!

Ensemble B: (Grades 12—8)

Fairtones (8 gals) - Intense jazz harmonies / difficult dancing

Mrs. Metcalf (rival of Mrs. Frake) - Singing & Acting

Eleanor (Wayne’s girlfriend)-Acting

Harry (Margy’s boyfriend)-Acting & Solo Line

Charlie (Pat’s photographer gal)-Acting

Cast of Characters

Student Information Trinity Christian Academy Fine Arts Department

Happy Days Auditions

Personal: Name: Level (HS, MS, Elementary) / Grade:

Parent / Guardian: Phone / Cell:

Parent Email: Student Email:

Extra-Curricular Activities / Commitments (include work, church-related activities, lessons, sports, etc.):

Previous Experience: Complete the following the best you can. We are merely trying to get to know you.

Dramatic Experience: (List the what, who, and where of each experience)

Vocal Training / Experience: (List any music groups, choirs, solos, voice lessons, small groups, musical parts, etc.)

Dance Training / Experience: (List any classes, workshops, performance groups that included dance, other shows….)

Please list any other information about yourself that might give us some insight into your per-

forming abilities. Sports you play, gymnastics, public speaker, chess tournament player….

(In other words, brag about yourself a little!)

Conflicts with Rehearsal Dates: Give any dates that you know will conflict with practice schedules. Check the schedule in the audition packet

to compare dates with your schedule! (i.e. mission trips, church activities, major sports events, vacations, etc.)

Please be comprehensive and clear as possible! We need to know what we are dealing with as we enter the

rehearsal process….this will allow us to schedule more effectively!

Directing Staff:

Mrs. Lisa Holley: director, choreographer, costumer

Miss Keaghlan Sheridan: assistant director

Mrs. Carla Nichols: music director, set design / construction

Mr. Travis Cottrell: vocal & orchestral support