PRELIMINARY AUDITIONS: February 28 and March 1

You must REGISTER in advance to audition for these shows. Please carefully review the details below on “How to Audition” for instructions.

All summer theatre auditions will be held in the Empie Theatre, Baker Center for the Arts, on the Muhlenberg College campus. 

THE 2010 SEASON

The Mikado: June 16-July 3.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: July 14-August 1.
Schoolhouse Rock Live!: June 23 - July 30.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE for the 2010 season:
Wednesday through Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 8pm,
and Sunday at 2pm for The Mikado* & The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
*Plus a special matinee of The Mikado on Saturday, July 3

Wednesday through Friday at 10am and 1pm and Saturday at 10am*
for Schoolhouse Rock Live!
*No performance on Saturday, July 3

THE AUDITION DETAILS

Those wishing to audition must email boxoffice@muhlenberg.edu
BEFORE Friday, February 26, 2010 to secure an audition time.

Please note: there are no roles available for children ages 16 and under this season.

• PRELIMINARY VOCAL AUDITIONS:
  Sunday, February 28 from 12pm-6pm; Monday, March 1 from 6pm-11pm.

• DANCE CALLBACKS FOR The Mikado:
  Sunday, March 14 from 12pm-6pm (details to be determined)
  

• VOCAL CALLBACKS FOR The Mikado and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee:
  Sunday, March 14 from 12pm-6pm (details to be determined)
  
  
• CALLBACKS FOR Schoolhouse Rock Live!
  Date to be determined
  

If you receive a callback, you MUST attend the callbacks
in person to be considered for the role. 

REHEARSAL SCHEDULES
The Mikado: Rehearsals begin May 19: Tuesday through Sunday (1-5pm, 7-11pm)
Schoolhouse Rock: LIVE!: Rehearsals begin May 27: Tuesday through Sunday (9am-12pm)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Rehearsals begin June 16: Tuesday through Sunday (1-5pm, 7-11pm)

All performers are paid an honorarium for their participation in Muhlenberg Summer Theatre productions. Salaries typically range from $350-$400 for a first-year participant in a chorus role in a show, with higher salaries available for speaking roles.  Please note that figure is a total salary figure, not a weekly figure! 

HOW TO PREPARE FOR VOCAL AUDITIONS

If interested in The Mikado, please prepare no more than 32 bars of one memorized legit song from an opera, operetta, or classic Broadway musical (before 1960). No belting, please.

If interested in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and/or Schoolhouse Rock Live!, please prepare no more than 32 bars from a Broadway show written AFTER 1975.

If interested in both mainstage productions, you should prepare to sing one song of each style.

The musical directors request that you do not sing from The Mikado or The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee scores.

You must bring sheet music in the key in which you would like to sing; please, no accompaniment tapes.  An accompanist will be provided for the vocal audition; please CLEARLY mark any cuts in your music. 

Please note that we are looking for a wide age range for each production and we encourage community members to auditions. For The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, three roles will be cast for people over the age of 40. HOWEVER, there are no roles available for children age 16 and under this season.

HOW TO SCHEDULE AN AUDITION

1. Those wishing to audition must email boxoffice@muhlenberg.edu BEFORE Friday, February 26, 2010 to secure an audition time.  In your email please specify which days you are available and also provide a cell phone number where we can reach you with any questions. We will send you a confirmation email with the date and time of your vocal and dance audition. 

2. If you do not have access to email, you can call the Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance Office at 484-664-3335 during regular office hours (9am–5pm) BEFORE Thursday February 25, 2010, to secure an audition time.  If you leave a message, be sure to state if you would like a dance audition time and leave a phone number where we can reach you during the day, or where we can leave a message for you with your audition time.

3. If you live too far away from the Allentown area, or if you are unable to attend the auditions, you may submit a preliminary videotape or DVD audition. The tape or DVD should consist of a comedic monologue not more than two minutes in length, one song (see above), and a 90-second dance solo. Tapes must arrive before the audition date listed above to be eligible for consideration.