Past Auditions

Audition Information

Show: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Director: Scott Gilbert

Audition Dates and Times

• Monday, May 6, 2024, 5:30 to 8:30 pm
• Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 5:30 to 8:30 pm

You only need to attend one day of auditions, plus callbacks if requested.

• Callback Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024, 5:00 to 8:00 pm

Show Description

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy of Serious People, is Oscar Wilde’s most famous and successful play, a classic of English literature, and one of the most produced shows ever written. A farcical comedy where the protagonists adopt fictional identities to get out of the responsibilities of Victorian society, the play is full of wit and Wilde’s skewed wisdom.

The CRC production will combine the traditional delights of this hilariously trivial play with contemporary touches and devised theatrical elements created by the cast.

Audition Location

• Cosumnes River College Black Box Theatre, 8401 Center Pkwy., Sacramento, CA 95823
• Parking permit required (Daily $2)

Audition Information

Viewing Auditions:
Scott Gilbert, Director and Adjunct Professor of Theatre Arts.
Contact for questions: gilbers@crc.losrios.edu

Seeking: Committed, enthusiastic and willing actors of all types. All racial, cultural, and gender identities are welcome. No previous performance experience required. Creative performers with performance skills beyond acting are encouraged.

What to Prepare: Auditioners should prepare a monologue, 60-90 seconds, preferably a comedic piece from some interesting period of theatrical history. Monologues from Earnest or Wilde are fine but not required.

Although the preparation and performance of an audition monologue is highly encouraged, actors without a monologue will be allowed to try out, and the audition process will include cold reading of scenes and improv exercises.

Production Information

Rehearsal Dates

• May 12 to July 5, 2024

The official class starts June 10, so any rehearsals before then will be outside of those parameters.
Generally, rehearsals will be Monday through Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at Cosumnes River College. (Or, possibly, later in the evening or on slightly different days, depending on who is cast.) We can work with conflicts, and while not every actor will be called to every rehearsal, too many conflicts can affect casting decisions.

Tech Rehearsal Dates

• July 6, 2024 to July 11, 2024, generally 5:00 to 10:00 pm (except Saturday, July 6, 2024 which will likely be scheduled 10:00 am to 6:00 pm)

Attendance is required at tech rehearsals.

Performance Dates

July 12 to 21, 2024

Attendance is required at all performances.

Academic Information

Students who are cast in this production must be available for all performances and will be required to enroll in TAP 320, 321, 322, or 323 for the First Six-Week Fall Session (June 10, 2024 to July 19, 2024). Students can register for 1.0 to 3.0 units. Scripts will be provided; TAP 320-323 are Zero Textbook Cost courses. There is no final exam for TAP 320-323.

Character Breakdown

In CRC’s production, the following may be cast somewhat traditionally, or more innovatively as to gender, race and identity, depending on who auditions. All actors should audition and feel equally considered, regardless of their resemblance to the English stereotypes in the play.

• John Worthing: His friends in the city know him only as Ernest, but in the country John Worthing goes by Jack, which he believes is his real name. He does not know his personal history, only that he was discovered as a baby in a handbag in Victoria Station. He is in love with Gwendolen Fairfax and is the legal guardian of Cecily Cardew.
• Algernon Moncrieff: Living in the city, Algernon Moncrieff is a good friend of Jack. At the beginning of the play he thinks that Jack’s name is Ernest. Algernon lives in a flat in a prestigious part of London. He is the nephew of Lady Bracknell and in love with Cecily Cardew.
• Gwendolen Fairfax: The daughter of Lady Bracknell, Gwendolen Fairfax is in love with Jack but believes that she could not love him if he were named anything other than Ernest.
• Cecily Cardew: Jack’s niece and ward, Cecily Cardew falls in love with Algernon when he visits her under the assumed name of Ernest, and she tells him that she could never love a man named anything but Ernest.
• Lady Bracknell: The aunt of Algernon and the mother of Gwendolen, Lady Bracknell is a respected member of the English aristocracy. She refuses to allow her daughter to marry Jack because he does not have a suitable family history.
• Dr. Chasuble: The rector of the Manor House, Dr. Chasuble and Miss Prism flirt with one another throughout Act 2 and 3, and he is asked by both Jack and Algernon to re-christen them as Ernest.
• Miss Prism: Cecily’s governess, Miss Prism is a woman with a mysterious past involving former employment at Lady Bracknell’s house, a missing novel, and a lost baby. She spends much of her time flirting with Dr. Chasuble.
• Lane: Algernon’s manservant.
• Merriman: The butler at the Manor House.

Audition Information

Show: All In the Timing

Written by David Ives

Director: Matthew Miller, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts

Audition Dates and Times

• Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 5:00 to 8:30 pm
• Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 5:00 to 8:30 pm

You only need to attend one day of auditions.

Show Description

A collection of six one-act comedies:

• Sure Thing - Two people meet in a cafe and find their way through a conversational minefield as an offstage bell interrupts their false starts, gaffes, and faux pas on the way to falling in love. (One man, one woman.)
• Words, Words, Words recalls the philosophical adage that three monkeys typing into infinity will sooner or later produce Hamlet and asks: What would monkeys talk about at their typewriters? (Two men, one woman.)
• The Universal Language brings together Dawn, a young woman with a stutter, and Don, the creator and teacher of Unamunda, a wild comic language. Their lesson sends them off into a dazzling display of hysterical verbal pyrotechnics—and, of course, true love. (Two men, one woman.)
• Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread is a parodic musical vignette in trademark Glassian style, with the celebrated composer having a moment of existential crisis in a bakery. (Two men, two women.)
• The Philadelphia presents a young man in a restaurant who has fallen into "a Philadelphia," a Twilight Zone-like state in which he cannot get anything he asks for. (Two men, one woman.)
• Variations On the Death of Trotsky shows us the Russian revolutionary on the day of his demise, desperately trying to cope with the mountain-climber's axe he's discovered in his head. (Two men, one woman.)

Audition Location

• Cosumnes River College Black Box Theatre, 8401 Center Pkwy., Sacramento, CA 95823
• Parking permit required (Daily $2)

Audition Information

Viewing Auditions:
Matthew Miller, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
Contact for questions: millerm@scc.losrios.edu

Seeking: All racial, cultural, and gender identities are welcome. No previous performance experience required.

What to Prepare: No preparation required; audition will consist of cold readings from the script.

Production Information

Rehearsal Dates

*All rehearsal times to be confirmed, please contact for more information

• March 19, 21, 26, 28
• April 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18

Tech Rehearsal Dates

• April 22 to 25

Attendance at all rehearsals, technical rehearsals, and performances is required.

Performance Dates

*All performance times to be confirmed, please contact for more information

• Saturday, April 27, 2024
• Thursday, May 2, 2024
• Friday, May 3, 2024
• Saturday, May 4, 2024

Academic Information

Students who are cast in this production must be available for all performances and will be required to enroll in TAP 300, 301, 302, or 303 (Modern Rehearsal and Performance I-IV) for the Other Term Session. Students can register for 1.0 to 3.0 units. Scripts will be provided; TAP 300-303 are Zero Textbook Cost courses. There is no final exam for TAP 300-303.

Audition Information

Show: Assassins

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by John Weidman

Director: Ryan Perez Adame
Musical Director: Kay Hight
Choreographer: TBA

Show Description: John Wilkes Booth leads an unlikely ensemble of presidential assassins and would-be presidential assassins in Sondheim’s darkly comedic musical investigation of the American Dream.

Audition Dates and Times

• Monday, February 5, 2024, 5:30 to 9:00 pm
• Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 5:30 to 9:00 pm

You only need to attend one day of auditions plus callbacks, if requested.

Callback Date

• Thursday, February 8, 2024, 5:30 to 9:00 pm

Audition Location

• Cosumnes River College Black Box Theatre, 8401 Center Pkwy., Sacramento, CA 95823
• Parking permit required (Daily $2)

Audition Information

Viewing Auditions:
Ryan Perez Adame, Director and Assistant Professor of Theatre, LTT
Kay Hight, Musical Director

Seeking: All racial, cultural, and gender identities are welcome. Performers who speak more than one language are encouraged to audition. No previous performance experience required.

What to Prepare: One song (16 to 32 bar cut) and one monologue (60 seconds long). The two pieces should be contrasting.

Production Information

Rehearsal Dates

• February 12 to April 12, 2024.
• Generally, rehearsals will be Monday through Thursday from 5:00 to 9:00 pm at Cosumnes River College. We can work with conflicts, and while not every actor will be called to every rehearsal, too many conflicts can affect casting decisions.
• No rehearsal: March 11 to 15, 2024; campus closed for the spring break.

Tech Rehearsal Dates

• April 13 to 18, 2024, generally 5:00 to 10:00 pm (except Saturday, April 13, 2024 which will likely be scheduled 10:00 am to 6:00 pm)

Attendance is required at tech rehearsals.

Performance Dates

• Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 7:00 pm (Invited Preview Performance)
• Friday, April 19, 2024 at 7:30 pm (Opening Night, Performance #1)
• Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 7:30 pm (Performance #2)
• Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 2:30 pm (Performance #3)
• Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 1:00 pm (High School Matinee, Performance #4)
• Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 1:00 pm (High School Matinee, Performance #5)
• Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:30 pm (Performance #6)
• Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:30 pm (Performance #7)
• Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 2:30 pm (Closing and Strike, Performance #8)

Attendance is required at all performances.

Academic Information

Students who are cast in this production must be available for all performances and will be required to enroll in TAP 340, 341, 342, or 343 for the Other Term Session. Students can register for 1.0 to 3.0 units. Scripts will be provided, TAP 340-343 are Zero Textbook Cost courses. There is no final exam for TAP 340-343.

Character Breakdown

John Wilkes Booth

(1838-1865) Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln during a performance at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. on April 14, 1865. Foreman and inspirational celebrity to the other assassins.

• Gender: Any (scripted: Male-identifying)
• Age: 25 to 35
• Vocal range top: G4
• Vocal range bottom: F2

Charles Guiteau

(1841-1882) Assassinated President James Garfield in the waiting room of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1881. Dashing but mad.

• Gender: Any (scripted: Male-identifying)
• Age: 35 to 45
• Vocal range top: Ab4
• Vocal range bottom: A2

Leon Czologosz

(1873-1901) Assassinated President William McKinley at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. on September 6, 1901. A young poverty-worn radical.

• Gender: Any (scripted: Male-identifying)
• Age: 25 to 30
• Vocal range top: G4
• Vocal range bottom: G#2

Giuseppe Zangara

(1900-1933) Attempted to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt as he greeted well-wishers in Bayfront Park, Miami, FL on February 15, 1933. An angry, heavily-accented immigrant.

• Gender: Any (scripted: Male-identifying)
• Age: 30 to 35
• Vocal range top: A4
• Vocal range bottom: B2

Samuel Byck

(1930-1974) Attempted to assassinate President Richard Nixon by hijacking a commercial jetliner. Hysterically irate schlep in a Santa Claus suit.

• Gender: Male-identifying preferred but open (scripted: Male-identifying)
• Age: 40 to 45
• Vocal range top: G4
• Vocal range bottom: D3

Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme

(1948- ) Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford at Capitol Park in Sacramento, CA on September 5, 1975. A pixie hippie in love with Charles Manson.

• Gender: Female-identifying or Non-binary (scripted: Female-identifying)
• Age: 25 to 30
• Vocal range top: G5
• Vocal range bottom: A3

Sara Jane Moore

(1930- ) Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA, on September 22, 1975. A frazzled housewife with little sense.

• Gender: Female-identifying (scripted: Female-identifying)
• Age: 40 to 45
• Vocal range top: Eb5
• Vocal range bottom: F3

John Hinckley

(1955- ) Attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan as he left the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1981. A love-obsessed and depressed college student.

• Gender: Male-identifying (scripted: Male-identifying)
• Age: 25 to 30
• Vocal range top: G4
• Vocal range bottom: A2

Lee Harvey Oswald

(1939-1963) Assassinated President John F. Kennedy from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, TX on November 22, 1963. A suicidal, dejected shipping clerk.

• Gender: Male-identifying or Non-binary preferred but open (scripted: Male-identifying)
• Age: 20 to 25
• Vocal range top: C4
• Vocal range bottom: G3

Balladeer

A folk singer and the narrator of the show. The voice of America.

• Gender: Any (scripted: Male-identifying)
• Age: 20 to 40
• Vocal range top: G4
• Vocal range bottom: C3

Emma Goldman

(1869-1940) Turn-of-the-century Anarchist agitator and feminist. Terse and stubborn. An inspiration to Czolgosz.

• Gender: Female-identifying (scripted: Female-identifying)
• Age: 30 to 40

The Proprietor

A mysterious man who runs the shooting gallery at a carnival.

• Gender: Any (scripted: Male-identifying)
• Age: 30 to 50
• Vocal range top: F4
• Vocal range bottom: Gb2

David Herold

(1842-1865) One of John Wilkes Booth's confederates. Aided Booth in his attempted escape.

• Gender: Any, prefer same identity as Booth (scripted: Male-identifying)
• Age: 20 to 25

Billy

Sara Jane Moore's whiny son.

• Gender: Any (scripted: Male-identifying)
• Age: 8

Ensemble

Bystanders; Tourists; Reporters; Photographers

Audition Information

Show: Electricidad by Luis Alfaro, based on Electra by Sophocles

Director: Ryan Perez Adame

Show Description: Luis Alfaro’s adaptation of Sophocles’ Electra transforms the Ancient Greek story into a modern day Chicano tale. Set in East Los Angeles, Electricidad vows to avenge her father “El Auggie”, the former leader of the East Side Locos.

Audition Dates and Times

• Monday, September 25, 2023, 4:00 to 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 4:00 to 7:00 pm

You only need to attend one day of auditions plus callbacks, if requested.

Callback Date

• Thursday, September 28, 2023, 4:00 to 7:00 pm

Audition Location

• Cosumnes River College Black Box Theatre, 8401 Center Pkwy., Sacramento, CA 95823
• Parking permit required (Daily $2)

Audition Information

Viewing Auditions: Ryan Perez Adame, Director and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts.

Seeking: All racial, cultural, and gender identities are welcome. Performers who speak more than one language, particularly Spanish, are encouraged to audition. No previous performance experience required.

What to Prepare:

Each person auditioning will have two minutes to perform two pieces, per the breakdown below. That means, for example, you could do one piece that’s 90 seconds and one that’s 30 seconds, or do an even 60 seconds for each piece. That breakdown is up to you. Pick two pieces that showcase who you are and what talents you have! Headshots and resumes are welcomed but not required.

1. First Piece (Required)
   1. A monologue in English, preferably from a published play; you can choose a piece from Electricidad.
2. Second Piece (Pick One)
   1. A monologue in any other language you speak (or English if don’t speak any other language), preferably from a published play; you can choose a piece from Electricidad; or
   2. An song from a published work, in any language you like, either a cappella, or self-accompanied; or
   3. A musical performance on any instrument you play; you can use the keyboard in the theater but no other instruments will be provided.
      
      NOTE: No accompaniment will be provided.

Production Information

Audition Dates:

• Monday, September 25, 2023, 4:00 to 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 4:00 to 7:00 pm
   

Rehearsal Dates:

• October 12, 2023 to November 22, 2023.
• Generally, rehearsals will be Monday through Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at Cosumnes River College. We can work with conflicts, and while not every actor will be called to every rehearsal, too many conflicts can affect casting decisions.
• No rehearsal: November 23 and 24, 2023; campus closed for the holiday.

Tech Rehearsal Dates:

• November 25, 2023 to November 30, 2023, generally 5:00 to 10:00 pm (except Saturday, November 25, 2023 which will likely be scheduled 10:00 am to 6:00 pm)

Attendance is required at tech rehearsals.

Performances:

• Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 7:00 pm (Invited Preview Performance)
• Friday, December 1, 2023 at 7:30 pm (Opening Night, Performance #1)
• Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 7:30 pm (Performance #2)
• Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 2:30 pm (Performance #3)
• Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 1:00 pm (Florin High School Matinee, Performance #4)
• Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 1:00 pm (Valley High School Matinee, Performance #5)
• Friday, December 8, 2023 at 7:30 pm (Performance #6)
• Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 7:30 pm (Performance #7)
• Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 2:30 pm (Closing and Strike, Performance #8)

Attendance is required at all performances.

Academic Information

Students who are cast in this production must be available for all performances and will be required to enroll in TAP 300, 301, 302, or 303 for the Second Eight-Week Fall Session (October 12, 2023 to December 8, 2023). Students can register for 1.0 to 3.0 units. Scripts will be provided, TAP 300-303 are Zero Textbook Cost courses. There is no final exam for TAP 300-303.

Character Breakdown

These are the author’s descriptions, with the exception of the Movement & Sound Chorus. We may build something different through the process; the descriptions are the author’s notes to us, his guidelines. We will build what comes from our group of actors while honoring the spirit of this work.

Electricidad

Female presenting. Early 20s. Chicana. The oldest daughter; an old-school chola, in grief, cannot break the cycle.

Clemencia

Female presenting. Early 40s. Chicana. The mother; total veterana, goes way back, has issues.

Ifigenia

Female presenting. Early 20s. Chicana. Younger than Electricidad. The other daughter; formerly muy peligrosa, possibly born-again, looks good in black.

Abuela

Female presenting. 50s. Chicana. The grandmother; a veterana, old-school chola, muy sexy this vieja.

Orestes

Male presenting. Late teens. Chicano. The brother; a peewee, heir to the trono, exiled to Las Vegas.

Nino

Male presenting. Early 50s. Chicano. The godfather; el atendido, the most veterano, exiled to Las Vegas.

Las Vecinas

Female presenting or Nonbinary. 30s to 50s. Chicanas. A chorus of mujeres from the hood, have seen it all, the voz of the city: La Carmen La Connie La Cuca

Movement and Sound

Chorus All gender presentations, all ethnic, racial, and cultural identities. All ages. They gesture and chant and fill out the landscape of our world often from offstage. Not quite people. Maybe spirits.

Domestic Disturbance: A New Musical

Based on the concept album Domestic Disturbance written and performed by Carla Fleming with music produced and arranged by Joe Archie. Adapted for stage and directed by Anthony D'Juan.

Show Description: Domestic Disturbance is a six-person musical that chronicles the vicious cycle of domestic violence.

Audition Dates and Times

• Tuesday, May 9, 2023 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm
• Wednesday, May 10, 2023 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm
• Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm

Audition Location

CRC Black Box Theatre, 8401 Center Parkway, Sacramento, CA 95823 (see Google Map)

Viewing Auditions

Anthony D'Juan (Director), Carla Fleming, and Joe Archie

Roles

Three chorus roles being cast; six total cast members.

Seeking: Three chorus members who can sing, act, and dance. All racial and gender-identities welcome.

What to Prepare

1-1.5 minute cut of a song from the album (Spotify) or from a song of your choice that best shows your abilities. Accompanist will be provided but you may also provide your own recorded accompaniment if you prefer.

Self-Tape Audition: If you can't attend in-person, you may send a self-tape of your song to FlynnM@crc.losrios.edu. Please include your name and song title in your recording.

Production Information

• Audition Dates: May 9 to 11, 2023
• Rehearsal Dates: June 6 to July 6, 2023
  • Rehearsals are generally Tuesday through Friday, 4:00 to 8:00 pm at CRC
• Performances:
  • Friday, July 7, 2023 at 7:30 pm
  • Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 7:30 pm
  • Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 2:30 pm
  • Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 7:30 pm
  • Friday, July 14, 2023 at 7:30 pm
  • Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 7:30 pm
  • Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 2:30 pm

Students who are cast in this production must be available for all performances and will be
required to enroll in TAP 340 for the first six-week summer session (June 5 to July 17).

William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors

One of Shakespeare's earliest, silliest, and most delightful plays presents an opportunity for CRC performers to stretch themselves in new, exciting ways that are fun, outrageous, surprising, and rarely "Shakespearean" (or boring). Don't miss out on this farcical tour-de-force. Check back soon for audition information.

This production will be performed in-person in May of 2022.

Audition Dates and Times: TBD

CRC Theatre Department Holding Auditions for In Love and Warcraft written by Madhuri Shekar

When your world is all URL, how do you fall in love IRL?  A delightful intersection of humor, love and subculture, In Love and Warcraft offers a fresh comedic look at the collision between online gaming and In Real Life (IRL) relationships.

This production will be performed in-person in March of 2022.

Audition Dates and Times:

• Monday, December 6, 2021 at 5:00 pm - Unfortunately, the December 6 audition is canceled. Please reach out to the director at fortinc@crc.losrios.edu to schedule an appointment or try to attend Wednesday’s audition.
• Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 1:00 pm

Callbacks:

• December 9, 2021 (Time TBD)

Location:

All auditions, callbacks, rehearsals and performances will take place in person at the CRC Black Box Theatre.

For more audition information, please email fortinc@crc.losrios.edu.

What to do:

Come with a 1-minute contemporary comedic or dramatic monologue prepared (if you do not have a monologue prepared, one will be provided at the audition).

About the Play

Evie Malone - gamer girl, college senior, and confirmed virgin - has it all figured out. Not only does she command a top-ranked guild in Warcraft with her online boyfriend; she also makes a little cash on the side writing love letters for people who've screwed up their relationships. Love is like Warcraft, after all. It's all about strategies, game plans, and not taking stupid risks. Well, that's what she thinks...until she actually falls for a guy. In real life! No amount of gaming expertise will help her out when she finds herself with a non-virtual, totally real, and incredibly cute boyfriend, who wants more from her than she's willing to give.

Cast of Characters

Principal Characters:

• Evie - a 22 year old college senior
• Kitty - 22, Evie's best friend
• Raul - 22, one of Evie's clients
• Ryan - 25, Evie's somewhat boyfriend

Supporting Characters:

Male

• Tony – a gamer
• Jerry - a Lakers fan
• Nathan - Evie's hairdresser
• Man - a man in a movie theatre
• Monster - a Warcraft monster

Female

• Chai - a gamer, and Tony’s aggrieved girlfriend
• Charlotte - Evie's client
• Woman - a woman in a movie theatre
• Doctor - Evie's OB/GYN

Auditions are closed for this production.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out: fortinc@crc.losrios.edu.

This hilarious and endearing tale based on the best-selling book series by Barbara Park, will be performed by actors in-person and live streamed to audiences from December 3 to 11, 2021 from the CRC Black Box Theatre. This will not be a play performed over Zoom.

Audition Dates and Times:

• Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 12:00 noon
• Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 2:00 pm
• Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 6:00 pm

Callbacks:

• Friday, September 24

Location:

All auditions, callbacks, rehearsals and performances will take place in person at the CRC Black Box Theatre. See on map.

For more audition information, please email fortinc@crc.losrios.edu.

About the Play

First grader, Junie B. Jones, is super-excited about the upcoming Secret Santa gift exchange at her school, but tattletale May keeps ruining all of her fun! When Junie B. draws May’s name for Secret Santa, she comes up with the perfect plan to teach her nemesis a lesson! But will the Christmas spirit of peace and goodwill interfere before she can give May what she deserves?

Cast of Characters

Students

• Junie B. Jones - A quirky, energetic first grader with comedic flair. Loves having adventures and writing about them in her journal. Gets upset when things don't go her way. Wildly precocious, yet completely endearing.
• May - First grader in Mr. Scary's class. Bossy, know-it-all. Junie B.'s nemesis.
• Herb - Junie B.'s new best friend. A cute boy, slightly shy. Endearing and charming.
• Lucille - Junie B.'s former best friend, also in first grade. The ultimate child diva. Rich girl, well-dressed. Enthusiastic.
• José - First grader in Mr. Scary's class. Speaks both Spanish and English. Speaks his mind and likes things to be in order.
• Sheldon - First grader in Mr. Scary's class. Nerdy, lactose intolerant, and gets a bit of stage fright. Excited about playing music. A bit of a class clown.

Please note: student roles may be added and/or double cast to allow for more casting options.

Adults

• Mr. Scary - Junie B.'s first grade teacher, a warm man, despite his name. (Gender neutral)
• Grampa Miller - Junie B. loving grandfather. Enjoys joking around. Positive. (Gender neutral)
• Elf Ellen - Overly positive parent volunteer. President of the PTO. (Gender neutral)
• Mr. Toot - Music teacher who loves his students and his job. (Gender neutral)

Additional Characters

• Philip Johnny Bob - Junie B. Jones’ favorite stuffed animal elephant and best friend. Enjoys goofing around with Junie B.

About the Production

Tommy is a young mouse who lives with his scientist father in a grand laboratory. Tommy’s father has invented a time machine and despite his father’s warnings Tommy can’t help but try it out. Chaos ensues as Tommy zips back and forth along the timeline altering the course of history. The future is doomed if Tommy can’t fix his mistakes in the past. All of the characters will be various styles of rod puppets. The production is geared toward children 5-10 years old.

Rehearsal Dates: October 15 through December 6, 2020
Performance Dates: December 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2020

Informational Meetings

Bring your questions and join the Director for an informational meeting on the one of the following dates. Please note: You must register to join!

September 14, 2020 at 5:00 pm 
Registration is closed.

September 15, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Registration is closed.

(After registering for either meeting, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.)

Auditions

Audition Dates: Video submissions accepted from September 28 to October 5, 2020
Callbacks: October 7 and 8, 2020

How to Audition

Submit two short video performances with a puppet, stuffed animal or other inanimate object that you bring to life through movement.

Guidelines for Video ^#1:

Create a music video using a puppet, stuffed animal or other inanimate object as the primary performer of the video. Make sure the puppet/object is the main focus of the video.

You are welcome to use pre-recorded music. You do not have to sing or speak. (We don’t need to see you in the video, just the puppet/object. Enjoy this freedom!)

• Slate yourself at the beginning of the video stating your name.
• The video should be between 2 and 5 minutes.
• Use your name + “MUSIC VIDEO” as the file name for the video.

For this scene I’ll be looking for how you move your character. I realize most people aren’t trained in puppetry technique. I will be looking for instinct not technique. Do your best. Go big. I don’t care what your puppet/object looks like. I care about how you bring it to life.

Guidelines for Video ^#2:

Using two puppets/stuffed animals or inanimate objects create a short scene where the two puppets/objects interact. Make it fun and keep it short. No longer than three minutes please.

• Slate yourself at the beginning of the video stating your name.
• Use your name + “SCENE WORK” as the file name for the video.

In this scene I will be looking for how you move the puppet/object and how you speak for the character. Feel free to try out some character voices. Again, I don’t care what your puppets/objects look like. I care about how you bring them to life.

Auditions held August 17, August 22, and August 24 at 5:00 pm via Zoom

What’s in the minds and hearts of college students today? In a collection of monologues, poetry, spoken word and a few dialogues, this diverse ensemble questions everything they encounter: social justice and gender identity, self-awareness and relationship boundaries, future prospects, Covid - 19 and roommate etiquette. What emerges is a humorous and heartbreaking portrait of a new generation struggling with higher education’s promise of “personal transformation.”

Structured in three acts, the play begins with matriculation and ends with graduation. The monologues in Act I, titled “Great Expectations,” focus on encounters with new friends, financial aid, antidepressants, homework, sex, sleep deprivation and online courses in physics and math. Act II, “Paradise Lost,” features parties, budding and broken relationships, unexpected encounters with race and religion, sexual orientation, pandemics and promises and hitting rock bottom. Act III, “Metamorphoses,” portrays students emerging from years of challenge and change with surprising insights, political convictions and plans for a scary, uncertain future.

The mixture of serious and comedic monologues captures the extreme difficulty—sometimes absurd and at other times overwhelming—of self-discovery and community-building. While the monologues convey the sense that students often feel alone in their quest for great success or simply survival, the ensemble itself presents a very different truth—at least they’re alone together.

Details

Where:
Zoom session: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/96287092957

Audition Dates:
August 17, August 22, and August 24 at 5:00 pm

Rehearsal Dates: August 25 to October 1 and Live Stream

Performance Dates: October 2, 3, 8, 9

How to Audition:
You can audition in any of the following manners:

1. Sign up for an appointment my emailing fortinc@crc.losrios.edu
2. “Walk” in on the day of the audition to our Zoom session
3. Send a digital submission of the monologue below to fortinc@crc.losrios.edu
4. Contact Cheri Fortin at fortinc@crc.losrios.edu for an audition/reading outside of the general casting call

What to prepare:
Please prepare and record a video of the following excerpt from the play:

ACTOR (looking at papers). A common question asked of prospective college students: What do you want to do with your life? What are you thinking of studying? What’s your major? But the “real important” questions are the essay questions on the college application. (Looks and reads application.) “Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.” “Indicate a person who has had significant influence on you and describe that influence.” (Throws papers.) I don’t want to go to college. There, I said it. I’m going to be completely honest with you, it just doesn’t appeal to me. I just experienced twelve years of textbooks, teachers, essays, and pointless classes teaching things I don’t care about—Why would I pay for four more years of schooling? And that’s just an undergraduate degree; if you actually want to be successful, you need to get a master’s or doctorate in your field. What am I doing? Competing with the academics in my generation isn’t something easy to accomplish. I’m average in about every aspect of my life: my grades, my looks, my personality, everything is just plain and normal. They say that “finding yourself” is all a part of the college experience. Maybe that’s what it’s all about—not the academics or the degree. Perhaps it’s about the steps to adulthood—learning who you are—that’s drawing people to universities. That after four years, the walk across the stage signifies your final step of growing up. The single piece of paper received is who you are, it is the person you came to college to find. All one can really hope is that the person on that paper—is the one you want to be.