Audition for musicals...HELP!!!
Wed, 13 Nov 2002, 08:20 amWalter Plinge5 posts in thread
Audition for musicals...HELP!!!
Wed, 13 Nov 2002, 08:20 amhi everyone! i just had a few questions cause i'm auditioning for a youth theatre musical this weekend.
What is expected of you in the audition?
How good a singer/dancer do you have to be??
What sort of a song are you expected to do for callbacks?
How much should you 'be in charecter' for role that you want to be if there is no dialogue, just 16 bars of a song?
If you can't reach some of the notes should I just sing lower, or try to reach them, even if it sounds wrong?
Thanks for any help you could give me and e-mail me on drama_princess169@hotmail.com or mcstarlet66@hotmail.com
What is expected of you in the audition?
How good a singer/dancer do you have to be??
What sort of a song are you expected to do for callbacks?
How much should you 'be in charecter' for role that you want to be if there is no dialogue, just 16 bars of a song?
If you can't reach some of the notes should I just sing lower, or try to reach them, even if it sounds wrong?
Thanks for any help you could give me and e-mail me on drama_princess169@hotmail.com or mcstarlet66@hotmail.com
Walter PlingeWed, 13 Nov 2002, 08:20 am
hi everyone! i just had a few questions cause i'm auditioning for a youth theatre musical this weekend.
What is expected of you in the audition?
How good a singer/dancer do you have to be??
What sort of a song are you expected to do for callbacks?
How much should you 'be in charecter' for role that you want to be if there is no dialogue, just 16 bars of a song?
If you can't reach some of the notes should I just sing lower, or try to reach them, even if it sounds wrong?
Thanks for any help you could give me and e-mail me on drama_princess169@hotmail.com or mcstarlet66@hotmail.com
What is expected of you in the audition?
How good a singer/dancer do you have to be??
What sort of a song are you expected to do for callbacks?
How much should you 'be in charecter' for role that you want to be if there is no dialogue, just 16 bars of a song?
If you can't reach some of the notes should I just sing lower, or try to reach them, even if it sounds wrong?
Thanks for any help you could give me and e-mail me on drama_princess169@hotmail.com or mcstarlet66@hotmail.com
crgwllmsWed, 13 Nov 2002, 11:42 pm
Re: Audition for musicals...HELP!!!
G* wrote:
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> What is expected of you in the audition?
To do as good as you can and show what you're capable of.
> How good a singer/dancer do you have to be??
Better than whoever is going for the same role, all other things being equal. (Which they never are).
> What sort of a song are you expected to do for callbacks?
Depends on what/who you're auditioning for. See if you can find out from them. If it's a callback, probably something from the actual show, but maybe not. Probably something that shows your range, versatility and strengths. A song that you perform to the best of your ability, that shows what you're capable of. Or the specific song that you are most likely to be cast to sing.
> How much should you 'be in character' for role that you want
> to be if there is no dialogue, just 16 bars of a song?
Depends on the audition. Are they looking for singers; actors; singers who can act; or actors who can sing? The more you can show off what you do well, the better. If you can't do something well, try to show something else that will impress them instead. You want to make them see YOU as the person filling this role, so if it requires singing and being in character, then you've got to give that to them in as many bars as they'll allow you to get through.
> If you can't reach some of the notes should I just sing
> lower, or try to reach them, even if it sounds wrong?
How about transposing the key to suit your range? Or if you can sing in tune while improvising down the octave or in a harmony, that may show off your skill and what you're capable of, until it's put into your key. (Trying to reach a note that you can't is probably not at all what they want to hear.)
Cheers,
Craig
(who is going through the same angst right now for a major musical callback...)
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> What is expected of you in the audition?
To do as good as you can and show what you're capable of.
> How good a singer/dancer do you have to be??
Better than whoever is going for the same role, all other things being equal. (Which they never are).
> What sort of a song are you expected to do for callbacks?
Depends on what/who you're auditioning for. See if you can find out from them. If it's a callback, probably something from the actual show, but maybe not. Probably something that shows your range, versatility and strengths. A song that you perform to the best of your ability, that shows what you're capable of. Or the specific song that you are most likely to be cast to sing.
> How much should you 'be in character' for role that you want
> to be if there is no dialogue, just 16 bars of a song?
Depends on the audition. Are they looking for singers; actors; singers who can act; or actors who can sing? The more you can show off what you do well, the better. If you can't do something well, try to show something else that will impress them instead. You want to make them see YOU as the person filling this role, so if it requires singing and being in character, then you've got to give that to them in as many bars as they'll allow you to get through.
> If you can't reach some of the notes should I just sing
> lower, or try to reach them, even if it sounds wrong?
How about transposing the key to suit your range? Or if you can sing in tune while improvising down the octave or in a harmony, that may show off your skill and what you're capable of, until it's put into your key. (Trying to reach a note that you can't is probably not at all what they want to hear.)
Cheers,
Craig
(who is going through the same angst right now for a major musical callback...)
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GillFri, 15 Nov 2002, 02:05 am
Re: Audition for musicals...HELP!!!
Craig,
May I ask, as I am out of the loop over here and terribly curious, which musical? Last musical I saw you in was "Living in the 70's" btw.....
Gill
May I ask, as I am out of the loop over here and terribly curious, which musical? Last musical I saw you in was "Living in the 70's" btw.....
Gill
crgwllmsSat, 16 Nov 2002, 01:38 am
Re: Pinning my hopes on a mere kat
Gill wrote:
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> Craig,
>
> May I ask, as I am out of the loop over here and terribly
> curious, which musical? Last musical I saw you in was "Living
> in the 70's" btw.....
>
> Gill
Gee...talk about nostalgia! "Living in The 70's" was one of the most fun shows I've ever performed in, especially when the band split off from the play and we started doing regular pub gigs in Perth & Freo in the early nineties.
The musical I'm preparing for right now is Disney's "The Lion King", opening in Sydney next year. I've already flown over for one callback and I'm now through to a final shortlist, for the part of Timon.
Hopefully, my career history of playing virtually nothing but animal characters for the last 15 years will give me a bit of a leg up. Hakuna Matata!
Cheers,
Craig
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> Craig,
>
> May I ask, as I am out of the loop over here and terribly
> curious, which musical? Last musical I saw you in was "Living
> in the 70's" btw.....
>
> Gill
Gee...talk about nostalgia! "Living in The 70's" was one of the most fun shows I've ever performed in, especially when the band split off from the play and we started doing regular pub gigs in Perth & Freo in the early nineties.
The musical I'm preparing for right now is Disney's "The Lion King", opening in Sydney next year. I've already flown over for one callback and I'm now through to a final shortlist, for the part of Timon.
Hopefully, my career history of playing virtually nothing but animal characters for the last 15 years will give me a bit of a leg up. Hakuna Matata!
Cheers,
Craig
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GillSat, 16 Nov 2002, 02:59 am
Re: Pinning my hopes on a mere kat
Craig,
Actually maybe "Barnum" was the last musical I saw you in, not sure which was first.... anyway that's fantastic news about "The Lion King"! Mega chookas to you. Keep us posted.
Best wishes
Gill
Actually maybe "Barnum" was the last musical I saw you in, not sure which was first.... anyway that's fantastic news about "The Lion King"! Mega chookas to you. Keep us posted.
Best wishes
Gill