Audition Procedures
All auditions are held at Midland Center for the Arts, with the exception of the Men of Music Kickoff Picnic.

Theatre Guild and Peanut Gallery ADULT production scripts are available from the Theatre Guild office (deposit required). Peanut Gallery CHILD production audition packets are available three weeks prior to each audition. For more information, email the Theatre Guild office or call (989) 631-5930 ext. 1702.

Music Society auditions require a prepared song of your choice. Readings are taken from the script. Music Society audition packets are available at the Music Society office three weeks prior to the audition. For more information, email the Music Society office or call (989) 631-5930 ext. 1270.

The Midland Symphony Orchestra office can be reached by email or by calling (989) 631-5930 ext. 1501.

Audition Tips
• Relax and breathe
• Be familiar with the production for which you are auditioning
• Imagine the role you see yourself in and concentrate on that
• Practice reading from the script with expression projection
• Wear clothes that look nice but give you freedom to move
• Attend any audition workshops offered before the audition
• And above all, have fun!

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"SINGIN' IN THE RAIN" AUDITIONS
Fri., June 20, 2008 - 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Sat., June 21, 2008 - 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Sun., June 22, 2008 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Room A and B
Age: High School to Adult

It’s 1927 and silent film star Don Lockwood will make it in “talkies” just fine, but his leading lady Lina Lamont’s comically grating voice is likely to ruin their onscreen romance, which she is convinced is real off screen as well. For its new musical, the movie studio decides to dub Lina’s voice with that of chorus girl Kathy Selden. The film premiere is a huge hit, and fans clamor for an encore, which Lina plans to perform live with Kathy lip-synching from backstage. Don and his best friend, Cosmos sabotage Lina’s plan, and in one sweeping moment Kathy’s career is launched… and the budding romance between Kathy and Don takes full bloom. A sparkling smile of a show! Love so sweet the guy can’t keep himself from… singin’ in the rain! Directed by Mychelle Hopkins. Music Director: Jim Hohmeyer ; Choreographer: Sandra Dean Black.

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MIDLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AUDITIONS
Registration begins August 1, 2008
Audition Sunday, September 7, 2008 - 12:30 - 5:00 p.m.
MCFTA Auditorium
Age: College Students and Adults

Auditions for the Midland Symphony Orchestra's 2008-09 season - includes required excerpts, a prepared solo, and possible sight reading. Openings: Concertmaster, Asst. Concertmaster, Section Violin, Section Viola, Section Cello, Section Bass, Asst. Horn, Section Percussion. For required repertoire, e-mail the MSO office at dimond@mcfta.org. Audition registrations will be taken at that address beginning August 1. (registration required).

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"CHORALE" FALL AUDITIONS
Sun., Sept. 7, 2008
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Room A
Age: High School through Adult

Chorale is a mixed voice choir that performs a wide repertoire from sacred music to secular music as well as folk songs. Members are expected to read music and have a background in choral music. Rehearsals are Monday evenings from 7-9:30pm, September to March. Auditions consist of vocalizing, sight-reading, and aural comprehension. Preparing a song is optional. Call the Music Society Office at 631-5930 x 1270. Music Director is Jim Hohmeyer. Performance dates:. November 16, 2008 & December 14, 2008.

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"TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD" AUDITIONS
Mon. and Tues., Sept. 8 and 9, 2008
7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Lecture Room
Age: High School to Adult

By Christopher Sergel, based upon the novel by Harper Lee. All the familiar characters, the small town setting and the major racial themes of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel are preserved in this faithful adaptation for the stage. The audience becomes the jury overseeing the trial of the young black man accused of raping a white teenage girl in deep south Alabama during the 1930s. Scout Finch learns from her quietly courageous father, Atticus, that all men are entitled to be treated equally in a court of law, regardless of intense societal pressure to do otherwise. A deeply moving story about courage, racial injustice, the death of innocence and of coming of age. Directed by Susie Polito.

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"SCROOGE" AUDITIONS
Any age: Fri., Sept. 26, 2008 - 7:30 to 10:00 p.m.
Children only: Sat., Sept. 27, 2008 - 10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m.
Adults only: Sat. Sept. 27, 2008 - 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Callbacks: Sun., Sept. 28, 2008 - 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Room A
Age: Children to Adults

This is a delightful musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol. Cold-souled Ebenezer Scrooge has a change of heart after spirit visitations on Christmas Eve. Folks might not have had much to sing about in 1840s England, but this musical will make you believe otherwise. Directed by Denyse Clayton and Kristiina Pilnik.

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"ALMOST MAINE" AUDITIONS
Sun., Nov. 9, 2008 - 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 10, 2008 - 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Lecture Room
Age: Adults

On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal and the hearts mend - almost - in this delightful midwinter night's dream. Directed by Tami Ramaker.

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"AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN" AUDITIONS
Mon. and Tues., Dec. 1 and 2, 2008
7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Lecture Room
Age: Adults

By Douglas Carter Beane. Winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award and Obie Award.

Meet Alexa Vere de Vere, a rich, fabulous and oh-so-sensational black-clad woman of mystery who’s made the world of celebrity her home. Maybe she’s a record producer, maybe she’s a film agent; what is clear is that she wants novelist Evan Wyler, the media’s hottest thing-of-the-moment, to write the screenplay of her life story. In return, Alexa offers Evan a passport to the glamorous world of fame, fortune and the best tables everywhere, enticing him like a bee to honey.

And then Alexa vanishes, leaving Evan to foot the bill for all the dinners and Armani suits they’ve gone through. While trying to find her, Evan discovers her deep, dark secret and learns that he is not the only one who has fallen under her spell. A sexy, insightful satire about succumbing to the “buzz” and glamour of showbiz. Directed by Debbie Lake.

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"CHORALE" SPRING AUDITIONS
Sun., Jan. 4, 2009
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Room A
Age: High School through Adults

Chorale is a mixed voice choir that performs a wide repertoire from sacred music to secular music as well as folk songs. Members are expected to read music and have a background in choral music. Rehearsals are Monday evenings from 7-9:30pm, September to March. Auditions consist of vocalizing, sight- reading, and aural comprehension. Preparing a song is optional. Call the Music Society Office at 631-5930 x 1270. Music Director is Jim Hohmeyer. Performance dates: March 21 & 22, 2009.

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"MOTHER GOOSE GETS EATEN BY WEREWOLVES" AUDITIONS
Fri., Jan. 9, 2009 - 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 10, 2009 - 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Lecture Room
Age: 6-8 grades

Mother Goose is no fool. As soon as she discovers real werewolves are in this production, she makes a break for it and it looks like our show is over before it's begun. But wait. Four adventurous audience members--a fairy godmother, a witch, a prince and a wolf--save the day by acting out their own versions of "Sleeping Beauty". Audience participation--it's not your ordinary Mother Goose! Hilariously entertaining. Performed by 6-7-8th graders. Directed by Cheryl and Larry Levy.

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"URINETOWN" AUDITIONS
Fri., Feb. 20, 2009 - 7:30 to 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 21, 2009 - 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 22, 2009 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Room A and B
Age: Adults

Music & Lyrics by Mark Hollmann, Book & Lyrics by Greg Kotis. Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critic’s Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards.

Don’t let the title turn you off - this multi-award-winning satirical comedy musical will delight you as it pokes fun at capitalism, bureaucracy and petty small town politics. Drawing from West Side Story, Chicago, and Les Misérables among others, the show even pays witty and irreverent homage to musical theatre itself!

Urinetown is a town plagued by a 20-year drought, where water has become so scarce that only the extremely wealthy can enjoy private toilets – the masses are at the mercy of a greedy corporation that has a stranglehold on the town’s public amenities and charges the townsfolk exorbitant fees to carry out their most private and basic needs. Surely, an uprising must be on the horizon…Who will lead the downtrodden citizens to conquer these tyrannical bureaucrats?… Famous songs from the show include “It’s a Privilege to Pee” and “Run, Freedom, Run.” Directed by Bill Anderson Jr.

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"CAMERATA" SPRING AUDITIONS
Sun., Feb. 22, 2009
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Room A
Age: Adults

Camerata is a chamber choir which performs music of all styles, from classic to modern. Rehearsals are on Monday Evenings 7-9:30pm beginning in March. Four to five concerts are scheduled periodically in the mid-Michigan area. Please call the Music Society office 989 631-5930 X 1270 for an audition.

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"THERE'S A MONSTER IN MY CLOSET" AUDITIONS
Fri., Mar. 20, 2009 - 7:30 to 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 21, 2009 - 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Mar. 22, 2009 - 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Lecture Room
Age: 4-5 grades

Fantasy and reality collide in this eclectic and fun musical. Emily's sleep-over party discovers a monster in her closet. What they don't know is that "Murray," the closet monster, doesn't mean any harm and wants to play Emily's new video game. He's more scared of kids than they are of him! Find out how friendship and a sprinkling of magic lead to a delightful ending. After all, "you know-- that when a child is born a monster is assigned to watch over them". Performed by 4-5th graders and directed by Denyse Clayton and Kristiina Pilnik.

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