Thank you for your interest in auditioning. Before you sign up to audition, please take a few moments to review the information included below to understand the details and expectations. The Directing Team is excited to begin the process for another fun show!!
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Hi middle school families!
We are so excited to announce our fall middle school musical pending School Board Approval: Into the Woods, Jr!
The story follows multiple well-known fairy tale characters whose worlds intersect in mysterious and magical ways. We get to learn a challenging Sondheim score and tackle complex characters, and although not commonly done with this show, we will be featuring a big ensemble and engaging choreography. As always, everyone will have a lot to do. We hope you consider joining us for this adventure!
Key Dates:
- Tuesday, April 30 in NASH music rooms – Auditions. Sign up for your time slot between 4:30 – 8:30 now!
- Wednesday, May 8 at 4:30-7 pm, NASH music rooms – Callbacks for invited students
- Rehearsals will begin when school begins (Mondays 5:30-8pm, Thursdays 5:30-8 pm, & Sundays 1-4pm)
Conflicts must be pre-approved, and no more than five missed rehearsals will be accepted. Missing all or part of the same weekly rehearsal repeatedly will not be allowed. Theatre is a team sport, and in fairness to the whole team, we need everyone’s full commitment! - Starting Sunday, October 27 – Tech week begins. Keep evenings and weekend days available. We will be working around the NASH musical schedule. Conflicts are not allowed during tech except for emergencies.
- Show dates:
Wednesday, November 13 at 4:30 pm (Staff/Sr. Citizen’s performance)
Thursday, November 14 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 16 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, November 17 at 2:00 pm
All cast must be present for all shows.
Keep in touch with what’s going on: Join REMIND and text @24msm to 81010 or https://www.remind.com/join/24msm for Middle School Musical updates!
Your audition will be made up of two parts:
- Dancing: Our fabulous choreographer, Victoria, will teach you a short dance combo from the show, and then you will perform it with a small group!
- Singing & Acting: You’ll choose one of the pre-selected audition cuts from the show to sing by yourself. This is for us to hear your singing voice and get to know your vocal range, as well as learning how YOU tell a story through song! Feel free to choose the song you feel best singing, regardless of character or gender – you’ll be considered for all roles, including the ensemble. Please have the words memorized. The practice tracks contain the vocals to learn the notes, but we want to hear YOUR voice, so don’t try to make your version sound exactly like the singer on the track. We will play the BACKTRACKS without guide vocals during the auditions.
You may wear whatever you feel your best in! For the dance portion, please wear comfortable clothing with tennis shoes/dance shoes. Resumes and head shots are not necessary, but we will welcome anything that you would like to bring. Have fun and BE YOU 🙂 Don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any accessibility needs to succeed in your audition.
If you dance first, you’ll be done after your two-minute singing time slot. If you sing first, you’ll be done after your half hour dance call.
Because of space constraints, it is possible that not all students who audition will make the cast. We will let you know as soon as possible who has been cast and who we’d like to see for lead role callbacks.
We can’t WAIT to get this started!
The NA Middle School Musical Directing Team
SINGING MATERIALS:
AGONY: MUSIC | GUIDE VOCALS | BACKTRACK
GIANTS IN THE SKY: MUSIC | GUIDE VOCALS | BACKTRACK
HELLO LITTLE GIRL: MUSIC | GUIDE VOCALS | BACKTRACK
I KNOW THINGS NOW: MUSIC | GUIDE VOCALS | BACKTRACK
IT TAKES TWO: MUSIC | GUIDE VOCALS | BACKTRACK
ON THE STEPS OF THE PALACE: MUSIC | GUIDE VOCALS | BACKTRACK
If you are choosing STEPS, please also prepare RAPUNZEL’S REPRISE: MUSIC | GUIDE VOCALS | BACKTRACK
STAY WITH ME: MUSIC | GUIDE VOCALS | BACKTRACK