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Alice & Wonderland Auditions

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

ALICE & WONDERLAND CASTING INFORMATION

Auditions June 5th and 6th’

Saturday starting at 10am (2-hour sessions)

Sunday starting at 12pm (2-hour sessions)

 

Download audition sheet here.

 

Music Tracks

www.octc.org/downloads/Track_02.mp3

www.octc.org/downloads/Track_06.mp3

 

Written in 1975 – This show is Rockin’. Reminiscent of HAIR, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, and THE WIZ

 

Looking for 14 singer/dancer/musicians

ROLES

Alice: Mezzo rock/pop sound – good movement skills

White Rabbit: Baritone-tenor/lead guitar – good movement skills

Caterpillar: Mezzo/bluesy/rock diva

Cheshire Cat: Mezzo/Keyboards

Humpty Dumpty: Baritone – good movement skills

Tweedle Dee: Baritone-tenor – dancer

Tweedle Dum: Baritone-tenor – dancer

Mock Turtle: Baritone-tenor/bluesy/big personality – good movement skills

Mad Hatter: Baritone/wild man – dancer

March Hare: Baritone-tenor/big personality – dancer

Door Mouse: Soprano/big personality – dancer

 

Chorus - 6 dancer/singers: Looking for gymnastics, Bollywood, contemporary jazz, ballet, and good partnering skills

 

Bring resume, headshot, 16 bars of music and be ready to move.

Call for an appointment beginning May 3rd   

What makes Oregon Children’s Theatre stand out?

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Over this spring term, a group of journalism students from the University of Oregon has been working with our staff to develop strategies to boost public awareness of all that we do.  Part of their project involves researching and writing new posts for this blog. The following is their first contribution.  Look for more behind-the-scene peeks in coming weeks.

What sets Oregon’s Children Theatre apart?

There is much more to Oregon’s Children Theatre (OCT) than meets the eye. At OCT, not only do we present fully professional performances in world-class venues, we pride ourselves in our contributions to the community we serve. We strive to enhance the theater experience by using the best actors, designers and technical crews. We cater to young audiences to provide age-appropriate, contemporary material, presenting plays with production values that rival those of any other theater company in the region. Oregon’s Children’s Theatre is also recognized nationally based on our work in developing original scripts with acclaimed authors such as Lois Lowry and Louis Sachar.

Beyond our live performances, OCT creates partnerships with schools, teachers and social service agencies, such as Boys & Girls Clubs, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Friends of the Children and St. Mary’s Home for Boys, because we believe that every child should have the opportunity to experience the performing arts.  Last season alone, OCT provided nearly 8,500 free and discounted tickets to students and teachers from economically disadvantaged schools to ensure access to students who would otherwise not be able to participate. Also, last season, OCT provided free services to almost 1,500 disadvantaged children through workshops, Acting Academy scholarships and other exclusive events.

To maintain our position as Oregon’s flagship performing arts institution for young audiences, we will continue to commission new scripts, expand partnerships with organizations serving disadvantaged youth to ensure our programs have maximum impact, focus on the highest quality theatre and improve the overall audience experience any way we can. Thank you for your continued support!