The Queen Creek Performing Arts Center is excited to announce…
Matilda Jr as our Fall Community Theater Production in our Family Theater Series.
Audition Dates & Times:
Friday September 5th, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday September 6th, 9:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Callbacks:
Callbacks will be held on Monday September 8th, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Casting:
This production will be double cast. Meaning there will be two separate casts that have different performance dates and times.
Audition Location:
Friday & Saturday Auditions will be held in the lobby of the Queen Creek Performing Arts Center.
Ages:
7 – 18 years old (Must be 7 years old by the first rehearsal on September 13th)
School Performances:
We are partnering with the QCUSD Elementary school choirs for this production. Each cast will get to participate in “School Shows” ; these are performances during the day for grades Kindergarten to Sixth Grade to come and see a show. Cast members will miss two days of school in order to perform in these shows. School performances are mandatory for cast members.
Tues./Thurs. Cast Show Dates:
Friday November 14th, 7:00 p.m. (Public Performance)
Monday November 17th, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (School Shows)
Tuesday November 18th, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (School Show)
Thursday November 20th, 7:00 p.m. (Public Performance)
Saturday November 22nd, 2:00 p.m. (Public Performance)
Mon./Wed. Cast Show Dates:
Saturday November 15th, 2:00 p.m. (Public Performance)
Saturday November 15th, 7:00 p.m. (Public Performance)
Tuesday November 18th, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (School Show)
Thursday November 20th, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (School Shows)
Friday November 21st, 7:00 p.m. (Public Performance)
Rehearsals:
Rehearsals will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday evenings from 5:30 p.m.
– 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. With the exception of Saturday November 9th which will go until 2:00 p.m.
(Schedule is subject to change and you may not be called to every rehearsal. However, these days should remain open or listed on your audition form under conflicts)
September: 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 27th, 29th, 30th
October: 1st, 2nd, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th
November: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th
Fall Break will be Saturday Oct. 4th – Thursday October 9th (NO REHEARSAL)
After Fall Break we will split rehearsals by cast. One cast will rehearse Monday, Wednesday & Saturdays. The other cast will rehearse Tuesday, Thursday & Saturdays.
Tech Rehearsals/Dress Rehearsals:
All tech and dress rehearsals are mandatory for cast members. Actor supplied costume pieces are due by tech/dress rehearsals.
Attendance Policy:
We will take conflicts into consideration when casting. A conflict is any time you will miss rehearsal. This includes work, school, family events, concerts, vacations, church activities, etc.
Every absence must be approved prior to the missed rehearsal. We allow up to three excused absences. These are dates that are listed on your audition form prior to casting.
We do not allow any of these absences to be two weeks before tech week, during tech week, dress rehearsals, school shows or performances. Constant tardiness will count as a conflict. Approval of conflicts is solely up to the Director.
Any unexcused absences are subject to removal from numbers/scenes or the show all together. An unexcused absence is a no show, no call or any absence not previously approved by the Director.
Fees:
There will be a $50 fee due per cast member or a $25 fee AND volunteer for 3 hours. This fee will help us with the costs of putting on this production.
Cast members will be responsible for providing pieces of their own costume. These could/will include: Underdressings, footwear, hosiery, make-up, etc.
Scripts/Materials:
All scripts/music/materials must be returned by the final performance date (November 22nd). Any late returns or damaged materials will result in a $50 fee.
Strike:
Strike will be held on November 22nd after our final performance. All cast members 12 and older will have an assignment. Parents are welcome to help as well. We will take down the set, return props & costumes and clean up the theater.
Fine Print
Rehearsals are closed to friends and family. Only cast & crew will be allowed in rehearsals.
No one will be allowed backstage except for scheduled volunteers, stage crew and the performing cast.
Not everyone who auditions will get a callback.
You may still be in the cast even if you did not receive a callback.
Cast list will be posted on our website.
Audition Requirements: (Please read all instructions)
1. Download the audition form and waivers from our website. Fill them out and bring them to your audition. (No need for a resume or headshot. We will take your photo at the audition.) All forms must be fully completed and turned in before auditioning.
2. Please prepare 16 bars (30 seconds) of any musical theater song. The auditioner is responsible for having their song downloaded on their own device. This should be an mp3 karaoke track with NO VOCALS on it.
*No sheet music, flash drives or CDs.
**No wifi available. Please do not try to stream from your phone as service is unpredictable. Make sure the song is downloaded.
***Accepted devices include ipads, ipods, iphones, android phones, tablets
****We will have the available adaptors for your devices: Apple lightning adapter, Aux Cord, & USB-C
3. Check in 15 minutes prior to your scheduled audition time. Example: I sign up for a 6:00 p.m. audition. I will check in with all my paperwork at 5:45 p.m. We will start choreography 10 minutes prior to your audition time.
If you are late, you forfeit your audition slot. We will move you to the next available time if we have openings.
4. Please be prepared to learn a Choreography combination. Remember this when picking out your outfit. No flip flops or Crocs please.
We look forward to seeing you at auditions!
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