[NEohioPAL] Auditions for Disney's the Little Mermaid August 26 and August 27 at Heights Youth Theatre

[Pamela Fine]

Auditions for

Disney's The Little Mermaid


Directed by Kelly Monaghan

Music Directed by Stacy Bolton

Stage Managed by Zach Nicol


Auditions for all youth in grades 1-12 will be held on:

Monday, August 26 AND Tuesday, August 27, 6:00 – 8:30 PM, at Wiley Middle
School, 2181 Miramar Blvd, University Heights, OH 44118

Please enter the school through the main glass doors near the roundabout.
You only need to attend ONE day of Auditions.



Callbacks will be held on Wednesday, August 28, 6-9 PM by invitation only
at Wiley Middle School.

-If you are not called back, please know that does not mean you are not
cast.



Please note: If you are not available to audition on these dates:
please e-mail hytstagemanager at gmail.com as soon as possible.



Rehearsal will be held at: Wiley Middle School, 2181 Miramar Blvd,
University Heights, OH 44118



Performances will be held at: Wiley Middle School, 2181 Miramar Blvd,
University Heights, OH 44118



Casting Information:  All roles are available. HYT is committed to
non-traditional casting.  Actors will be cast solely based on talent,
except in cases where age, race, or physical ability is essential to a role.


*WHAT TO PREPARE:*


Grades 1-5



Please learn the following lyrics from  She's in Love:







*"She acts like she don’t see meShe doesn’t even speakShe treats me
like sashimi
<https://genius.com/13977073/Original-broadway-cast-of-the-little-mermaid-shes-in-love/Sashimi>Left
over from last weekYou see her late at nightTossin’ in her ocean bed"*


-We will rehearse/practice the piece with a group of 1-5th graders called
together, then have everyone sing as a group and individually.

-Here is a link to a YouTube 'video' with the music to review:
https://youtu.be/f8oW7LVW_sQ?si=xmUSCuRhYKX7qoX2
<https://youtu.be/f8oW7LVW_sQ?si=xmUSCuRhYKX7qoX2>



Grades 6-12

   1.

   One selection in the style of the show up to a minute in length (ie- one
   verse and one chorus).
   2.

   Accompanist provided (no acapella singing) Bring complete sheet music
   and be sure the excerpt you will be singing is clearly marked where the
   excerpt starts and ends.  Sheet Music for musical theater can be found
   online; if you have any issues finding your piece, please email
   HYTStagemanager at gmail.com and we will try to assist you if we can.


Everyone please bring a headshot or photo (Resume optional) and fill out
the audition form, found here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAOIbxliPg-0Qj32Qxp2X9bZFnYQhoNDyjT1AWRinK8Bh3FQ/viewform>before
coming to the audition. Also, please list all conflicts on the audition
form or come prepared with your conflicts to complete a form at the
auditions.

We will be looking for the following when you audition:

   -

   Listening skills and receptivity to feedback
   -

   Positive behavior
   -

   Ability to sing consistently on pitch and with expression
   -

   A solid sense of beat and rhythm
   -

   Overall preparation (knowledge of song and self-presentation)


Rehearsals will begin on Tuesday, September 3, at 6:00 PM and will be
scheduled Monday through Friday between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. You will not be
called every day, only when you are needed to work. Please note that there
may be some weekend rehearsals scheduled.

Attendance at ALL tech week rehearsals, sitzprobe on October 10 (where the
orchestra and cast will play and sing through the show), and all
performances are mandatory. Tech rehearsals begin on Thursday, October 10,
2024, and run through Thursday, October 17, 2024.


Production Dates:

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   Friday, October 18, 2024, 7 PM
   -

   Saturday, October 19, 2024, 7 PM
   -

   Sunday, October 20, 2024, 2 PM
   -

   Thursday, October 24, 2024, 7 PM
   -

   Saturday, October 26, 2024, 7 PM
   -

   Sunday, October 27, 2024, 2 PM
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