UPDATED AUDITION INFORMATION
In order to audition for Saturday Night Fever, you must sign up for an audition time slot when you fill out the YAP Online Audition Form.
AUDITION DATES:
May 1, 2021: 10am - 4pm
May 2, 2021: 12pm - 6pm
- You will fill out the online audition form by clicking the button below, where you will submit your information and select a time slot.
- Each Time Slot is 2 hours in length.
- During this 2 hour period, you will perform both your dance audition and your vocal audition
. - The first 30 minutes of your time slot will be your dance audition, so come dressed to move.
- After the dance portion of your audition, you will then have your vocal audition sometime during the remaining 90 minutes of your time slot.
- Once you are done with your vocal audition, you must promptly leave the building so that we can practice safe social distancing.
- Please note: before you arrive at the theatre for your audition, you must fill out the YAP Audition COVID-19 Health Screening form. This must be filled out ON THE DAY OF YOUR AUDITION.
2021 SEASON INFORMATION
YAP is our Young Artists Program at Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre. We are a pre-professional training program for the high school age student looking to gain acting, dancing, singing and a variety of artistic skill sets in a professional setting. Although we do workshops with professionals from the Business all year long, our Summer program offers TWO PERFORMING opportunities to audition for. For our 2021 season, those opportunities are a mainstage production of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER and REVUE!, which is an original cabaret style show in its fourth year at YAP.
Auditions are for incoming High School Freshman through graduating Seniors.
Saturday Night Fever
Directed and Choreographed by Anne Beck
Musical Directed by Trevor Fanning
Much of the shows big numbers will utilize original choreography from the Broadway show since YAP coordinator and this summer’s Director/Choreographer Anne Beck was in the Original Broadway Company.
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
Fee $150
includes all materials, summer season tshirt, discounted and free master classes in theatre dance, voice, improv, monologues, clowning and more!
General Rehearsal Schedule
Sundays 2-6PM OR 6 - 10 PM
Mon-Thurs 6:30-10PM
NO REHEARSALS JUNE 20 (Fathers Day) or JULY 1-5 (Independence Day)
First Rehearsal: June 14, 2021
Tech Week: July 25-JULY 30
Performance Dates: JULY 29, 30, 31, AUG 1, at BOOTH TARKINGTON CIVIC THEATRE
THE CONFLICT SHEET WILL HAVE A FULL LIST OF DAYS AND TIMES as well as POSSIBLE EXTENDED TIMES
PREP SESSIONS:
This year, due to social distancing guidelines, there will be several prep session time slots.
PLEASE ONLY REGISTER FOR ONE TIME SLOT.
We want everyone to have a chance to attend a prep session due to indoor capacity limitations.TIPS SHARED AT THE PREP SESSION WILL INCLUDE
- SHOW INFO
- CHARACTER DISCUSSION
- DANCE STEPS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER PREP SESSIONS:
PLEASE ONLY REGISTER FOR ONE DAY/TIME
APRIL 18, 2021 | 1 hour | 1:00pm, 2:15pm, or 3:30pm | $20
APRIL 25, 2021 | 1 hour | 1:00pm, 2:15pm, or 3:30pm | $20
AUDITION DATES:
May 1, 2021: 10am - 4pm
May 2, 2021: 12pm - 6pm
You must sign up for a time slot to audition. All time slots are two hours in length.
REVUE! will audition simultaneously with SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER auditions.
You have the choice to audition for SNF ONLY, REVUE! ONLY, OR you may audition and ask to be considered for BOTH.
NOTE: IF auditioning to be considered for either show you must check the “EITHER” space on the audition form and fill out conflict forms for BOTH SHOWS!!!
PLEASE FILL OUT THE AUDITION FORM WITH A PARENT AND INCLUDE ALL ALL ALL CONFLICTS-EVEN POTENTIAL ONES.
WHAT TO PREPARE
Please prepare 16-32 bars of a musical theatre song that best shows off your voice. Bring sheet music in a binder to give to the accompanist.
Please bring clothing and shoes to move in as there will be a dance audition in addition to the vocal audition.
Character Descriptions
TONY MANERO
Plays 19. Handsome, charismatic Brooklyn Italian.
Ringleader of his gang of friends, The Faces. Tough guy exterior with vulnerability underneath – a “thinker,” not a “talker.” He comes alive whenever he dances.
Strong actor, singer and dancer. Brooklyn dialect. (Range: A2-G4)
BOBBY
Plays 19. One of the Faces. Genuine, sensitive and less self-assured than the other guys. He continuously struggles with doing the right thing. Strong singer/actor who can move.
Brooklyn accent. (Range: C3-A4)
JOEY
Plays 19. One of the Faces. Biggest ladies man of The Faces outside of Tony.
Strong Singer who can move. Brooklyn Accent.
GUS
Plays 19. One of the Faces. A follower. Not afraid to lie to cover his butt.
Strong singer who can move, Brooklyn accent. (Range: E3-F#4)
DOUBLE J
Plays 19. One of the Faces. A charming and funny jokester and a real bruiser. Physically the toughest of the gang.
Strong singer/actor with great comedic timing, who can move. Brooklyn accent. (Range: C3-F#4)
FRANK MANERO
40s-50s. Tony’s father. An out of work construction worker who feels like the world has turned its back on him.
Brooklyn accent.
FLO MANERO
40s – 50s. Tony’s mother. A devout Catholic, she cares deeply for her family, and especially idolizes her son who is a priest, Father Frank Jr.
FRANK JR.
20s. Tony’s brother who is leaving the priesthood. Humble and full of good advice.
A strong actor with a Brooklyn accent.
LINDA MANERO
15 – 16. Tony’s little sister. Sunny and spunky. Brooklyn accent. Linda could double in the chorus or you could just include her in some chorus numbers at 2001 as if she sneaked in with a fake ID.
STEPHANIE MANGANO
(pronounced with a hard G, as in “mango”) Plays 20. Puts on airs to hide her Brooklyn upbringing, but every now and then a bit of the old neighborhood comes out. She may be pretentious and lack tact at times, but she is still genuinely likeable.
Strong singer/actor and dancer. Brooklyn accent. (Range: Bb3-F#5)
ANNETTE
Plays 19. Overeager to please, a “puppy-dog” with an insecure edge. Is incredibly hurt that Tony does not have feelings for her.
Strong actor/singer and dancer. Brooklyn accent. (Range: F3-C5)
GLORIA
Any age. The resident singer of 2001 Odyssey Club. Strong and confident, beloved by everybody. Strong singer/belter. MONTY and Gloria could share solos at 2001.
MONTY
DJ at 2001 Space Odyssey.
ENSEMBLE
PETE (Owns the Dance Studio – can be male or female)
JAY (STEPHANIE’S first dance partner/former boyfriend)
GABRIEL
CHESTER BRINSON (2001 DANCE CONTESTANT)
CESAR RODRIGUEZ (2001 DANCE CONTESTANT)
SHIRLEY CHARLES (2001 DANCE CONTESTANT)
MARIA HUERTA (2001 DANCE CONTESTANT)
MR. FUSCO
Female and Male Ensemble play New Yorkers, Dancer/guests of the 2001 Disco.
If you have any questions, please email YAP Coordinator, Anne Beck, at Anne@civictheatre.org
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