Auditions & Callbacks
If you're interested in auditioning for our Spring Production of Wizard of OZ, follow these THREE Steps!
AUDITIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. See you next season!
- Register for a CYT Tri-Valley Spring Class (We produce shows so our students can practice what they learn in class!) Class Registration opens 3/5.
- Sign up for your Audition Time Slot - space is limited
- When you register for classes, you'll be offered the opportunity to sign up for an audition time slot on 2 different days and times.
- You can sign up for audition slots later - as long as space is available.
- When you're ready, login to your CYT family account > Dashboard > Student bio > Sign up for Auditions.
- Fill out the form: NOW CLOSED: Due no later than March 12th @ 9pm
AUDITIONS: March 14th or 15th @ Cornerstone Fellowship (next to Costco), Livermore 4:30-7:00pm
- EVERYONE IS WELCOME! This is an open community event - invite your friends and family to come cheer you on. We typically have a big audience; it's great fun!
- AUDITION DETAILS:
- REQUIRED: A song no longer than 1 min. in length.
- Do not perform a song from Wizard of Oz
- Provide an instrumental background track.
- REQUIRED: A monologue no longer than 30 sec.
- From any published material (play, musical, movie)
- NO original pieces
- REQUIRED: Learn the choreography combination (LINK BELOW). After your individual audition, you'll join 5 other auditioners to perform the dance on stage.
Can't attend auditions? Submit an online Audition Video with song, monologue and dance. Contact Show Coordinator Sarah Yendrey for details (sarahyendrey@cyttrivalley.org).Submit NO LATER THAN March 13th @ 12pm. Video callbacks are not available.
CALLBACKS: March 16th @ Cornerstone Fellowship. 9am - 2pm
- By invitation of the Artistic Team; Closed to the public.
- Details announced late 3/15, or early 3/16, via email.
- Specific times & dismissals vary. Provide your phone number & be available for pick up.
- Callback Scene sides available to review HERE
CASTING:
- The Cast List will be emailed to all auditioners on or before Monday, March 18 at 8pm and posted on the CYT website 24 hours later.
- Actors who are cast may NOT change their appearance (hair cuts/color, piercings, etc) without permission of the Show Director.
Wizard of Oz Schedules
Rehearsals: @ Cornerstone Fellowship (next to Costco), Livermore
Actors are called for a specific block of time within the rehearsal time based on the scheduled work. An 'All-Company Break' is included in every rehearsal
Wizard of Oz: March 22-June 8th- no rehearsals March 29-30(Easter)
- Fridays 4-8pm.
- Saturdays 8:30am-1:30pm.
- 2 Parent Meetings (Mandatory): At least one parent must attend
- March 23rd 11:30-1:30 (New parent orientation; then add returning parents)
- May 11th 12-1:30
- Tech Week: @ The Bankhead
- Load-in Sunday June 9th 12-9pm
- Tech days Monday-Wed June 10-12 4-9pm
- 6 Performances: @ The Bankhead
- Thursday June 13 @ 7pm
- Friday June 14 @ 2pm & 7pm
- Saturday June 15 @ 2pm & 7pm
- Sunday June 16 @ 2 pm
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
- Cast members may not be called to every rehearsal, or the entirety of each rehearsal.
- Cast must attend all tech rehearsals and performances - no exceptions.
- Conflict Calendar: Students must submit ALL known conflicts prior to auditions
- Each auditioner's planned limits or absences will be considered during casting. Similarly, any absences not listed, due to illness, emergency, or any other reason, may result in dismissal from a dance, scene, role, or the show. This is not a punishment; it is the nature of the pace of our rehearsal schedule and the importance we place on actors' assignments.
- Parents are a critical piece of our productions. Parent Committees work together to support the show. Some committees will work mostly before the show, and some will work mainly during Tech week and performances.
- PRODUCTION FEE -- $275 per actor
- Production fees go toward licensing, venue, production costs, staffing, etc
- MUST be paid prior to the first rehearsal. (Available option: 2 payments. 1st payment due by 1st rehearsal and 2nd payment due a month later.)