TrueNorth Cultural Arts Rick Fortney, Artistic Director AUDITION INFORMATION winner of 3 Tony Awards and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize Next to Normal Music by Tom Kitt Book & Lyrics by Brian Yorkey Directed by Fred Sternfeld Music Directed by Anthony Trifiletti AUDITION DATES Saturday, October 17th, 2015 - 10:30am - 2:30pm Sunday, October 18th, 2015 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm *If you are unable to make either date, Skype appointments or video submissions are possible. Auditions will be scheduled in (10) minute increments and are by appointment. Walk-ins will be accepted as time permits. To make your appointment please call (440) 949-5200 x221. To inquire about skype or video submissions, please email director Fred Sternfeld at fsternfeld@gmail.com CALLBACKS (by invitation) Saturday, October 24th, 2015 in the late morning and early afternoon. LOCATION French Creek Nature & Arts Center 4530 Colorado Avenue, Sheffield Village, OH 44054 AUDITION PREPARATION Please be prepared to present a one minute musical theatre song and a one minute contemporary monologue that are character and objective driven. Selections from Next to Normal are acceptable. ABOUT THE PLAY, AWARDS, SYNOPSIS, CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS, ETC. For complete info, visit Music Theatre International’s Next to Normal webpage at this link: http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000383 - All roles are open. - There are no AEA contracts available for this production. - All ethnicities will be considered. REHEARSALS There will be 4 weeks of rehearsal starting on April 9 and a few additional rehearsals in the month preceding to learn the music. Rehearsals will be selected (based on availability of the cast) on weekday evenings, and weekend mornings, afternoons or evenings 3 - 5 times per week. COMPENSATION Non-Equity actors receive a competitive stipend for their participation in this production. PRODUCTION DATES May 6 - 22, 2016. Fridays at 7:30pm; Saturdays at 7:30pm; Sundays 3:00pm. ABOUT DIRECTOR FRED STERNFELD For TrueNorth, Fred Sternfeld most recently directed The Glass Menagerie. Other recent productions include Julius Caesar Set in Africa at Karamu, Rent at Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute and Towards Zero at Coach House Theatre. Fred is widely represented on Northeast Ohio stages through diverse projects, garnering numerous honors and awards. Recently he directed the award-winning productions of Company, Les Miserables: School Edition and A Little Night Music at FPAC, West Side Story, The Miracle Worker and Baby at TrueNorth, Yellowman at Karamu Performing Arts Theatre, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Peter Pan at Beck Center, Ragtime, the musical and Man of La Mancha at the JCC and Fiddler on the Roof and The Sound of Music at Cain Park. www.fredsternfeld.com.