Acting Out Theatre Co. will be holding auditions for A Chorus Line on Saturday, April 2 (please sign up)
Callbacks will be Sunday, April 3 at 1:00 pm
You MUST be 16 by show dates to audition.
Before you fill out your audition form and choose a time slot please read the character descriptions below carefully. Many roles contain adult language and risque topics.
Please indicate on your form if you are unwilling to portray certain character
Auditions will be held for cast, “cut dancers” & pit singers.
DANCE WORKSHOP:
- Sunday, March 27th – 1:00 – 3:00 pm
- Friday, April 1st – 7:30 – 9:00pm
Location: Paula Aubry School of Dance, 200 N Washington Ave # 2, Bradley, IL 60915
(Auditioners may come to just the first one, or to both. Detailed teaching will be done on the 27th, but will be recapped well and reviewed on the 1st.)
A Chorus Line Dance Audition Video HERE
Please fill out an AUDITION FORM & Choose a TIME SLOT
Cannot make audition dates? Please fill out the audition form above and send a video recording of yourself singing one of the initial audition songs and dancing the audition piece from the video above. to julieactingout@gmail.com Cannot attend callbacks as well? Please send line and vocal selections from callback info also.
AUDITION LOCATION: Kankakee High School Auditorium,
1200 W Jeffery St, Kankakee, IL
Please use the side parking lot and enter through the east doors.
Auditions are closed to spectators.
Show dates are July 8, 9, & 10, rain dates – July 11 & 12
Rehearsal Schedule –
Below is a list of dance and vocal rehearsals already scheduled for the months of April and May. These dates will be for the core cast for all group numbers. Additional rehearsals will be added for solo or smaller group numbers after conflicts are assessed. Cut dancer roles will be notified of which rehearsals they will attend at a later date. (Vocal rehearsal times are in bold)
April 8th– 7:15pm – 9:30pm
April 9th– 12:15pm – 3:00pm
April 10th– 12:00 – 3:00pm
April 15th– 6:30 – 8:30pm
April 16th– 9:00am -12:00pm and 12:15pm – 3:00pm
April 23rd– 10:00am -12:45pm and 1:00pm – 3:00pm
April 24th– 12:00 – 3:00pm
April 30th– 9:00am -12:00pm and 12:15pm – 3:00pm
May 6th– 6:30 – 8:30pm
May 7th- 9:00am -12:00pm and 12:15pm – 3:00pm
May 14th- 9:00am -12:00pm and 12:15pm – 3:00pm
May 15th- 12:00 – 3:00pm
May 22nd- 3:00 – 6:00pm
May 24th- 6:30 – 9:00pm
May 26th- 6:30 – 9:00pm
Read Thru – April 9th– 10:00am -12:00pm
Please note-Tech week will begin on Monday, July 4th
Questions? julieactingout@gmail.com
Please choose from the following list of songs for the initial vocal audition.
Want to see the vocal range for each character? Here you go!
Male Auditioners: If you have tap experience. please prepare four 8 counts of acapella tap to perform at your initial audition.
(Character songs for callbacks are listed with character descriptions.)
Male Selections :
Female Selections:
(sung in your most comfortable octave)
Character Descriptions & Callback Selections
Cut Dancers – These named parts are referred to in dialogue and some have lines here or there in the opening scene. They are subsequently cut from the first round of dance. Named characters may also be in the closing number as well. (Tricia, Vicki, Lois, Frank, Butch, Roy, Tom + possibility of additional, unnamed cut dancers)
All vocal types needed.
May be called back to dance not sing
Pit Singers – Do not appear onstage and will solely work as vocal support in the pit. Will not be required to attend the dance component of the audition.
All vocal types needed. No callback needed
Al – Al is married to Kristine. He is aggressive yet humorous, and very protective of his wife. Needs to have good comic timing and ability with Bronx accent. Baritone
Bebe – Bebe is a Jewish modern dancer, down to earth, quiet and strong in will. Lacking self-esteem; Mother told her she was unattractive. Needs to look ex ballet. Speaks about having only arrived to Broadway, so therefore would be younger. Alto
Bobby – Bobby is flamboyant, extremely funny and clever. Picked on at school for being different and gay. Describes himself as strange. Classed as weird at school. Tells his story as humorous vignettes. Smooth with dialogue. Baritone
Cassie – Cassie is an outstanding dancer with star quality who has experienced great disappointments. She used to have an affair with Zach. Was a chorus dancer moved on to major roles and now can’t get work. Needs to be a real triple threat- solo dance, solo singing and character actress with great emotion. Needs to match Zach in age to believe they were a couple. Script mentions she is 32 although this is flexible pending cast overall age. Soprano
Connie – Connie is a bright happy outgoing girl. Asian woman, but can be played by another race or Caucasian person. Must be the shortest in the show. Alto
Diana – Diana is an energetic, humorous Puerto Rican woman who speaks from the heart. Quite a forceful personality. She is a friend of Paul. Alto
Don – Don is a classic all-American young man, a jock. He is married and has been in the business for years. Baritone
Greg – Greg is a gay man who is camp. Quite arrogant and overconfident. Confident in his sexuality.Strong presence speaks with clarity and polished grammar reflecting his upbringing. Confident singing about erections and his sexuality. Baritone
Judy – Judy is nervous, scatterbrained, gawky, warm and hopeful. Could be played as a slight “dumb blonde.” Not in a baby-voiced way though. Speaks about killing herself and kissing girls. Mezzo
Kristine – Kristine is married to Al. She is happy, well adjusted, and sexy – but she apparently can’t sing. Needs to have great comic timing and will need to realistically match Al, her husband. Any voice type, non solo-singing
Larry/Lori – 25+ Zach’s assistant who teaches and demonstrates the audition dances. Needs to be a great dancer, as they are the standard to which all of the auditioning dancers are held. Minimal singing.
Male or female. May be called back to dance not sing
Maggie – Maggie is an attractive sweet dreamer, with some old family issues that still affect her life. Unhappy family upbringing. Move gracefully, quite feminine. Non-aggressive likeable character. Mezzo
Mark – Mark is an optimistic newcomer to Broadway who is thrilled to be considered for the chorus. He is naive, charming, all-American and is obsessed with sex. Bit of a class clown. Needs to be confident with confronting sexual dialogue. Tenor
Mike – Mike is an Italian tap dancer, who used to get teased. He is very straight and a bundle of energy. A confident performer with big stage presence. Tap or soft-shoe skills a plus. Tenor
Paul – Paul is shy, introverted, and Puerto Rican. He is a friend of Diana. Has a large monologue about his parents discovering he is is gay. Very emotional role. Extremely good character actor who is not afraid to put themselves wholly into the role. Baritone
Richie – Richie is a high energy, proud, good natured black young man. (Maybe played by another race or Caucasian actor.) Generally moves well with lots of energy. Tenor
Only vocal callback
Sheila – Sheila is a somewhat older-been-around-the-block-dancer and comic actress. Uses sarcasm very well; Quite sassy with Zach. Her aggression and sarcasm is her coping mechanism for dealing with her unstable family life. Alto
Val – Val is a sexy, sassy, funny, foul mouthed woman with a big belt voice and a persona to match. Needs to meet physical criteria of having a well put together body (as outlined in the song!). Very physically confident performer who is comfortable drawing attention to their body. Needs to be comfortable with swearing dialogue. Alto
Zach – Zach is an ex dancer who is the Director of the show. He is a perfectionist. He used to have an affair with Cassie. He speaks instructions from the darkness of the audience, seems quite business- like and to the point, at times being rude. Needs strong commanding voice. Cassie softens him. The audience needs to believe that Cassie would have been with him in the past. He tells the cast dance instructions, so he would need to convince us that he had dance experience and speak in rhythm. There is a possibility he will be used in Cassie’s dance number. No vocal callback