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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Beck Center for the Arts Youth Theater, one of the oldest continuously running Youth Theaters in the country, will be holding online auditions on January 14 & 15, 2023 for their third production in their 74th season.</span><br>
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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S LAND OF THE DEAD</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Written by John Heimbuch</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Direction by Dusten Welch</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">“A True and Accurate Account of the 1599 Zombie Plague" Backstage at the Globe, Shakespeare and the Lord Chamberlain’s men must sacrifice their artistic pride, and scientific philosophy as a relentless horde of zombies
overtake the stage. As the affliction spreads through London, the Globe is placed in quarantine and the survivors within must fight for their lives. Can they escape? Is there a cure? Is artistic integrity ever worth dying for? William Shakespeare’s Land of
the Dead combines history and horror complete with wayward clowns, quarreling advisers, and wonderful nods to Shakespearean tragedies. </span></div>
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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Audition/Callback dates: (open to Beck Center students ages 12 to 19*)
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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Saturday, January 14: 2:30 to 5:30pm</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Sunday, January 15: 12:30 to 3:30 pm</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Callbacks: Monday, Jan. 16 between 5:00 and 8:30pm</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please sign up for a five minute time slot (starting 12/10 after 10:00 am) via Signup Genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E4DACA823A4FC1-william</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*Youth/Teen Theater roles are only eligible to students who will be enrolled in our Winter/Spring 2023 semester. Actors do not need to be enrolled at the time of the auditions, however, participation in the production
requires enrollment in our Winter/Spring 2023 semester. Students enrolled online and in person in the Theater, Dance, Music, Creative Arts Therapy, and/or Visual Arts Departments are equally eligible.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">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 Sarah Clare, Associate Director of Theater Education, at sclare@beckcenter.org.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Unlike some other youth theaters, there is NO additional participation fee required beyond enrollment.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to Prepare:</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Prepare a short one minute monologue (Memorization is strongly encouraged.)</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Prepare a Headshot (picture of your student), and resume for online submission</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Prepare your best zombie impression</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Prepare a list of all potential rehearsal conflicts</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Potential Rehearsals Potential Rehearsals: January 19 – February 25, 2023</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Mon, Tue, Weds, Thurs, Fri: between 5:00 – 9:00pm</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Saturdays: between 2:00 – 6:00pm</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Sundays: between 12:30 – 6:00pm</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The show will NOT be rehearsing every day or the full time range listed. The director will pick the days that best accommodate everyone’s schedules – once conflicts and availability are known for the above dates. ***The
director will strive to ensure every student has at least two days off per week (one weekday and one weekend).***</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tech Week: February 26 – March 2, 2023</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sunday between 12:00 – 7:00pm and Weeknights between 5:00 – 9:00pm</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All cast members are expected to attend ALL rehearsals during Tech Week.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Performance dates: March 3 – 12, 2023</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All cast members are required to attend all performances.</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fridays, March 3, 10 at 7:30pm</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Saturdays, March 4, 11 at 7:30pm</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sundays, March 5, 12 3:00pm</span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Student Matinee: Thursday, March 9 at 10:00am
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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(NOTE: This will require missing school that morning.)</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* * * * * *</span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">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.</span>
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