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Auditions for The Spitfire Grill

    • Tuesday, May 9, 2017
    • 6:30–9:30 p.m. Pacific
    • Wednesday, May 10, 2017
    • 6:30–9:30 p.m. Pacific
  • Theatre 21
  • Hosted By: Department of Communication Studies, Theatre 21
  • Open to: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Parents, Staff, Students

Cost and Admission

This event is free to attend.


Audition for Biola's fall musical: The Spitfire Grill.

Location: Theatre 21

When: Tuesday and Wednesday, May 9–10, 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

Callbacks: Thursday, May 11, 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

Performances dates: October 20–21 (8 p.m.), 22 (3 p.m.), 27–28 (8 p.m.), 29 (3 p.m.)

Contact: Laurie Winchenbaugh at lauren.a.winchenbaugh@biola.edu to sign up for an audition.

Please allow enough time to fill out the audition form before your audition time slot. Bring a resume to attach to the audition form.
Instructions for auditioning:
1. Please prepare to sing a portion (roughly 1 minute) of one song (musical theater or folk song). Please bring sheet music for the pianist to accompany you, marking the section of the song you want to sing. Please have your music clearly marked and in a 3-ring binder with pages copied back to back. A professional accompanist will be provided. A cappella auditions are discouraged. Musicnotes.com is one handy source of sheet music. As you choose your song, keep in mind the show you are auditioning for, but also pick what you do best and feel the best about! Looking forward to hearing you.
2. Please prepare a 1 minute monologue from a modern drama or comedy (not Shakespeare or in verse). If you do not have this prepared, you will be asked to do a cold read of a selection provided to you at the audition.
Show synopsis: Based on the film of the same name. Percy Talbot has just been released from a five year prison sentence for manslaughter. She is seeking a place for a fresh start, and based on a page from an old travel book, travels to the small town of Gilead, Wisconsin. She finds a job at the Spitfire Grill, but quickly finds that the town itself is in despair. The music is inspired by rural folk music traditions indigenous to Wisconsin and Southern Appalachia.

Questions?

Contact Kay Vinci at:
562-903-4804
kay.vinci@biola.edu