AUDITIONS - 13 - Beck Center Youth Theater Beck Center for the Arts Youth Theater, one of the oldest continuously running Youth Theaters in the country, will be holding auditions on January 12 & 13, 2019 for the third production of our 70th Anniversary Season: 13 Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn Directed by Jonathan Kronenberger Music Direction by Larry Goodpaster Choreography by Caitlin Riley The Story: Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are the labels that can last a lifetime. Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents' divorce. Surrounded by an array of simpleminded middle school students, he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order. Can he situate himself on a comfortable link of the food chain ... or will he dangle at the end with the outcasts?!? 13 is a musical about fitting in - and standing out! Audition/Callback dates: (open to Beck Center students ages 12 to 19*) Saturday, January 12: 2:30 to 5:30pm & Sunday, January 13: 1:00 to 3:00 pm Callbacks: Monday, January 14 between 5:00 and 8:30pm Please sign up for a one hour time slot (starting 1/1/19) at the Beck Center's Customer Service Desk. You may sign up for a one-hour audition slot at Beck Center Customer Service 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 2019 semester. Actors do not need to be enrolled at the time of the auditions, however, participation in the actual production does require Beck Center enrollment in Winter/Spring 2019 semester. Students do not need to be specifically enrolled in a Theater class at Beck Center to qualify. Students enrolled in a Winter/Spring 2019 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 Sarah Clare, Associate Director of Theater Education, at sclare@beckcenter.org<mailto:sclare@beckcenter.org>. Our Winter/Spring 2019 catalog is available online at http://www.beckcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/19-WINTERSPRING-12-19-1... Unlike some other youth theaters, there is NO additional participation fee required beyond enrollment. What to Prepare: * Prepare a musical theater song, either up-tempo or ballad, up to one minute long. *An accompanist is provided. Sheet music is encouraged. * A comedic monologue, up to one minute long. (Memorization is strongly encouraged.) * Bring a Headshot (picture of your student), and resume * Please come with a list of all potential rehearsal conflicts Potential Rehearsals: February 17 - March 30, 2019 * Mon-Fri: between 4:30 - 9:00pm * Saturdays: between 2:00 - 6:00pm * Sundays: between 12:30-4:30pm 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: March 31- April 4, 2019 * Sunday between 1:00 - 9:00pm and Weeknights between 4:30 - 9:30pm All cast members are expected to attend ALL rehearsals during Tech Week. Performance dates: April 5-14, 2019 All cast members are required to attend all performances. * Fridays, April 5, 12 at 7:30pm * Saturdays, April 6, 13 at 7:30pm * Sundays, April 7, 14 at 3:00pm Special Student Matinee: Thursday, April 11 at 10:00am (NOTE: This will require missing school that morning.) Please visit and join our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beck-Center-Theater-Education-Youth-Theater/80... 2018-2019 YOUTH & TEEN THEATER SEASON: * CINDER-ELLA (October 25 - 28, 2018) LAW & ORDER: NURSERY RHYME UNIT (December 14- 23, 2018) 13 (April 5 - 14, 2019) SEUSSICAL (May 10 - 19, 2019) *Presented by the Mort and Iris November Philanthropic Fund. * * * * * * 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/>. Sarah Clare Associate Director, Theater Education 17801 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio 44107 beckcenter.org<http://www.beckcenter.org/> | 216.521.2540 | Fax 216.521.2110