Project DayDream
AIDA Audition Workshop
Eligibility: Teens and young adults ages 12-21
Date: Sunday, March 21, 2010
Time: 2:30p.m.-5:15p.m.
Cost: Cost: $40.00per person
Location:: The Unitarian Church of Birmingham-- Located on Woodward Avenue, north of Lone Pine Road, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

This workshop is designed to help prepare actors/singers/dancers for our upcoming auditions!

To assist performers in the audition process, the Directing Team will share audition advice that will be helpful for any audition. The workshop will include information on managing stage fright; remaining calm, collected, and confident; giving your best performance; maintaining flexibility; listening for what the director is looking for as well as vocal coaching and singing advice.

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It is written in the stars for you to audition for our upcoming musical, Aida!

Playing July 8-11, 2010 at Birmingham Groves High School

Auditions are scheduled for the weekend of April 16, 2010

Audition Reservations are now open. Email us today for an appointment: audition@daydreaminc.net

Note: The morning of Saturday, April 17, 2010 is the only audition date available to students ages 8-12

Please thoroughly read all 6 blog entries (see below) regarding production and audition details before requesting an audition appointment.

1. General Information
2. Attendance/Conflict Policy
3. Production Details
4. Audition Details
5. Character List
6. College Student Discount

SAVE THE DATE:
Aida Audition Workshop -- March 21, 2010
~We will post additional details soon~

Our summer internship program offers students a hands-on opportunity to learn about the operations of a theater and arts education organization. We are always looking for smart, motivated people to join our team. Send us your résumé and a cover letter telling us why you're interested in Project DayDream. College and graduate student interns can arrange to receive credit and may choose to complete a project in conjunction with their internship with the approval of Project DayDream’s management, and we can work around your class schedule. High school seniors are also eligible to apply! Please note: Project DayDream does not provide housing or financial compensation for interns.

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Casting Call: Looking for
CHOREOGRAPHERS from the

Metro Detroit Area specializing in
Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Ballet,
African, and Belly Dancing.

PLEASE SEND
HEAD SHOT, RESUME AND
FOOTAGE OF A DANCE ROUTINE
THAT YOU HAVE
CHOREOGRAPHED!!!!

Please submit by
March 12, 2010 via email:
admin@daydreaminc.net

Dream Players Productions' summer 2010 musical:
Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida!

Aida is a contemporary musical take on the grand classic tale of the love between a soldier and an enslaved princess – a love that condemns them to death, but ultimately transcends the vast cultural differences between the two warring nations, heralding an unprecedented time of peace and prosperity.

With a pop-rock score that features stirring ballads and rousing choral numbers, this show requires a cast of motivated and dedicated performers to carry the dramatic narrative of a love formed through the hostility of warfare. Elton John and Tim Rice’s AIDA is a modern crowd pleaser that embraces multi-cultural casting and exuberant dancing, staging and singing. Our program is designed to accommodate both seasoned performers and students who are new to the stage.

Performers of all ethnicities are strongly encouraged to audition. Casting is completely open—meaning we will consider all performers (regardless of race) for every role!!!

This is a tuition-based educational theatre program.

Students ages 8-21 are eligible to audition.

Show Dates: July 8-11, 2010 at Birmingham Groves High School

Students 13-21 are eligible to audition on April 16 & 17, 2010
Students 8-12 are eligible to audition on April 17, 2010
Callbacks are scheduled for Sunday, April 18, 2010

DO NOT REQUEST AN AUDITION APPOINTMENT UNTIL YOU READ EACH BLOG POSTING

Audition Location: Birmingham Groves High School

Schedule Conflicts: Please thoroughly read our Summer Conflict Policy.
If you are unable to attend every single mandatory rehearsal, please do not audition for the production.

Before attending our audition session—please thoroughly read each AIDA posting listed on this site.

DREAM PLAYERS PRODUCTIONS' CONFLICT POLICY
We strongly recommend that you plan your extended family vacation after the show is over. It is very difficult to produce a quality show if we have numerous cast members missing a lot of rehearsals due to summer vacations. The staff does not have time to re-teach blocking and dances that they have missed. Part of Dream Players Productions commitment to you is to provide a positive learning experience and this is difficult to accomplish if attendance is poor. Every cast member is important and there is a hole when they are missing. Please read our conflict policy and look at the dates we have posted in order to make a well-informed decision before participating in one of our summer productions.

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• Parent/Cast Orientation: TBD

• Audition Reservations: Open (via email only)
Email: audition@daydreaminc.net

• Fee: Participants who are cast will pay a $225* production fee. Tuition is non-refundable.

• ADDITIONAL FEES (most are optional):
--Merchandise (cast t-shirts/sweatpants/bags, etc.)
--Cast Retreat (not optional)
--Show tickets
--Field trips
--Costume accessories/shoes (not optional)
--Cast Party
These and other ancillary costs are not included in the tuition fee.

•Parent Volunteer Hours are REQUIRED for all parents with children currently in elementary, middle or high school. Children of parents who fail to volunteer for both a pre-production duty and show duty will be dismissed from the cast. Tuition is non-refundable.

• Performance location: Birmingham Groves High School

• ALL ROLES ARE ANNOUNCED DURING THE PARENT/CAST MEETING

• *Please see AIDA College Student Discount Posting for details regarding reduced tuition fee for full time college students.

Auditions are scheduled for:
April 16 & 17, 2010 (students ages 13-21)

April 17, 2010 (students ages 8-12)

Audition Callbacks: April 18, 2010

Audition Location: TBD (Birmingham/Bloomfield Hills area)

Parents of performers 18 and younger (elementary, middle and high school) are required to attend a short meeting at the start of auditions. We will not allow students to audition if a parent/legal guardian is unable to attend the meeting.

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Performers of all ethnicities are strongly encouraged to audition.
Casting is completely open -- meaning we will consider all performers (regardless of race) for every role!!!

Continue reading "AIDA: CHARACTER LIST (5/6)" »

Current (2009/2010 school year) full-time college students 21 years or younger are eligible to audition for Aida.

If cast, college students are eligible to pay a reduced tuition fee of $150.

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