Auditions-The Fantasticks, Merrily We Roll Along, On Golden Pond, and The Wizard of Oz

Name: Auditions-The Fantasticks, Merrily We Roll Along, On Golden Pond, and The Wizard of Oz
Start: 2024-07-07T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-07-07T22:00:00-04:00
Location: 502 Third Avenue W, Bradenton, FL, United States, Florida 34205

Schedule

Sun Jul 07 2024 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

502 Third Avenue W, Bradenton, FL, United States, Florida 34205 | Bradenton, FL

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭!
The first show in the Bradenton Kiwanis Theater is the Off-Broadway musical 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬. The original ran a total of 42 years, making it the world’s longest-running musical. The poetic book and breezy, inventive score, including such memorable songs as “Try to Remember”. The tale centers around Luisa and Matt, who are tricked by their fathers to fall in love by pretending to feud.
-𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 opens Thursday, September 19, 2024, and is scheduled for a two-week run. The show may be extended if there is a demand.
-Rehearsals are scheduled to begin the week of July 21st. The exact start date will be determined after auditions are completed.
In October, the Manatee Players will produce the Stephen Sondheim musical 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐖𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠. Currently enjoying a revival on Broadway, the show tells the story of how three friends’ lives and friendships change over the course of 20 years. It features well-known songs such as “Not a Day Goes By”, “Old Friends”, “Now You Know, and the title song.
-𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐖𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 opens Thursday, October 24, 2024, and is scheduled for a two-week run. The show may be extended if there is a demand.
-Rehearsals are scheduled to begin the week of August 25th. The exact start date will be determined after auditions are completed.
November will see the premiere of the 1979 play 𝐎𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐝 by Ernest Thompson which was filmed in the Academy Award-winning movie starring Henry Fonda, Katherine Hepburn, and Jane Fonda. The plot focuses on the aging couple Ethel and Norman Thayer, who spend each summer at their home on the lake called Golden Pond. The play explores the often turbulent relationship that Norman shares with his daughter Chelsea and the difficulties faced by a couple in the twilight years of a long marriage.
-𝐎𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐝 opens Thursday, November 7, 2024, and is scheduled for a two-week run. The show may be extended if there is a demand.
-Rehearsals are scheduled to begin the week of September 15th. The exact start date will be determined after auditions are completed.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐳 is the perfect holiday treat for family and friends! Come follow the Yellow Brick Road in this musical extravaganza that is sure to be a huge hit this season. This is the Royal Shakespeare Company version that premiered in 1987 and includes the additional verse of “Over the Rainbow” as well as “The Jitterbug” which was cut from the 1939 film version. This full version will be performed at Manatee Performing Arts Center for the very first time.
-𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐳 opens Thursday, December 5, 2024, and is scheduled for a two-week run. The show may be extended if there is a demand.
-Rehearsals are scheduled to begin the week of October 6th. The exact start date will be determined after auditions are completed, but note that there will be rehearsals over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
-𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐳 is open to children aged 6 and up. The child must turn 6 prior to October 1st.
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
-Auditions begin at 7 PM each night.
-Actors audition in the order they arrive.
-You should prepare a song in your key and be ready for any movement portion of the audition that the director may require.
-Anyone being called back will be notified that night of the callback time and date. Not being called back does NOT mean that you are not being considered for a role.
-If you wish to submit a video audition, please email it to Rick Kerby at [email protected]. Video submissions must be received before 4 PM Friday, July 5th.
-These are non-paid volunteer roles in all shows.
-You must be 13 or older to audition for an adult role.
All auditions are held at the Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 Third Avenue West in downtown Bradenton.
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
Please note that by auditioning, you are obligating yourself to a considerable rehearsal and performance process. Please be certain that you are willing and able to make this commitment.