Upstate Theatre 2024-2025 Season
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RENT
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Laura RikardGeneral Auditions: Tuesday, November 19 at 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Studio Theatre – Room 129 of the Performing Arts Center
Audition Requirements:
-Please prepare 16-32 bars (30 seconds to one minute) of a song in the style of the show.
-Please bring recorded accompaniment for the song, a speaker will be provided at the audition.
-If you do not have a song, you may sing the National Anthem a cappella.Callbacks: Wednesday, November 20 at 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Main Stage Theatre of the Performing Arts Center
Callback Requirements:
*There will be a 30-minute dance movement call at the top of callbacks
-Actors called back will be asked to sing sides from the show.
-Sides will be available a week before the auditions. Please contact Prof. Laura Rikard for more information at lrikard2@uscupstate.edu.Please fill out the audition form in advance. A link to the callback sides for the actors and instrumentalists is included in the form.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Everyone cast must register to take THEA U261 section 02
Rehearsal and Performance: Rent CRN 57279
Day, Time = T/Th 11am-12:15pmIf you are concerned you cannot take the above course or are not an enrolled student, you are still welcome to audition.
About RENT: Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side. Pennilessness, drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, social tension, and political unrest, among other hardships, challenge the group physically and emotionally. Facing the problems head on, these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts and find what really matters most in life.
Roles Available: 3F, 5M plus 7 ensemble
Production Dates: April 10-13, 2025
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Scholarship Auditions & Technical Assistantships
Audition Information:
Performance Scholarship: If you are interested in auditioning for a Performance Scholarship, please contact Lee Neibert, Director of Theatre, at neibert@uscupstate.edu or (864) 503-5987 to schedule an audition.
Technical Assistantship: If you are interested in a Technical Assistantship, please contact Del DeLorm, Assistant Professor – Theatre Design, at mdelorm@uscupstate.edu or (864) 503-5621 to schedule an interview.
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London Auditions will take place during the spring semester.