This production is open to performers aged 10-20.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!
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Some people from the waiting list will be added to the cast.
AUDITIONS – Monday, February 27th at 3:30pm at El Dorado Musical Theatre Rehearsal Facility, 5011 Golden Foothill Parkway #4, El Dorado Hills, CA
CALLBACKS -- Tuesday, February 28th at 3:30pm at the El Dorado Musical Theatre Rehearsal Facility
PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to learn the DANCE AUDITION COMBINATION prior to audition day, it will be taught on Monday, February 20th at 5:30pm at the EDMT Rehearsal Hall.
SHOW CALENDAR
SHOW OVERVIEW
Oklahoma is the story of Laurey and the two rivals who try to win her affections: Curly, a cowboy, and Jud, the hired farmhand. The play takes place in 1906 in an Indian territory of the American West during the time when Oklahoma was established as a state. It tackles class issues between the farmers and the cowmen in the still-developing, rugged landscape of a state in its infancy as characters struggle to find hope, love and the fulfillment of "the American Dream." It is also a romantic tale of love. Curly and Laurey both have feelings for each other but have difficulty expressing them because of their stubbornness. Just to spite Curly, Laurey accepts an invitation to the local dance from Jud Fry. Eventually, Curly and Jud duel it out, with Jud ending up falling on his own knife and dying. Meanwhile, Will Parker has returned early from his trip to Kansas City. Unfortunately, his girlfriend, Ado Annie, just can't seem to say no to other men. All turns out well in the end as both couples end up happily married.
The original Broadway production opened on March 31, 1943. It was a box-office smash and ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances, later enjoying award-winning revivals, national tours, foreign productions and an Academy Award winning 1955 film adaptation.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Curly McLain
Laurey Williams
Jud Fry
Aunt Eller
Ado Annie Carnes
Will Parker
Andrew Carnes
Ali Hakim
Ike Skidmore
Gertie Cummings
Slim
Cord Elam
Dream Laurey
Dream Curly
Ensemble
MUSICAL NUMBERS
“Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’”
“The Surrey With the Fringe On Top”
“Kansas City”
“I Cain’t Say No”
“Many a New Day”
“It’s a Scandal! It’s an Outrage!”
“People Will Say We’re in Love”
“Pore Jud is Daid”
“Lonely Room”
“Out of My Dreams/Dream Ballet”
“The Farmer and the Cowman”
“All Er Nuthin’”
“People Will Say We’re in Love”
“Oklahoma”
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REGISTRATION AND AUDITION INFORMATION
Online registration begins February 14th at 8 pm and closes on February 23rd at 11 pm on our website at www.edmt.info. Please bring your registration confirmation sheet, medical release form, behavior contract, conflict calendar and a birth certificate (or copy) with you on audition day. Those who didn’t have an opportunity to register online before the deadline may register on audition day if space is available.
If you are unable to attend the auditions on the 27th or callbacks on the 28th, once you have registered you may arrange for an audition prior to the 27th subject to the artistic team's availability. Please note that while this will make you eligible for roles in the show, you will have the disadvantage of not being able to interact with the other actors on the regular callback day. If you need to schedule an early audition, please e-mail the show producer, Marylou Keane at dkeane7908@aol.com.
When you arrive you will be measured and have a photo taken for the program.
Auditionees will be seated by number in a row of 20 chairs in the audition room. When your number is called, you will come forward, introduce yourself and your song, and then sing for up to one minute. You may sing acapella, with an instrumental CD or tape, or you may bring sheet music for the accompanist. We do not allow CD's with lyrics on the CD.
Next, all auditionees will be asked to perform a short dance routine for the director and choreographer in small groups. This dance will be taught on Monday, February 20th at 5:30pm at the EDMT Rehearsal Hall. If you are unable to attend, there will be staff on hand to teach this dance prior to your audition time in Studio C at EDMT's Rehearsal Hall. If you need to learn the dance on the day of audition, please arrive early to do so.
Finally, the Artistic Staff will announce the audition numbers of those who are being called back. Those called back will proceed immediately to the "Callback Table" in the registration room where they will pick up any songs/scripts needed in preparation for the callback day on Tuesday, February 28th.
CALLBACKS
Tuesday, February 28th at 3:30 pm.
Those called back will be asked to read lines from the script and sing the song(s) they were given at the "Callback Table” at auditions. They should also be prepared to dance.
CAST LIST
The cast list will be posted on the EDMT website on Wednesday, February 29th by 5 pm.
MANDATORY PARENT MEETING
Parents of all cast members (or the cast member if age 18 or over) must attend the PARENT MEETING Thursday, March 8th at 7:00pm, where you will receive important information critical to the success of your cast member and show. Enter a drawing for FREE show tickets when you sign up for a number of volunteer roles that evening! Failure to attend this meeting will result in an absence that will count against the three absences allowed per cast member during the entire rehearsal period.
REHEARSALS
Rehearsals for Oklahoma will begin with a leads-only read-through on Monday, March 5th. Full cast rehearsals will begin on Tuesday, March 6th. The regular rehearsal schedule will be Mondays (leads only), Tuesdays (entire cast) and Thursdays (entire cast). Rehearsals are 3:30pm to 6:00pm, until mandatory weeks begin just prior to the performances. It is extremely important that you download a calendar from the website and mark any schedule conflicts and present them with registration forms on audition day. Please do not register if your schedule has more than three conflicts on non-mandatory dates without prior approval from the director. NO absences are allowed during mandatory rehearsals beginning April 9th, tech week beginning the week of April 16th, and during performance dates. Missing any of these important dates may result in being dropped from the show.
Mandatory rehearsals begin Monday, April 9th, tech rehearsals begin on Monday, April 16th and the show runs from April 20 – May 6 at Three Stages at Folsom Lake College.
PUBLICITY APPEARANCES
Cast members obtaining lead roles are expected to make themselves available for publicity events such as television appearances and newspaper interviews.
COST
$320 Registration Fee.
If there are two immediate family members, $300 each. If there are 3 or more immediate family members, $280 each.
$75 Refundable Parent Participation Deposit (20 volunteer hours per family required, 3 of which must be completed at load in Sunday, April 15th or load out Sunday, May 6th). Additional parent participation opportunities will be discussed at the parent meeting. To receive a refund, all volunteer logs MUST be turned in to either the Parent Volunteer Coordinator or Show Producer by no later than May 6, 2012 (No exceptions).
$100 Pre-Paid Raffle Book. Raffle ticket books will be distributed at the parent meeting. Cast member's families may sell raffle tickets to friends and family if they choose to recoup this fee.
Additional expenses may include the purchase of personal items such as shoes, changing leotard, or a wig; and those which are completely optional, such as, a cast photo, souvenir mug or ornament, T-shirt, etc.
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
The EDMT Board of Directors awards up to (3) full scholarships for a show with a cast size of 50, to individuals deemed most appropriate from the pool of applications.
Each scholarship is equivalent to one tuition charge. In addition, EDMT will waive the $75 parent participation deposit, but not the parent participation.
Scholarship recipients will not be eligible for another scholarship if parent participation hours are not completed. High school/college students may opt to complete the parent volunteer hours on their own. Award decisions will be made by the board of directors based on desire to attend, potential benefit to applicant, and financial need. Scholarship recipients must be in good standing with the company and commit to remain in the show regardless of whether or not a lead role is obtained. They also may be asked from time to time to help out at the facility on set work days or painting days.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday, February 8th. Recipients of scholarships will be notified by phone no later than 5pm on Monday, February 13th.
To apply for a scholarship, please submit in writing via mail, fax or e-mail a letter which begins: "Please consider me for an EDMT scholarship because..." Include reasons that would motivate the board of directors to offer you a scholarship. Include your name, address, and a telephone number at which you can be reached.
Please e-mail letter to rickwilson@edmt.info or fax to 916-941-7565. If mailing, send to EDMT Scholarship, 5011 Golden Foothill Parkway #4, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762.
If you are awarded a scholarship, please bring payment of $100 for the raffle to auditions. All other fees will be waived.
REFUND POLICY
Registered cast members will receive a full refund of tuition, minus a $40.00 processing fee if they remove themselves from the cast before or on the day of auditions. The parent participation deposit and raffle fee will be refunded in full. Registered cast members will receive one-half refund of tuition, minus a $40.00 processing if they remove themselves after audition day but before the cast list is posted. The parent participation deposit and raffle fee will be refunded in full. NO refunds of tuition will be made once the cast list is posted on the EDMT website except in extenuating circumstances such as death in the family, or a medical injury, serious illness or surgery not known about prior to auditions. The parent participation deposit will be refunded in full. NO refunds of tuition or parent volunteer deposits will be given to cast members removed from the cast by EDMT staff for behavioral reasons.
For any additional questions or information about Oklahoma please contact Producer, Marylou Keane at dkeane7908@aol.com or call the EDMT office at (916) 941-SING (7464).
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