Beauty and The Beast Jr. Tryout Information for Grades 4 through 8
We are excited to announce that St. Patricia’s Spring Musical will be Beauty and the Beast Jr. Performance dates are March 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th. Auditions for the play will be held on Tuesday, January 13th, from 3:00 until 6:00 in the school hall. Tryouts are for speaking/singing roles ONLY. Due to the number of students who tryout, this process takes a long time. Some students will be done much earlier than 6 pm. If possible, please plan so that they can call for early pickup if necessary. And, obviously, some students will be sitting around waiting to audition for a long time. Please be patient and use your time wisely and quietly.
Visit MTI’s website at Broadway Jr. Beauty and the Beast Audition Info to get more information – including complete Character breakdowns. You can also find the full songs and scenes from other productions on YouTube.
Callbacks – if necessary – will be held the next day, Wednesday, January 14th. The cast list will be posted by 9 PM Wednesday on the school website and by 8 am Thursday in the school lobby. The first rehearsal will then be held on that afternoon, Thursday, January 15th from 3 until 5 in the School Hall. All actors and actresses, including those who didn’t need to tryout, should attend this rehearsal. Scripts will be distributed, and we will attempt our first read through.
Tryout Form: Each student participating – whether auditioning or not – needs to fill out a tryout form. Either download it, fill it out and send to the office or complete and send it electronically to noni22@comcast.net. The forms for speaking/singing performers may be turned into the office prior to tryouts or be given to one of the directors at tryouts. The forms for background/no dialogue roles should be sent by Tuesday, January 13th as these students do not have to attend tryouts or call backs. It’s important that we have a form for everyone as we use the forms to create the cast lists. Please also indicate sizes and a valid email address (communication will be through email).
In addition to the performers, we need great stage, costume, sound, and lighting crews. As you will see from the schedule, crew involvement doesn’t even start until March 23rd but once it starts you will be busy. If you don’t like to sing, dance or act, the crew is a great way to be a part of the show.
Practices/Performances: A very preliminary schedule of practices is listed on the website. Note: this schedule is based on having two casts. In the event we have only one cast, it will be modified. Typically, Cast Sweet! practices on Tuesdays and performs on Friday/Sunday and Cast Awesome practices on Thursdays and performs on Thursday/Saturday. The Wednesday practices are for small groups and dancing. We do not anticipate the schedule changing drastically, but we may have to add practices as the performance nears. It is very crucial that you make all the rehearsals and performances that you are scheduled for and do not leave early. Check your schedule now to see if you have any conflicts and indicate them on the form. We are aware that there are meetings that Junior Honor, Student Council, and Grammar Gurus members must attend. Those meetings take precedence over play practice, and we always work around them.
Get ready for adventure in the great wide somewhere!
Jessica Scialo and Noreen Campbell