Audition for Summer Theatre Productions
Fairmont State University's Town & Gown Players are seeking actors for their summer
2008 season. Productions include "Once on This Island, Junior" and "1776." Both performances
will be held at Prickett's Fort State Park.
"Once on This Island, Junior" is a Caribbean adaptation of the popular Hans Christian
Anderson fairy tale, "The Little Mermaid." Director Francene Kirk will be casting
a youth and high school age company of 10 to 12 leads and a large chorus of approximately
25 to 30. For more information, go to www.mtishows.com. Performances will be June 13-22.
Audition dates for "Once on This Island, Junior" are scheduled for March 26 and 27
from 5-7 p.m. Those auditioning should be 18 years old or younger and be prepared
with an up-tempo verse and chorus of a song or show tune. Those auditioning should
provide a copy of sheet music for the accompanist. No pre-recorded music is permitted.
They should also wear clothing suitable for a dance audition. To schedule an audition,
contact Susan Bailey in the FSU School of Fine Arts Office at (304) 367-4203.
"The musical "1776" tells the story of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
as they attempt to convince the members of the second Continental Congress to vote
for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy by signing the Declaration
of Independence. Director Jeffrey Ingman will be casting a company of 20 to 25 men
and two women. For more information, go to www.mtishows.com. Performances will be July 4-14.
Audition dates for "1776" are scheduled for April 21 from 6-9 pm and April 22 from
6-7 p.m. Preparation should include a verse and chorus of a show tune or song. Those
who audition should provide a copy of sheet music for the accompanist. Auditioners
may either read from the script or prepare a one-minute monologue. There will not
be any dance auditions. To schedule an audition, contact Susan Bailey in the FSU School
of Fine Arts Office at (304) 367-4203.
