Auditions for Professional Teen Training Program

DramaRama Theatre Company, now in its 8th season of theatrical excellence proudly announces AUDITIONS for their 3rd production in their critically acclaimed Professional Teen Training Program.  DramaRama is one of the few company's to be granted the rights to RENT The School Edition.  Audition information is listed below.

WHEN: Sunday, October 12th 2008.  (By appointment only) from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM.  Callbacks will be held later that day beginning at 5:30 PM until 8:30 PM.

WHERE: The Freeman Theatre on the campus of MICDS (Mary Institute Country Day School). Located at 101 N. Warson Rd.  Follow the signs to the exact audition location.  PLEASE DO NOT CALL MICDS ABOUT AUDITIONS!

WHO: We are looking for male and female actors between the ages of 14-18.  NO EXCEPTIONS.  All roles are available.  Strongly seeking actors of all ethnicities.  This show has roles for a variety of people and we want to capture that.  We are looking for unique individuals who are creative and confident.  If you are a strong singer, but have never really acted before we urge you to come to the auditions as there is a lot of versatility with the casting.

WHAT TO PREPARE: Please prepare 32 bars of a pop rock song that shows your range.  You may sing from the show.  Please do NOT prepare anything from the standard musical theatre library unless it is classified as pop rock.  You may be asked to sing more material, so please have more than one song prepared.  Please bring sheet music in your key an accompanist will be provided.  Please also bring a headshot and resume as well as a list of all of your conflicts between October and December. 

HOW TO AUDITION: If you wish to audition you must call (314) 481-3841 or send an email to landon@dramaramatheatre.com to schedule an appointment. You will be contacted within 48 hours with your appointment time.   No one will be seen without an appointment.  You will be notified immediately if you need to attend callbacks, which will be later that evening.  Due to the high volume of expected auditionees, you must arrive on time for your appointment.  We will form a waiting list and will use people from the wait list to fill cancelled appointments and no-shows on the day of the audition. Only 65 appointments are available, so please schedule yours quickly.

REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES:  All rehearsals will take place in South Saint Louis City at DramaRama's new arts center and academy.  Rehearsals are tentatively set to begin on October 15th.  We will rehearse 3-4 times a week.  Performances will be December 4th-7th at Xavier Hall on the campus of Saint Louis University.  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Professional Teen Training Program is an intensive training program in which the participants have the opportunity to work closely with experienced professionals from the theatre world in an effort to produce a full professionally produced show.  This program is to be taken seriously and only serious minded people will be invited to participate.  Due to the schedule that we have to maintain in order to ensure a solid production students with an extreme number of conflicts will not be able to participate.  Please note that all roles will have an understudy as well.  Because this is a training program and cast and crew members benefit from this on an educational level as well, there is a mandatory tuition fee of $140.00 that all cast and crew members must provide.  This fee includes scripts, costumes, and a cast shirt.

PLEASE NOTE: RENT is a mature show with mature themes and nothing has been cut in terms of the story line or characters. The licensing agreement that we have with MTI specifically states that we MUST present the show as written. Please ONLY audition if you have received permission from your parent or guardian.  

DramaRama is also seeking technicians that are interested in working on RENT.  We are seeking a qualified stage manager, props manager, publicity manager, front of house manager, sound board operator, light board operator, and assistant stage manager.  To be considered for one of these positions please send a resume with a cover letter specifying which position you would like to be considered for to landon@dramaramatheatre.com.

For more information and to see photos from past productions, please visit our website at www.DramaRamaTheatre.com.  "Viva La Vie Boheme!"