AUDITIONS: Dreamgirls

Name: AUDITIONS: Dreamgirls
Start: 2024-05-04T10:00:00-05:00
Location: Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church

Schedule

Sat May 04 2024 at 10:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church | Little Rock, AR

Actors Theatre of Little Rock announces auditions for Tom Eyen & Henry Krieger’s DREAMGIRLS. Auditions will be held BY APPOINTMENT on Saturday, May 4th. Audition appointments can be made and questions answered by emailing [email protected].
Video submissions will be accepted. All video submissions are due May 3rd @11:59pm and need to be emailed to [email protected]
Auditions will be held at Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church (1601 S. Louisiana, Little Rock, AR, 72206), and appointments will begin at 10:00am. Callbacks will be held on Monday, May 13th. You will be notified by email if you are needed for callbacks.
Performance dates are December 4-21st, 2024. Rehearsals will begin on or around September 28th and will start out being 3 days a week until late October. This production will be directed by Caelon Colbert, music directed by Mark A. Burbank, and choreographed by Amaya Hardin.
Those auditioning are asked to prepare a 32-bar selection either from the show or in the same style that shows your vocal range and skill. An accompanist will be provided. While it is preferable that you utilize accompaniment, karaoke tracks are acceptable if you don’t have sheet music. If you sing a capella, you will be asked to sing something with the piano.
Those auditioning must be 16 years of age or older by September 1st, 2024. No roles have been precast. All roles are paid.
A note from the director: While everyone will move, not everyone has to be a dancer. There are roles available for Black/African-American and Caucasian actors. This reimagined production is planned to be in the round and immersive. While Dreamgirls is primarily sung-through, our priority is bold, fearless, and honest storytelling. Crowd work will be a key feature in the show.
More information, plot summary, & character breakdown can be found at actorstheatrelr.org/auditions
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SYNOPSIS
Inspired by Motown and R&B legends of the 1960s-70s, Dreamgirls follows the rising stardom of the Dreamettes, an all-girl singing trio from Chicago. The three best friends—the phenomenally talented, but demanding Effie White, the beautiful and appealing Deena Jones, and the eager, romantic Lorrell Robinson—team up with driven, demanding manager Curtis Taylor, who is determined to see their—and his—star rise. As their careers begin to take off, changes are made to ensure their mass appeal to the pop market. Egos are bruised, tempers flare, and hearts are broken in pursuit of stardom. Inspired by the stories of groups such as The Supremes and The Shirelles and featuring many iconic classic songs, Dreamgirls is a love letter to American R&B music and the artists that make such music great.