The Junior Company Seeking the area’s best musical theatre students! About the Company Mercury Theatre Company and Notre Dame College’s Performing Arts have joined forces to launch a Junior Company for emerging young artists. The Junior Company is an intensive program that focuses on performance in a musical and teamwork. It prepares young actors to compete as a team at a National Junior Theatre Festival. Members of the team study and prepare an abridged version of a musical and compete against other youth theatre groups from across the nation. The National Performing Arts Festival (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cWSRGJzK5I) is sponsored by Brightspark Travel & Walt Disney World. [https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVP.Va5af4fe29177618b90c316c8bc111ea9&pid=Api]<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cWSRGJzK5I> National Performing Arts Festival at Walt Disney World ...<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cWSRGJzK5I> www.youtube.com The National Performing Arts Festival held at Walt Disney World® Resort provides the opportunity for High School and Middle School drama students from throug... The first part of the Junior Company introduces you to the professional life of a performer. While rehearsing alongside the adult company the students prepare to perform in MTC’s holiday musical Meet Me in St. Louis December 17 and 18, 2016. While rehearsing, the students receive pre-collegiate training from Notre Dame College and Mercury Theatre Company during the first part of their day of rehearsal. Classes include acting, voice, improv, movement and dance as well as technical aspects of theatre. The third part prepares the students to compete at the National Performing Arts Festival (February 23-26, 2017). Mercury Theatre Company will produce the musical chosen to the public in the beginning of February before taking the abridged version to the NPAF. Shows in consideration are Shrek, Rent, Big River, and Children of Eden. Breakdown * 30 students ages 12 to 18 will be accepted into the Junior Company. * All students will rehearse and perform onstage in Meet Me in St. Louis (December 17 and 18, 2016). Rehearsals and classes will begin the weekend of November 18. * The Junior Company will meet once a week starting in mid-November through December with one tech week before Meet Me In St. Louis and then three-four times a week starting in January 2017 leading up to the public performances of their musical and the festival. * The total cost for each participant is $500.00 to MTC plus the trip to the National Performing Arts Festival (which there will be fundraising opportunities and all ticket sales for public performances will go to the trip). Scholarships and payment plans are available. Requirements We are seeking bright, talented young artists with a hunger to grow and learn from every experience. You must possess a strong voice, solid dance technique, and the ability to connect with an audience to tell the story. Audition Information Open Call Auditions are Thursday September 29 and Friday September 30 at 7:00 pm. Please prepare two short (16-bar) musical selections of contrasting styles in your key; bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided. You may be asked to sing only one selection as time permits. Headshots and resumes will be accepted at the audition. There will also be a short dance call. LOCATION: Notre Dame College 1851 South Green Road South Euclid, OH 44121 Auditions will be held in the Regina Auditorium. NOTE: Main entrance is at 1851 South Green Road (the old Regina High School driveway). The current listed college address is: 4545 College Drive. Regina High School is now part of Notre Dame College. The theatre is located inside the old Regina High School building (now called Regina Auditorium) – to your left as you enter the driveway. All performances will be held in Regina Auditorium. If you are unable to attend the audition dates scheduled, recorded auditions are accepted by September 29, 2016. Video links may be emailed to pierre@mercurytheatrecompany.org<mailto:pierre@mercurytheatrecompany.org> For further questions or more information call: 216.771.5862 or email Artistic Director: Pierre Brault at pierre@mercurytheatrecompany.org<mailto:pierre@mercurytheatrecompany.org> Mercury Theatre Company 216.771.5862 www.mercurytheatrecompany.org