[NEohioPAL] Auditions for Beck Center's Youth Theater production of THE CHILDREN'S HOUR ... this weekend!

Wed Nov 27 14:17:02 PST 2013

Beck Center for the Arts Youth Theater, the oldest continuously running Youth and Teen Theater in the country, will be holding auditions on September 21 & 22, 2014 for the third production of our 65th Anniversary Season. Call 216.521.2540 x10 to reserve one of the remaining audition slots!

The Children’s Hour
Written by Lillian Hellman
Directed by Jonathan Kronenberger
Performing in the Studio Theater

The Story: One of the great successes of this distinguished American writer, The Children’s Hour is a serious and adult play about two women who run a school for girls. After a malicious youngster starts a rumor about the two women, the rumor soon turns to scandal.
As the young girl comes to understand the power she wields, she sticks by her story, which precipitates tragedy for the women. It is later discovered that the gossip was pure invention, but it is too late. Irreparable damage has been done.

Audition dates:
(open to Beck Center students ages 12 to 19*)
Saturday, November 30: 2:30 to 4:30pm
& Sunday, December 1: 1:30 to 3:30pm
Callbacks: Monday, December 2 from 5:30 to 8:30pm

What to Prepare:

Students are asked to prepare a short monologue to present
as their audition piece.  Memorization is encouraged.

You can sign up for a one-hour audition slot at Beck Center’s Customer Service Desk.

Or by calling 216.521.2540 x10.

*Please note:

Youth Theater roles are only eligible to students who will be enrolled in our Winter/
Spring 2014 semester.  Actors do not necessarily need to be enrolled at the time of the auditions, however, participation in the actual production does require Beck Center enrollment.  Students do not need to be specifically enrolled in a Theater class at Beck Center to qualify.  Students who will be enrolled in a Winter/Spring 2014 semester class in Beck Center’s Dance, Music and Visual Arts Departments are equally eligible.

Bottom line:  if you are accepting a role in the show, you will need to enroll prior to the start of rehearsals.  Any questions, please feel free to contact Jonathan Kronenberger, Associate Director of Theater Education, at 216.521.2540 x27.

Our 2014 Winter/Spring catalog will be available online starting December 6 at www.beckcenter.org<http://www.beckcenter.org>.

Unlike some other youth theaters, there is NO additional participation fee required beyond enrollment.

Potential Rehearsals: January 6, 2014  – February 16, 2014

·         Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fridays: between 5:30 – 8:30pm
·         Saturdays: between 2:30 – 5:30pm
·         Sundays: between 1:00-4:00pm
We will NOT be rehearsing every day or the full time range listed.  The director will pick a few days weekly that best accommodate everyone’s schedules – once we know conflicts and availability for the above dates.

Tech Week:  February  17 - 20, 2014
Sunday from 1:00 – 9:00pm and Weekdays 5:00 – 9:00pm

All cast members are expected to attend ALL rehearsals during Tech Week. We may not need full times listed above.

Performance dates:  February  21 – March 2, 2014
All cast members are required to attend all performances.
·         Fridays, February 21 & 28 at 7:30pm
·         Saturdays, February 22 & March 1 at 7:30pm
·         Sundays, February 23 & March 2 at 3:00pm
·         Special Student Matinee: Thursday, February 27 at 10:00am
(NOTE: This will require missing school that morning.)

THE CHILDREN’S HOUR is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Please visit and join our Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beck-Center-Theater-Education-Youth-Theater/80835041820?ref=ts

Beck’s 2013-2014  Youth Theater Season
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (November 7-10, 2013); Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit (December 13-22, 2013); The Children’s Hour (February 21-March 2, 2014) and The Wizard of Oz (May 9-18, 2014)

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Located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for special needs students, and gallery exhibits featuring local, regional and international artists. For more information visit beckcenter.org<http://www.beckcenter.org/>.

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