KHSPAC presents: Winter showcase!
Saturday Dec 1 @ the
Kaimuki High school auditorium.
FREE!
singing, dancing, and acting all for
FREE!
7pm. come on over.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Audition Notice
Contact: Joanne Libarios
733-4913 or via e-mail
Announces Auditions
for
“Violet”
Kaimuki High School
Performing Arts Center holds auditions for its spring musical production of
“Violet” Dec. 3-5. Students enrolled at
any public school on Oahu are encouraged to
try out. This audition is open to
students from grade 7 to grade 12. Play Production credit available to
qualifying students.
Auditions will be
held Dec. 3 and 4 from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. at KHSPAC’s auditorium. Callbacks only on Dec. 5, from 2:30-6 p.m.
KHSPAC is looking for
committed young actors, singers, and dancers for the cast of the Hawai'i
Based on the short story
"The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts, this Wizard of Oz-style quest
story features music by Jeanine Tesori, composer of "Caroline, or
Change" and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and won the 1997 New York
Drama critics Circle Award for Best Musical, the
Lucille Lortel Award for
Outstanding Musical, and the Obie Award Special Citation for
Jeanine Tesori's music.
Performers should
come prepared to sing at least 16 bars of a Broadway song from traditional
Broadway repertoire (shows like “Big River ,” “Memphis
Performers should
prepare a memorized monologue about one minute in length for the acting portion
of the audition. Come dressed in appropriate dance clothes and shoes for the
dance audition.
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Rehearsals
at KHSPAC begin with a read-through of
the play on Tuesday, December 11, 2012.
If you are cast, you must attend the read-through.
Monday-Friday
rehearsals 3:30pm to 6:30pm; Saturday rehearsals 10:00am to 4:00pm (TBD.) Performances run from Feb.
22 – March 10. Please bring conflict information for Dec. 11 – March 10 to the
auditions.
Production team
includes Jenn Thomas, Director, Nanilisa Pascua as Music Director, Deanna
Luster, Choreographer with Set Design by M.J. Matsushita.
Character
Breakdown
VIOLET A young woman, disfigured as a teenager,
seeks to regain her beauty and find her place
in the world. Late 20s,
Mezzo(belt)
FLICK A Soldier, traveling by bus. Late 20s Baritone
MONTY A Soldier, traveling by bus. Mid 20s Tenor
YOUNG
VI 13 year-old Violet, appears in
Violet's memory. Early teens Mezzo
Soprano
FATHER Violet's Father, appears in Violet's
memory. Late 30s Baritone
PREACHER A faith-healer with a televised show in Tulsa
An
ensemble of fellow travelers, and memories from Violet's youth, and including:
HOTEL
SINGER, OLD LADY, GOSPEL SOLOIST, LANDLADY, BILLY DEAN, VIRGIL, MUSIC HALL
SINGER, MABEL, BUS DRIVER, RADIO SINGER, WAITER
For more
information, contact Joanne Libarios, 733-4913 or via e-mail at jlibarios@gmail.com or visit our website
www.khspac.org.
ABOUT KHSPAC
Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Learning Center offers
classes in acting, music, dance and technical theater at no cost to public
school students all over Oahu . The program’s
mission is based on the belief that performing arts develop important life
skills including discipline, teamwork, creativity, self-awareness, confidence,
focus and appreciation of the performing arts. Under the direction of M.J.
Matsushita, the program and its musical and dramatic productions involve over
160 students who present three major productions per school year. KHSPAC is one of three Department of
Education learning centers for performing arts on Oahu .
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