Beck Center for the Arts Youth Theater, one of the oldest continuously running Youth Theaters in the country, will be holding auditions on January 11 & 12, 2024 for their third production in their 76th season. THE TEMPEST Written by William Shakespeare Direction by Rachel Gold The Tempest, Shakespeare’s final masterpiece, is a captivating tale of magic, love, family, and forgiveness. Exiled from their kingdom, Prospero and Miranda have survived on an enchanted deserted island for 12 years. When fate and a chance to exact revenge transpires, Prospero conjures a storm that shipwrecks their enemies and others on the same island. As Miranda falls in love with one of the shipwreck’s survivors, Prospero endeavors to use magic and manipulation to exact revenge. This piece explores themes of loss, restoration, fault, and forgiveness, and celebrates what it means to be human. Audition dates: (Open to Beck Center students ages 12 to 18) Saturday, January 11: 2:00 to 5:00pm & Sunday, January 12: 12:30 to 3:30 pm Callbacks: Monday, Jan. 13 between 4:30 and 8:30pm Please sign up for a 5-minute time slot (starting 12/2 after 5:00 pm) via Signup Genius https://tinyurl.com/becktempest * Youth Theater roles are only eligible to students who are enrolled in our Winter/Spring 2025 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 2025 semester. Students enrolled online and in person in the Theater, Dance, Music, Creative Arts Therapies, and/or Visual Arts Departments are equally eligible. *Financial Assistance is available. **Please note that class sizes and offerings are limited at this time, so please register in advance if possible What to Prepare: Prepare a short one-minute comedic monologue (Memorization is strongly encouraged.) Prepare a sonnet (Shakespearean or other) to present – link to Shakespearean sonnets- https://nosweatshakespeare.com/sonnets/ Prepare a Headshot (picture of your student), and resume for online submission. Prepare a list of all potential rehearsal conflicts. Potential Rehearsals: January 18 – February 22, 2025 • Mon, Tue, Weds, Thurs, Fri: between 4:30 – 8:30pm • Saturdays: between 2:00 – 6:00pm • Sundays: between 12:30 – 6:00pm 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. Tech Week: February 23-27, 2025 • Sunday between 12:00 – 7:00 pm and Weeknights between 5:00 – 9:00 pm All cast members are expected to attend ALL rehearsals during Tech Week. Performance dates: February 28- March 9, 2025 All cast members are required to attend all performances. • Fridays, February 28, March 7 at 7:30 pm • Saturday, March 1, 8 at 7:30 pm • Sunday, March 2, 9 at 3:00 pm • Student Matinee: Thursday, March 6 at 10:00 am (NOTE: This will require missing school that morning.) * * * * * * 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. Any questions, please feel free to contact Sarah Clare, Associate Director of Theater Education, at sclare@beckcenter.org.