Friday, October 12, 2012

Auditions

We will be holding Auditions for the speaking and singing parts for our school play, Alice in Wonderland, on Friday, December 14th from 1:30pm-4:30pm on the stage. Sign up sheets for audition times are available on the PTA Bulletin Board in the North Hall by the Cafeteria. If you don't want a speaking part you can participate in one of our 3 ensemble groups. They will be the Card Soldiers, Garden Flowers, and the White Rabbits. All Kindergartners will be White Rabbits. 


All students of Ellison Park Elementary can participate in the play!

For Auditions A PARENT MUST BE PRESENT AND YOU NEED TO:
*Prepare 16 measures of an upbeat song. You may bring your own accompanist, a minus track (on cd), or sing a’capella.  Our accompanist will also be available.

*Prepare a memorized monologue of your choice; 5 lines from a story, poem, nursery rhyme or favorite play, that showcases your personality.

*In order to audition for a speaking part YOU MUST BRING your signed Parent Contract, Audition Form and Parents must be signed up for VOLUNTEER hours. 

Here are the parts you can audition for:

28 Speaking parts
LEWIS CARROLL 
ALICE #1 
ALICE #2 
ALICE #3 
ALICE #4 
ALICE #5 
STORYTELLERS:
BLUE 
GREEN 
RED 
ORANGE 
PURPLE 
WHITE RABBIT 
CATERPILLAR 
TWEEDLE DEE 
TWEEDLE DUM 
CHESHIRE CAT 
MAD HATTER 
DORMOUSE 
MARCH HARE 
GARDEN FLOWERS:
        ROSE 
        IRIS 
        DAISY 
        LILY 
        VIOLET 
CARD SOLDIERS:
ACE 
JACK 
KING 
QUEEN OF HEARTS 

ENSEMBLE GROUPS:
          Card Soliders
          Garden Flowers
          White Rabbits (Kindergartners- only at Friday Rehearsals)

Songs: Alice in Wonderland (Opening- ALL CAST)
           In a World of My Own (5 Alices)
           I’m Late (White Rabbits)
           Un-birthday Song(Mad Hatter, Alice, March Hare, Dormouse)
           Golden Afternoon (Garden Flowers)
           Painting the Roses Red (Card Soldiers)
           Alice In Wonderland (Closing- ALL CAST)    

Rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays 3:30pm-5:00pm and Fridays 1:30pm-3:00pm. Rehearsals are mandatory. No more than 2 absences will be allowed. Parents with students involved in the play will once again be required to volunteer at 2 rehearsals per child. 2 Priority Tickets can be earned with volunteer hours at 6 additional rehearsals. 

Performances will be on the evenings of March 21st and 22nd, 2013 at 7:00pm. Tech Rehearsal will be on Monday, March 18th 3:30pm-5:30pm. Dress Rehearsals will be on Tuesday, March 19th 3:30pm-5:30pm and Wednesday, March 20th 3:30pm-5:30pm.   

For questions, please email Amy Turner at amyturner6@yahoo.com