VIDEO AUDITION
When a die-hard theatre fan plays his favorite cast album, the characters come to life in this hilarious Tony Award-winning musical farce.
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Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.
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Hailed by New York Magazine as "The Perfect Broadway Musical," The Drowsy Chaperone is a masterful meta-musical, poking fun at all the tropes that characterize the musical theatre genre.
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*PLEASE NOTE*: Please be aware that THE DROWSY CHAPERONE contains depictions of archaic racial language and stereotypes, alcohol use, comedic sexuality and innuendo, and mild profanity.
SELF-TAPE INSTRUCTIONS
INFORMATION
If you are unable to make it to the in-person auditions for our MainStage Productions, follow these instructions on how to submit a video audition. All video auditions will be reviewed by part of the creative team and every submission will receive a response. For information on our current season, rehearsal times and tuition, click here.
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SLATE
Please clearly say your name and age looking directly into the camera.
PREPARATION
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32 bars (or a short cut) of a pop/rock song or contemporary musical theater song in the style of the show you are auditioning for (a video from a previous performance is okay too).
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Please prepare one or two of the sides listed below. If the scene has more than one character, make sure to have a reader placed beside the camera (performer should focus on the reader). We do not have sides covering every role, but we still take every part into consideration. Make a selection that fits you best.
SUBMISSION
Please upload your video audition to either YouTube (unlisted), Vimeo (unlisted), Google Drive, or Dropbox. Send an email to info@nexgentheatre.com including the link to the video (could be joint as one clip, or separate clips) with the following subject line "Video Audition - Name of Show - Name of Auditionee" (For example: "Video Audition - Mamma Mia! - Meryl Streep"). Please also attach the following availability sheet filled out: AVAILABILITY SHEET - CLICK HERE
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NOTE: We will not be able to consider your audition unless it includes slate, song, sides, and the availability sheet.
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SIDES
Click the title of any of the sides below and it will automatically download.
(We do not have sides covering every part, but still take every part into consideration. Make a selection that fits you best.)
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