AUDITION INFORMATION
ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN GCP SHOWS: Good Company Players produces 6 shows a year in Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater – mostly musical comedies – with runs of 8 to 9 weeks. Performances are Wednesday through Sunday night, plus Sunday matinees. Good Company Players also produces 6 plays annually at their own 2nd Space Theatre. These performances also run 8 to 9 weeks, with performances Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, plus Sunday matinees. REHEARSALS: Shows at Roger Rocka’s usually rehearse six weeks, Monday through Friday, starting at 6 p.m. Longer rehearsals are on Monday and Tuesday night, shorter rehearsals Wednesday through Friday. 2nd Space shows usually rehearse for 5 weeks, 6 – 10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, with shorter rehearsals Thursday and Friday. Variations on this schedule are at the discretion of the individual director.
BEFORE THE AUDITION: GCP has scripts available for 3-day checkout 6 weeks prior to the audition. Scripts can be checked out at GCP’s Business Office, 1105 N. Wishon; the week of auditions scripts must be read in the office. Office Hours: 10 – 5:30, Tuesday – Friday.
AT THE AUDITION: You will receive a Fact Sheet with information on the specific length of commitment for each show along with an audition form to fill out. We urge auditioners to look at the time commitment carefully and to let us know of any conflicts they have. We expect the people who work with us participate in all performances. We can accommodate some rehearsal conflicts, but too many can affect casting.
MUSICAL AUDITIONS: Auditioners are asked to sing a prepared (i.e. memorized) song. A show tune is preferable to a pop tune, but you do not have to sing a song from the show for which you are trying out. Bring music in the correct key. We will need to hear you sing with the piano; we provide the accompanist. Following your song, you will be given material from the play(s) to read. There is also a dance audition for which no preparation is needed. Our choreographer will teach you a dance or dances which you will then be asked to perform in a group setting.
Even if you are interested in “Chorus Only” or “Sing Only” or “Dance Only”, we ask everyone to complete all parts of the audition.
AUDITIONS FOR NON-MUSICALS: If you are trying out for a non-musical, you will be asked to read a scene or scenes from the play. The scenes are assigned after you turn in your audition form and the directors have had a chance to look at the various physical types, etc, for match-ups in the scenes.
WE USUALLY AUDITION 2 SHOWS AT A TIME; YOU ARE WELCOME TO TRY OUT FOR BOTH OF THE SHOWS OR JUST ONE.
CALLBACKS: Callbacks are usually held the Monday and Tuesday night following the Saturday audition. You will be told if you are needed at Callbacks before you leave the theater on Saturday. Callbacks may consist of further reading, singing, or dancing. If you cannot attend the Saturday audition, you must make an appointment to be seen at Callbacks prior to the Saturday audition. Only a limited number of people will be seen in this manner, and the director has the right to decide against seeing any new people at Callbacks once the Saturday audition is over. While every attempt is made to cast from the original audition pool, directors may feel they need further options. Additional performers may be asked to come in to Callbacks for this purpose. All performers at the Callbacks are given an equal opportunity to be cast.
CASTING NOTIFICATION: After both Callbacks, you will be called if cast, sent a letter if you are not. The cast list is posted at the Business Office after all calls are made.
GOOD COMPANY PLAYERS CASTING POLICIES
UNDERSTUDIES, AND DOUBLE CASTING: UNDERSTUDIES may be in the cast or outside the cast. They are expected to be totally prepared to cover a role or roles as needed. “Out of cast” understudies work out a rehearsal schedule with the director and stage manager; they are expected to be fully prepared to perform if needed and to see the show enough times after it opens to note changes. If all goes well, understudies never perform. DOUBLE-CASTING: In some rare instances, the audition pool allows a director to double cast certain roles. This is most often done with young people’s roles, or with a particularly demanding adult role, or to give more performance opportunities to more than one equally talented performer. Variations of double-casting might include doubling a role (two performers alternate as assigned before the run begins), or a split role (one performer takes part of a run and another plays the rest of the run, again, as arranged with advance commitment to the performance dates).
If you have specific conflicts, we urge you to audition and ask about casting options. This would also be a possibility for those of you interested in crew work. We would like to be able to involve people who may stay away because of the challenges of a long run or concerns about specific coverage needs.
PRE-CASTING: Shows are not pre-cast. No director who works with GCP can commit to a casting decision prior to auditions and callbacks.
WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED: Not everyone is right for every show; try out again if you aren’t cast the first time you audition.
SPECIFIC ROLE ONLY AUDITIONERS: We know you may come into the audition with preferences for particular roles. If you are only interested in one part, please let us know at the time of the audition.
IF YOU HAVE INTEREST IN WORKING WITH GCP AS A STAGE MANAGER,
OR ON THE CREW ON ANY OF OUR SHOWS,
PLEASE CONTACT OUR BUSINESS OFFICE.
WE ARE AT 1105 N. WISHON, TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 10 – 5:30. TELEPHONE: 266-0211.
