Audition information for both ACT’s summer musical, Crazy for You, and General Auditions for the 2024-2025 Season are listed below. Keep scrolling!
Crazy for You Auditions
Academy of Creative Theatre (ACT) will be holding auditions for its summer production class, Crazy for You, on May 5th and 8th, with callbacks on May 14th. Auditions are by appointment and are open to students ages 11-18. Please note that this is a production class with a tuition of $695. Scholarships and payment plans are available.
AUDITION DETAILS
• Initial auditions are by appointment: May 5th (3:30-7:30pm) or 8th (3:30-7:30pm)
• Dance and Reading callbacks (by invitation) May 14th (4:00-7:00pm)
• Make an audition appointment HERE.
AVAILABLE ROLES
• 18-22 roles for ages 11-18. All roles are open. The full list of available roles is HERE.
• Strong singers and dancers are encouraged to audition!
• Please note all roles are open to actors of any gender and some actors may be cast as more than one character.
WHAT TO PREPARE
• All audition material is available here.
• Prepare/familiarize yourself with ALL the roles in BOTH Scene 1 and Scene 2. Scenes do not need to be memorized.
• Learn/memorize ONE of the two song selections. You may choose either song, unless you are auditioning for Polly, in which case we’d like to hear Someone to Watch Over Me. You may practice with the vocal guide version of the track, but we ask that you sing to the backing track at auditions. We’ll provide the music at auditions; no a Capella singing, please.
• Conflicts: you will be asked to share any conflicts you may have with the show’s rehearsal schedule. Please come prepared with your summer calendar.
• Please bring a current photo of yourself to the audition.
• Comfortable, moveable clothing is encouraged.
PRODUCTION DETAILS
• Rehearsals: May 26-July 5, 3-4 afternoon/evenings per week; July 7-17, Monday-Friday evenings. Some rehearsal conflicts can be accommodated.
• Production Dates: July 18-28. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, Saturday and Sunday matinees.
• Tuition: $695. Scholarships and Payment Plans available.
ABOUT CRAZY FOR YOU
A Gershwin musical comedy. Full plot is HERE.
Music and Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin
Book by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Claire Edmonds
Music direction by Danielle McNamara
Choreography by Natalie Mara
A musical-loving banker sent to foreclose on a small-town theatre decides to revive it with the magic of the Follies some slapstick comedy and a whole lot of charm. Flush with mistaken identities, a classic love story, and 1930s glamour, Crazy for You radiates playful humor and high-energy show-stopping numbers! A wealth of Gershwin tunes including “I’ve Got Rhythm,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” and “Nice Work if You Can Get It” fuse with Ken Ludwig’s lively book to bring you a delightful American musical comedy!
SCHOLARSHIPS
Generous scholarships are available for all ACT programs, provided through a grants from the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, Central Coast Funds for Children, and Mechanics Bank. For more information or an application, please click HERE or contact Education Director Kerry DiMaggio at (805) 781-3889, ext. 14 or email [email protected].
SPONSORS
Many thanks to our generous ACT Season Sponsors, Joan G. Sargen, Ann Robinson and Catherine & Richard Luckett and to our Crazy for You show sponsors, Wilda Rosene and Joan G. Sargen.
General Auditions
Thank you for your interest in SLO REP’s 24/25 season. General auditions will take place in-person on Saturday, May 25 or you may submit materials online through Friday, May 24. These auditions will be the ONLY formal audition all season for SLO REP, and will be used to cast the following shows:
MAINSTAGE SHOWS
Musical of Musicals (The Musical)
A Christmas Story
Mamma Mia
The Cake
I Hate Hamlet
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
STAGED READINGS
Fortinbras
Molly Sweeney
Seminar
Ada and the Engine
Auditioning is Easy!
- Download SLO REP’s audition information packet HERE and READ THE WHOLE THING.
a.) This packet contains all instructions, audition requirements, rehearsal dates, show times, and character descriptions. - Go to the SLO REP General Audition information Form located HERE.
a.) All actors must fill out this form COMPLETELY.
b.) When you fill out this form, you will be asked to choose an in-person audition slot on May 25 OR to submit your audition electronically.
c.) Please make sure your materials are ready to upload BEFORE you fill out this form.
Any questions? Please contact Suzy Newman, Production Manager at [email protected].
