Sierra Rep Auditions for ANNIE

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Contact: Kim Mathie, Marketing Director                                        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Phone: (209) 532-0502, ext 105                                                   March 7, 2011

SIERRA REP AUDITIONS: ANNIE

WHAT: AUDITIONS FOR ANNIE, Directed By Scott Viets

WHO: SEEKING 7 YOUNG GIRLS (AGES 7-13)

Seeking talented young girls with personality-plus who are also strong singers and movers. Must be comfortable performing in front of audiences and capable of taking direction. Consistency and a sense of professionalism a must.

All orphan roles (EXCEPT ANNIE) are available. They are:

Molly – littlest ophan, 7

Kate – the next to littlest orphan, 8

Tessie – the cry baby orphan, 10

Pepper – the toughest orphan, 12

Duffy – the biggest orphan, 13

July – the quietest, 13

WHEN Monday, March 28.  5-7 PM @ Sierra Rep’s EAST SONORA Rehearsal Hall/Annex

(

13891 Mono Way, Sonora

)

1. Auditioners must be available for all audition and callback sessions.

2. All girls must sing “Tomorrow,” “Maybe”, or “It’s a Hard Knock Life” from the show. The songs must be memorized prior to the audition.

3. A pianist will be provided at the audition. 

4. Bring photo/resume if you have one.  Come early to fill out audition form.  

THE CONTRACT:  Rehearsals begin June 7. (all evenings except Mondays, plus weekends). The show opens July 8 and plays thru September 4 (Thursday, Friday  & Saturday evenings & Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees). Every person in the cast receives a salary.

CONTACT: Email: artistic@sierrarep.org to schedule an audition appointment.

Please do not audition if there are any conflicts with any rehearsal/performance dates. The children cast must be available for all dates and times from June thru September 4. NO EXCEPTIONS.

About Sierra Repertory Theatre

SRT is a professional non-profit theater producing a year-round season of classic and contemporary plays at two locations — the SRT theater in East Sonora and the historic Fallon House Theatre in Columbia. The talented resident company and visiting guest artists include members of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. High quality performances, production values and management have established Sierra Rep as a model for regional theater. Sierra Rep's 200-seat theater in East Sonora is intimate, attractive and comfortable; with excellent sight lines and acoustics, and no seat more than 10 rows from the stage. The Fallon House is a restored Gold Rush-era theater and inn located in Columbia State Historic Park. It seats 274. Both theaters are centrally heated and cooled and wheelchair accessible. The East Sonora Theater has an assistive listening system for hearing-impaired patrons.