Theatre Department gets head start planning winter musical, Singin' in the Rain
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 Preparations for the production of the winter musical Singin' in the Rain begin next week with a workshop that will cover the basics of tap dancing. Students interested in auditioning for the musical are encouraged to attend the tap workshops on Oct. 29, Nov. 5 and Nov. 19 from 3-5 p.m.
Director Bridget Sundin also suggests reading the script, which is available in the library, before attending the audition workshops on Nov. 12 and 26 from 3-5 p.m. During the audition workshops, students will learn an actual dance combination and will hear about audition etiquette and procedures. A sign-up sheet to audition is posted outside of Sundin's classroom, B200.
For the actual audition on Nov. 27, students will be expected to sing 32 measures of a song, tell a minute-long true story about something that revolves around rain, and perform the dance combination. Callbacks are scheduled for Nov. 28. Sundin says she expects to cast a large number of students and already has put together a production team consisting of students and faculty.
The Theatre Department plans to rent costumes from a company it has worked with in the past, Broadway Costumes in Chicago. The musical will be presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International. Performances are scheduled for February.
Junior Joe Pilkington contributed to this story.
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