Auditions
FALL 2024 Auditions
AUDITION SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Initial Auditions due by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, August 28th
The College of the Canyons Theatre Department is committed to our students' continued academic advancement and training, and as such we are committed to creating innovative performance and technical opportunities for our students during this time.
For the academic year 2024-2025 all Theatre Department productions are planned to be in-person, live performances (pending College of the Canyons safety protocols and in accordance with LACDPH guidelines). However, our auditions this semester will be conducted electronically. Actors and interested technical students should complete the To audition for this production, prepare a 1-minute monologue. The prepared audition will need to be self-recorded and uploaded after filling out the
For more information about the technical and performance opportunities, please read the information below.
Currently, all auditions are conducted virtually.
- Complete the
- At the end of the audition form is a link to submit your recorded audition. You must upload the video submission by the deadline.
- After the director views all video submissions, you may be asked to participate in callbacks for casting. These callbacks may require either a pre-recorded video submission or live zoom meeting. A member of the production team will contact you with specific information.
- Initial Audition Materials must be submitted by 5:00 PM on August 28th.
- Some roles may be cast from the initial audition, with no call-back required.
- Callback requests (if needed) will be emailed on September 1st.
- Callbacks will be in person on September 10th and 11th.
- If you are cast in a production, you must register for the appropriate course by 5:00 PM on September 15th.
- Rehearsals begin on September 17th.
- Steudent with registration conflicts will not be able to register for the production, please contact the department chair David Stears for further information: David.Stears@canyons.edu.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDITIONS
CONSIDER: It is highly recommended that you audition for all the roles. It keeps you open to the widest available casting opportunities.
Below are the specific requirements for the production this semester.
Please submit as early as possible to avoid last-minute upload issues.
Videos will be reviewed in the order they arrive. Early submissions benefit from early viewing.
If you are interested in being considered for a role that sings, please also prepare 32 bars of a song (about 60 seconds). The prepared audition will need to be self-recorded and uploaded after filling out the ONLINE AUDITION FORM.
GENERAL INFORMATION ON RECORDING YOUR AUDITION
SLATE before you begin: This means to say your name and piece(s) you are performing.
Example: "Hello, my name is Steve Zahn and I will be performing Richard's monologue from Ah Wilderness and the song Killer Instinct from the musical Bring It On."
Monologues should be 1 minute in length. Songs should be 32 bars (approx. 60 seconds).
All material should be memorized.
VIDEO RECORDING: Record yourself doing your Slate, then your monolog, then song performance. Your complete audition should be one file. Do not submit multiple files.
LABEL your video file with the same name as you list on your Audition Form.
UPLOAD the file to the link provided in the email you receive after completing the
FALL 2024 PRODUCTION
THE ROVER
by Aphra Behn
Directed by DAVID STEARS
The Rover or The Banish'd Cavaliers is a play written by the 17th cetnuryt English woman playwright, Aphra Behn. It is a revision of Thomas Killigrew's play The Wanderer, and features multiple plot lines, dealing with the amorous adventures of a group of Englishmen and women in Naples at Carnival time. Love, Infatuation, Vengence, all under the gudie of "a good time".
This play will be gender swapped. All the female characters will be played by men and all the male characters will be played by women. There will be a fight choreographer, an intimacy director, and a voice and speech coach.
"This is a wonderful opportuntiy for performers to delve into parts they might not get a change to play", comments David Stears the director of the production. "It is also a wonderful comment on the nature of relationship, love, gender expression, and the roles we play in society."
The department strongly supports diversity in casting. Unless specified otherwise in the script, roles are open to all students without regard to any protected class. The department actively welcomes and encourages all the diverse members of our college community to audition for any role.
REHEARSAL and PERFORMANCE
- THEATR 182A-79349 Rehrs/Perfrm: (Comedy) Ensemble
- THEATR 182B-793450 Rehrs/Perfrm: (Comedy) Supporting Role
- THEATR 182C-79351 Rehrs/Perfrm: (Comedy) Principle Role
Prerequisite: Explores a classical comedy production for the collegiate actor from audition to performance through lecture, research and rehearsals. Includes textual analysis, historical research, connecting text to dramatic action on stage, and developing vocal and physical techniques for the actor. Audition and public performance required.Scheduled
Rehearsal Times (begins September 19th):
- Tuesday 6:30PM-7:20PM (lecture); 7:30 PM-9:20PM (lab)
- Wednesday, Thursday: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Saturday: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Technical Rehearsals:
- Thursday November 7: 6:30-9:20PM (Tech)
- Saturday November 9: 9:00am-12:50PM and 2:00pm - 5:00pm (Tech)
- Monday November 11: 5:30 -9:30(Dress)
- Tuesday November 12: 5:30 -9:30PM (Add Makeup)
- Wednesday November 13: 5:30 -9:30PM (Final Dress/Preview)
Performances:
- November 14 at 7:00 PM
- November 15 at 7:00 PM
- November 16 at 2:00 PM (Special NC Theatre Appreciation for Older Adults)
- November 16 at 7:00 PM
- November 17 at 2:00 PM
- Strike: November 18 6:00 – 10:00 PM
In-person meetings for this class section depend on LA County Dept. of Health permission. If restrictions do not allow in-person class, this class section may be delivered OnlineLIVE at the days and times listed in the schedule. Students will be notified via email if changes are required.
TECHNICAL THEATRE
Taught by Christopher Boltz
Audition & Interview. Provides beginning technical theatre students the opportunity to provide support for productions through the installation and operation of scenery, props, lights, sound, wardrobe, etc. for the complete run of a theatrical production.
Technical Theatre I & II
- THEATR-186A-78166 (Beginning)
- THEATR-186B-78167 (Intermediate)
Provides the intermediate technical theatre student the opportunity to provide support for productions through the installation and operation of scenery, props, lights, sound, and wardrobe for the complete run of a theatrical production.
Students wishing to Interview for this class may fill out the indicating their interest for the crew or email either of the instructors.
Class Meets: Tuesday 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Starting February 20 )
Technical Rehearsals:
- Thursday November 7: 6:30-9:20PM (Tech)
- Saturday November 9: 9:00am-12:50PM and 2:00pm - 5:00pm (Tech)
- Monday November 11: 5:30 -9:30(Dress)
- Tuesday November 12: 5:30 -9:30PM (Add Makeup)
- Wednesday November 13: 5:30 -9:30PM (Final Dress/Preview)
Performances:
- November 14 at 7:00 PM
- November 15 at 7:00 PM
- November 16 at 2:00 PM (Special NC Theatre Appreciation for Older Adults)
- November 16 at 7:00 PM
- November 17 at 2:00 PM
- Strike: November 18 6:00 – 10:00 PM
In-person meetings for this class section depend on LA County Dept. of Health permission. If restrictions do not allow in-person class, this class section may be delivered OnlineLIVE at the days and times listed in the schedule. Students will be notified via email if changes are required.
General Audition Information
- Our productions are course, and all participants are students enrolled in the course.
- Auditions are open to everyone. If you are cast, you will be required to register for the course.
- To audition, please prepare a one