Grand Night for Singing by Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana

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Performance Dates

Jun 24 Thursday 7:30 PM
Jun 25 Friday 7:30 PM
Jun 26 Saturday 2:00 PM
Jun 26 Saturday 7:30 PM
Jun 27 Sunday 2:00 PM

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Auditions For Grand Night for Singing

What To Expect At Auditions

VOCAL AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Grand Night for Singing: Please submit a 16 to 32-bar cut (or 30-45) secs of a song. The era is the late 1930’s to late 1950’s – Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Harnick & Bock, Frank Loesser, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, etc. We want to hear more “legit” style. Please do not submit a whole song. You can sing something from the show, but please make sure your selection shows off your vocal and acting ability. Feel free to put your own spin on a traditional song. If you would like to submit two song cuts to show contrasting styles, you may but please remember you are not required to do so.

DANCE AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

All shows will have movement of some kind.

Songs for a New World and Grand Night for Singing: Please submit either a Movement or Dance combination mentioned above.

SLT Mover Call Combination Video: https://youtu.be/GgwOzm5Cbw4

SLT Dancer Call Combination Video: https://youtu.be/dOb80ZL47kg

AUDITION VIDEO SUBMISSION

You can have separate videos for your songs and dance/movement videos, but the best way would put them all into one video. If that is beyond what you can do, don’t worry about it. Make sure your main vocal video URL is in the Video Submission area on the Audition Sheet. Then, copy the other link(s) into the Additional Text section of that form.

Videos need to be uploaded to a platform like YouTube or Vimeo, and then submit the URL. You cannot upload videos to this audition platform.

We will be offering two (2) Zoom Sessions to assist people with self-taping their auditions and uploading/inputting information onto our new platform, Cast 98. These sessions will take place April 22^nd & 23^rd at 7:00pm. Please send an email to mmckelve@tulane.edu to register.

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION & EMC

We will be hiring AEA members for each production. We will have at least one (1) AEA contract for both Songs for a New World and Grand Night for Singing, and three (3) contracts for Jesus Christ Superstar. We will also be hiring at least one (1) AEA stage manager for Superstar.

Since Summer Lyric is a bonded company with Actors’ Equity Association, all cast members and stage managers will be eligible for EMC points if they are members of the Equity Member Candidacy program.

HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS

Summer Lyric Theatre will be adhering to all Health & Safety Protocols set forth by Actors’ Equity Association, Tulane University, the City of New Orleans, and the State of Louisiana. The company will pay for all COVID testing for cast and crew members required in these protocols. A Healthy & Safety Monitor or Officer will be hired for each production.

EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a safe space for its company members. Universal casting practices including any race, gender or physical challenge will be in effect for all productions. SLT will be contracting Equity & Justice for Institutional Change to facilitate Anti-Racism training for the company.

RESOURCES

Backing Tracks: Piano Trax https://www.pianotrax.com

Self-Taping: Please refer to Bob Pavlovich’s Self-Taping Guidelines on the SLT Website (https://liberalarts.tulane.edu/summer-lyric-theatre?)

Here are a few blog posts with videos and tips and tricks for self-tapes

· Broadway Collective: https://bwaycollective.com/selftapeguide/

· Backstage: https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/guide-perfect-self-tape-1758/

· “10 Tips To Nail Your Next Self-Tape Audition” – The Actor’s Aesthetic: https://www.actoraesthetic.com/blog/self-tapes

· Makayla Lysiak on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTe43wmDZNs

· Self-Taping: https://wysomusic.org/instructions-for-audition-video-upload-and-creating-a-link/

Grand Night for Singing

Directed and Choreographed by Diane Lala

Martin (Lead): Male, 30-49. Baritone, Ab2-F4. Classic leading man. All ethnicities.

Lynne (Lead): Female, 30-49. Soprano, G3-Bb5. Classic leading lady. All ethnicities.

Victoria (Lead): Female, 20-29. Mezzo, 2^nd Soprano, F3-Ab5. Comic ingenue. All ethnicities.

Jason (Lead): Male, 20-29. Tenor/Baritone, B2-G4. Comic juvenile. All ethnicities.

Alyson (Lead): Female, 20-39. Alto/Belt, F3-E5. Soubrette, funny friend, dancer. All ethnicities.

* We are considering expanding the cast to include dancers who sing well. All ethnicities.

SEASON SCHEDULE FOR SUMMER LYRIC THEATRE AT TULANE

April 22^nd & 23^rd @ 7pm Zoom Sessions on Auditioning for the Season & Self Taping

May 1^st at 12pm (noon) Deadline for audition submissions

May 2^{nd &}3^rd Send out Call Back Info to auditioners

May 6-10^th Virtual Call Backs

May 11^th Post casting on the SLT website and social media

May 17^th Start rehearsals for Songs for a New World

June 4, 5, 11 & 12 at 7:30pm Songs for a New World @ the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Museum

June 7^th Start rehearsals for Some Enchanted Evening

June 24^th-27^th

(Th, F, Sat @ 7:30pm, Sun @ 2pm) Some Enchanted Evening @ Dixon Hall

June 25^th or 26^th Start rehearsals for Jesus Christ Superstar

July 15^th-August 1^st

(Th, F, Sat @ 7:30pm, Sun @ 2pm) Jesus Christ, Superstar @ Dixon Hall

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Cast List For Grand Night for Singing

Available Roles

Martin
Lynne
Victoria
Jason
Alyson

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