How Not To Be A Wizard Auditions

Performances:

April 18 & 19 (Saturday matinee and evening shows)
@ Avon Middle School North

Auditions:

Friday, February 28 from 6:30-8 PM and Saturday, March 1 from 11 AM-12:30 PM
@ The Biz Academy of Musical Theatre

Performer Ages:

11-18 years old

Callbacks:

If needed, Monday, March 3 at 6:00 PM

Production Fee:

The Production Fee is $150 (includes show shirt & script). Being in a live production with The Biz includes approx. 50-100 hours of acting, vocal, and dance instruction, depending on what role is accepted. Plus, your child gets the experience of being on stage, with costumes, props, and a set, and learns memorization skills, coordination, time management, and many other life skills.

*Financial assistance available through The MRA Foundation

Rehearsal Schedule:

Rehearsals will begin Monday, March 10 from 6-8:30 PM. During tech week (the week before the show opens), there will be mandatory rehearsal EVERY evening from 5:30-9:30 PM. If this is too late for your child, please do not have them audition. Final dress rehearsal WILL go later, as it is our last rehearsal before opening. We will get the full schedule out to you as soon as possible, normally within a week after casting. PLEASE submit all conflicts on the back of your AUDITION FORM (NOT the Attendance Policy).  We will not be accepting any conflicts for the week of tech week or ANY shows, and please note, as always, your conflicts may affect casting decisions.

Preparation:

Prepare a 1-2 minute monologue that shows off your acting skills! We will also have you cold read some lines from the script. Complete these two forms (Audition Form & Attendance Policy) prior to arriving for your audition.  It is preferred for the Audition Form to be filled out on a computer so that all fields are completed and legible.  The form works best when opened and completed in Adobe Acrobat (not a web browser).

Arrive on the day of your audition at least 10 MINUTES early to sign-in at The Biz office and be sure to bring the following:

1. YOUR COMPLETED AUDITION FORM & ATTENDANCE POLICY
2. ALL MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY CONFLICTS (including holidays) FROM March 10-April 19 WRITTEN ON THE BACK OF THE AUDITION FORM. Please include any vacations! We require ALL cast members to be available for every night of tech rehearsals and ALL shows. (Conflicts added after casting may result in being asked to step down from the show.)

If you would like to audition but are unavailable for the scheduled days/times, please reach out to the producer, Amanda Hemmert (anhemmert@gmail.com), to schedule an alternative time to audition.

Synopsis:

It’s a (magical) disaster! A school of wizardry needs a new professor…and classes start tomorrow. Everyone’s coming through the portal for an interview, from a suspiciously fake-looking centaur to this one guy from Oz who can’t even DO anything. Can anybody save the day? A spellbinding comedy that has created the completely new concept of a school for wizards and is definitely not making fun of anything in particular.

Characters:

HEADMASTER GREYWHIMSY: Cheerful to the point of oblivious, except for occasional bursts of surprising competence
PROFESSOR CRANDALL: A strict rules-follower, but loyal and devoted to the school and students
PROFESSOR SLITHER: Cannot believe these people eh’s dealing with; gloomy, very dry; cares despite it all
GRIMES: The cheerfully creepy school custodian, loves to lurk
SKYLER: A wannabe magician
REALUS CENTAURUS: Actually two students in a terrible centaur costume, JIMOTHY is the front legs and SHELLY the back
AWESOMELADY: A superhero
SPARROW: Her sidekick
JACOB: An unimpressive-looking wizard who is convinced they possess great magic
WIZARD OF OZ: Exactly who it sounds like
GLENDOLINA CHANEL: A wizarding fashion designer
2+ STUDENTS: Glendolina’s models
PROFESSOR MCKELLEN: A retired professor who’s a little old-school and a little Gandalf
BRANDON: Student in McKellen’s class
JILL: Student in McKellen’s class
PROFESSOR TREACHERY: Blatantly evil
IDINA SILVER: Musical theatre wizard
WIZARD STUDENT CHORUS
PROFESSOR DIAMOND: A wizard who seems legit
JANET PAGE: A teacher
PROFESSOR CECILIA HOODSWINK: Into normie sports
CALEB: Student in Hoodswink’s class
JESSIE: A cat handler

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