Audition Criteria (2023 Spring season-now closed)

Gloria

 

The Addams Family Musical

PRELIMINARY AUDITIONS

OPTION 1:  Attend an IN-PERSON AUDITION on either Friday, January 20 (5:00-8:30pm) or Saturday, January 21 (12:00-4:30pm).

OPTION 2:  PRE-RECORDED audition: Only students with a legitimate reason for not attending auditions in-person will be allowed to submit a recorded audition. These will be decided on a case-by-case basis. For Gloria, contact director Leslie McCauley at lmccauley@santarosa.edu and for The Addams Family Musical, please contact director Laura Downing Lee at ldowning@santarosa.edu using the subject line “Special Audition Request” or “Audition Question.” Include the reason for your request, your contact information, and whether or not you are auditioning for both SRJC Spring shows (Addams Family and Gloria).

If approved, follow these instructions for pre-recorded auditions and submit no later than Friday, January 20.

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR IN-PERSON PRELIMINARY AUDITIONS

FRIDAY, January 20:  Registration begins at 5:00pm.  Auditions 5:30-8:30pm

AND

SATURDAY, January 21:  Registration begins at 12:00pm.  Auditions 12:30-4:30pm

 

LOCATION:  BURBANK AUDITORIUM, Santa Rosa Campus

1501 Mendocino Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95401

REGISTRATION will be located at the Burbank Auditorium Greenroom Entrance (entrance facing end zone of football field).

Appointments Recommended.  Drop-ins Welcome*

 

How to Schedule Your In-Person Audition Appointment

1. Send an email to srjcauditions@gmail.com to request your appointment.

The Audition appointment email hotline will close at 4pm Friday, January 20. If you email us after 4pm or you have not made an appointment by then, you are still welcome to attend as a Drop-in.*

2. Include the following information in your email:

• Your name, phone number, and email address

• Do you want to attend the Friday OR Saturday audition slot?

You should be able to get the day you want, but telling us both your first and second choice is helpful for us if you can come either day.

• Will you be auditioning for both shows or only one show (title of show)?

If auditioning for both shows, we will schedule you for two time slots back-to-back on the same day. We will try to move you through the process as efficiently as possible.

• Are there any special circumstances or accommodations that you may need?

3. Complete and attach a show-specific Registration Form with your email.

Open the file for the show you wish to audition below. SAVE the PDF file to your computer, and print both pages. Then fill in the form by hand and scan it (or take a picture of it). Attach that completed registration form to your email.

• Gloria - registration form
• Addams Family Musical - registration form

If auditioning for both shows, please complete and attach both forms. Auditioning for both shows is easy…and encouraged!

 

Important Details for In-Person Auditions

• Follow these three steps when you arrive at SRJC:

  1. Parking is available in the Mendocino Ave ("Zumwalt") parking garage. This is the one place on campus where parking will be free during Auditions. (More parking info here.)

  2. Go to Audition Registration in the Burbank Greenroom.  The entrance is located on the back side of the Studio Theatre (that’s the square concrete building to the left of the main Burbank Auditorium entrance.

• COVID requirements – Please check back for the current regulations in place at the time of auditions (January 2023).

• Masks are no longer required when indoors or in close proximity to others. They are optional.

• Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your assigned audition time in order to register, attend a brief orientation, and travel to the audition space.  Allow an additional 15 minutes if you did not email your completed Registration Form(s) in advance; we will have extra copies to fill out should you need to do so.

Please help us stay on schedule by being on time.  If you have not checked in at least 10 minutes before your appointment, you may be moved to a time slot later in the audition session.

• Restrooms will be available, as well as both inside and outside waiting areas.  Other than water bottles, we ask that there is no eating or drinking inside.

* Drop-Ins: Just follow the details above and come to Registration as early in the audition schedule as possible. We’ll confirm you for a time slot as soon as one is available; you might have to wait, but we’ll get you in.  If you do not have a completed registration form, we will have extra copies you can fill out at Registration.

WHAT TO PREPARE

On the "Audition Criteria..." pages for each show, in addition to information about the production and rehearsals, you’ll find a section labeled “What to Prepare.”  Carefully read those instructions, as each show may have different requirements.

 

CALLBACKS

SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2023.  12:00-9:00pm**

CALLBACKS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON.  Callbacks will be held in fully-ventilated rooms in/around Burbank Auditorium. 

LOCATION:  BURBANK AUDITORIUM, Santa Rosa Campus

1501 Mendocino Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95401

REGISTRATION will be located at the Burbank Auditorium Greenroom Entrance (entrance facing end zone of football field).

12:00     Registration begins – Actors called back for The Addams Family Musical or both shows

12:30     Callbacks begin for The Addams Family Musical

3:00       Registration begins – Actors called back for Gloria

3:30       Callbacks begin for Gloria

 

**Actors being called back may be asked to attend all or only a portion of the callbacks. Should an actor have a conflict with the callback schedule, please notify us on your audition Registration Form and we will try to accommodate.

 

SRJC Campus Parking Map

Parking Information

 

AUDITION QUESTIONS? - Who to Contact

If you have any Show-Specific audition-related questions or concerns, please contact the show’s director via email below.  General audition or Theatre Dept. emails can also sent to Leslie McCauley, lmccauley@santarosa.edu.

• Gloria - Leslie McCauley at lmccauley@santarosa.edu
• The Addams Family Musical - Laura Downing Lee at ldowning@santarosa.edu

 

COVID-RELATED INFORMATION

Please check back closer to the audition dates. For SRJC's current Covid-19 policy for students, visit the link below.

covid.santarosa.edu

 

HELPFUL AUDITION RESOURCES

What's a monologue?

A monologue is a speech from a play where one character speaks for an extended period of time to another character, themselves, or the audience. Actors are usually asked not to select a monologue from the play for which they are auditioning.

What if I don't have a prepared monologue?

No worries. If you don’t have a prepared monologue already, you may use one of the 'optional' monologues linked at the bottom of this page under "GENERAL AUDITION RESOURCES." , If you've never done this before OR found out about auditions at the last minute, do not worry about memorizing the monologue or reading the play the monologue is from (unless you want to). However, reading a bit about the play’s plot and characters online can help you prepare.

 

AUDITIONING FOR MUSICALS: RESOURCES

How to Prepare a Musical Theatre Audition - 8 Steps

Singing Auditions for Musical Theatre

 

GENERAL AUDITION RESOURCES

Crash Course in Auditioning at SRJC

Frequently Asked Questions?

Being in an SRJC Show

How to submit a Pre-Recorded Audition

 

While the following optional monologues list the binary gender identification of the characters as written, actors are welcome to select any monologue.

Optional Monologue #1 (Betty, All in the Timing)

Optional Monologue #2 (Phil, Boy’s Life)

Optional Monologue #3 en Espanol (Electricidad)

Optional Monologue #3 in English (Electricidad)