<div dir="ltr">Heights Youth Theatre is holding auditions for <div><div style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p><strong>HAIRSPRAY</strong></p><p>Directed & Choreographed by Treva Offutt<br>
Music Directed by Joanna Li</p></div><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong><em>Auditions for anyone in grades 6-12</em></strong><strong>:</strong><br><strong><br>Tuesday, January 7</strong> – open call beginning at 5:00 pm, must be there by 8 pm to be seen<br>
<strong>Wednesday, January 8</strong> – open call beginning at 5:00 pm, must be there by 8 pm to be seen</p><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong><em>Please note: If you are not available to audition on either of these dates please e-mail <a href="mailto:heightsyouththeatre@gmail.com">heightsyouththeatre@gmail.com</a></em></strong></p>
<p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong><em>Callbacks</em></strong><em> – </em>by invitation only on Thursday, January 9, 2014</p><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">
<strong><em>Location:</em></strong> Wiley Middle School, 2181 Miramar Blvd, University Heights, Ohio 44118. All performances will be at this location. The majority of rehearsals will be at this location.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">
<strong><em>Rehearsals begin: </em></strong> Monday, January 13, 2014. Rehearsals will be Mon.-Fri., <br>5:00-8:30 pm up until two weeks prior to the show and then they will be <br>4:30-8:30 pm. You will not be called every day, only when you are needed to work. <strong>Attendance at ALL tech week rehearsals as well as all performances are mandatory.</strong><br>
<br><strong><em>Production Dates</em></strong><em>:</em></p><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong>Opens on Friday, February 28, 7 PM</strong><br>Saturday, March 1, 7 PM <br>
Friday, March 7, 7 PM<br>Saturday, March 8, 2 PM<br>Sunday, March 9, 2 PM<br>Friday, March 14, 7 PM<br>Saturday, March 15, 7 PM </p><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong><em>Requirements:</em></strong> <br>
- Come prepared with ONE short <strong>pop/rock </strong>musical theatre selection in the same style as Hairspray.<br>- Must bring sheet music in the proper key. <br>- 32 bars of music is sufficient.<br>- An accompanist will play for all auditioners.<br>
- Headshots and resumes will be accepted at the audition.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><em><strong>Please review the sides provided on the HYT website - <u><a href="http://www.heightsyouththeatre.org">www.heightsyouththeatre.org</a></u>. Choose which character you would like to read for, should you want a speaking role. Know that during the audition, a reader will do the lines that your character does not speak in the scene.</strong></em></p>
<p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong><em><br>Casting Information:</em></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">All roles are available. HYT is committed to non-traditional casting. Actors will be cast solely on the basis of talent, except in cases where age, race or physical ability is essential to a role.</p>
<p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong><em>About the show:</em></strong> <br><br>Big Hair. Big Heart. Big Beats. Big Decisions. Big Risks. Big Change. Big…Girl. GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE!<br>
<br>It is 1962, and one girl’s dream to be a star will not be ignored. Despite warnings from family and friends that she will be ridiculed for her size, Tracy Turnblad proves that her heart and talent are larger than her weight, her hair, or any naysayers. Along her way to fame, she and her dancing friends, Penny, Link, Motormouth Maybelle, Seaweed and Little Inez, turn an entire town and it’s thinking on its head. Fame can come and go, some is earned; some comes through who you know. What you do with it defines you. Standing up and embracing who you are can be the most powerful “fame” of all, regardless of size, color, or age. Based on a true event in Baltimore history, a popular television dance show, The Corny Collins Show, becomes a leader in moving forward the cause of racial integration. Just as larger girls see a role model in Tracy, the appearance of black dancers on television helps to inspire acceptance, the courage to stand up as a community, romance, and hope for a better tomorrow. Dance is the common language that brings everyone together, because in the end, You Can’t Stop the Beat. Now, Run and Tell That!<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"></p><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:Verdana">Heights Youth Theatre is generously funded by
the residents of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, </span></div><span style="font-family:Verdana"><div style="text-align:left">Eaton Charitable Fund, and the Ohio Arts Council.</div></span><p></p>
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