Middleton Recreation Division
Summer 2017
Creative Drama Audition
Packet
Hey, all!
I’m so excited you’re interested in participating in our Creative Drama Performance! It’s going to be a
great summer, full of hard work, enjoyment and adventure! As you can see, we don’t know what the play
is yet- we will figure that out once we see how many Actors we have!
In this packet, you’ll find the following information:
1. Audition Info & Expectations
2. Audition Sheet (fill this out and bring it to your audition)
3. Rehearsal Calendar (fill this out and bring it to your audition)
4. Commitment Statement (read, sign, and bring it to your audition)
5. Audition Scene Options (prepare one monologue to prepare for your audition and be
familiar with the scene options)
Auditions will be held at the Middleton PAC on Tuesday, June 13th from 2:00-4:00pm. See you then!
Please feel free to email me if you have questions: [email protected]
Sincerely,
Abbie Hannam, Director
Audition Info & Expectations
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NEW THIS YEAR- PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND THE ENTIRE TIME, 2:00-4:00pm! We will start
with some large group warm-ups, play a game, and then jump into the actual Audition process. This gives
me a chance to see how well different actors work together, and get a sense of personalities. Plus, since we
know everyone will be “In”, we can start getting to know one another! If you have a conflict with this
date/time, please email me and we will work something out- [email protected].
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For your audition: Memorize one of the three monologues provided AND be familiar with the scene
options. Choose the monologue you think best showcases your skills or interests, and please be prepared to
read one of the scenes with another actor who is auditioning.
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Please be polite and respectful during the audition process. How you act – both onstage and off – is
considered when casting.
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When you arrive, check in with a stage manager. S/he will, give you a number, take your photo, and let you
know when it is time to come into the PAC for your audition.
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During your audition, please be loud, speak clearly, use expression, be creative, and do your best! Try to
imagine that you are actually the character. Think like that character, walk like that character, talk like that
character and be the character! Don’t forget to have some fun, too.
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Here are the specific things I consider when casting:
o Flexibility/Adaptability – how do you handle the unexpected?
o Responsibility/Commitment – are you reliable?
o Attitude – are you a team player? How do you interact with others? Are you willing to take
performance risks? How do you respond to direction?
o Preparation – have you actually prepared for this audition and worked with the characters
you are playing or are you cold reading?
o Performance Qualities:
 Voice – do your vocal choices (tone, pitch, dialect, pacing) reflect character? Are the basics
(enunciation, inflection, and projection) evident? Do you communicate the story?
 Movement – does your physical presence and movement complement and tell the story?
Are your movements true to the character? Do you engage the story physically?
 Character – is your interpretation distinct and appropriate to the role you are playing
(or is it you up there)? Have you thought about the character you are playing?
 Presence – are you confident onstage and do you appropriately draw the viewer’s attention?
o Availability – are you actually available for rehearsals?
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Remember that you may not get the part that you want or even one of the roles you listed on your audition
sheet. Roles are cast based on your audition, and the director will decide who is best in each part. This can
be disappointing, but remember that all roles are important to this show!
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Cast members will be notified by email which part they received. You will receive an email letting you
know if you have been cast in this show, so please make sure your email address is legible. We will try to
send casting information out as soon as possible.
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Please turn in your commitment statement at the audition – this is what you commit to if you are cast in this
show. It is important that you read this carefully and be sure these are statements you can commit to.
Break a leg! And remember that I want you to be successful at your
audition – I want to see your best work!
Creative Drama
Summer 2017 Audition Form
Name_______________________________________
Grade (in Fall)________
Parent/Guardian Name_____________________________________________________
Home Phone__________________________________ Student Cell_______________
Parent/Guardian Cell Phone_________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Email_____________________________________________________
Student Email____________________________________________________________
1.
Please list previous acting experience.
2.
Please list any special skills (dance, singing, juggling, instruments, acrobatics, etc).
3.
What type of role are you most interested in playing (Lead, Supporting, Comedic relief, etc)?
Why?
4.
Are there any types of roles you would not accept? If so, please list them below.
5.
Why are you interested in being a part of our Creative Drama Production?
(Continue to next page to indicate any conflicts)
Creative Drama
Summer 2017 Audition Form
Please indicate any conflicts with the dates below:
Monday, June 26th: 1:00-4:00pm
Tuesday, June 27th: 1:00-4:00pm
Wednesday, June 28th: 1:00-4:00pm
Thursday, June 29th: 1:00-4:00pm
Friday, June 30th: 1:00-4:00pm
Monday, July 3rd : NO REHEARSAL
Tuesday, July 4th: NO REHEARSAL
Wednesday, July 5th: 1:00-4:00pm
Thursday, July 6th: 1:00-4:00pm
Friday, July 7th: 1:00-4:00pm
Monday, July 10th: 1:00-4:00pm
Tuesday, July 11th: 1:00-4:00pm
Wednesday, July 12th: 1:00-4:00pm
Thursday, July 13th: 1:00-4:00pm
Friday, July 14th: 1:00-4:00pm
Monday, July 17th: 1:00-4:00pm
Tuesday, July 18th, 1:00-4:00pm
Wednesday, July 19th, 1:00-4:00pm
Thursday, July 20th, CAST CALLED AT 5:30pm, SHOW STARTS 7pm
Friday, July 21st, CAST CALLED AT 5:30pm, SHOW STARTS 7pm
Saturday, July 22nd, CAST CALLED AT 5:30pm, SHOW STARTS 7pm
Please NOTE:
All Rehearsals run from 1-4pm
It is essential that you include any and all conflicts on each of these potential rehearsal
days (music lessons, doctor appointments, swim meets, family vacation, camp, etc.).
Please be specific about conflicts – include times and indicate if the conflict is flexible (i.e.
I have piano from 3:30-4 on Wednesdays but can move it to a different time).
If you have questions about rehearsals or commitment expectations, email Abbie Hannam
at [email protected].
Creative Drama
Commitment Statement
Being a part of a production means being a team player and supporting the whole group. If you are not
able to commit to the expectations outlined below, the director will need to replace you with someone
who can follow through. A missed rehearsal, lines not memorized, or negative attitude may jeopardize
your spot and lead to you being replaced (even after rehearsals have started).
Our Creative Drama Performance will require a lot of time, dedication, hard work, and cooperation.
We will also have a lot of fun. Please understand the commitment you are making if you are cast in
this show.
By agreeing to be a part of this production, I am committing to:
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Register for the production through the Middleton PLRF Department.
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Attend all rehearsals when my scenes are scheduled.
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Showing up to every rehearsal on time (meaning I am ready to go—not walking into the PAC
at the start time listed on the schedule).
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Focusing on the play and theatre activities during rehearsal (cell phones will not be permitted
during rehearsal time).
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Memorizing my lines by the “Off Book” deadlines (this will require effort outside of
rehearsal).
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Following all guidelines/rules set forth at rehearsal.
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Working cooperatively with cast members, stage crew, stage manager, directors, etc.
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Putting forth my best effort every day to make this production a success.
I,
_, have read and understand my responsibilities as a cast
member of the Creative Drama Performance. I am committing to these standards and understand the
consequences if I do not meet these expectations.
Signature
Date
As
’s parent/guardian, I also understand the
commitment my child is making as a part of this production. I have gone over the commitment
statement expectations, rehearsal schedule, and show dates. I understand the time commitment (both
with rehearsals and memorizing lines) and will support my child in this endeavor.
Signature
Date
Audition Monologues
Choose and MEMORIZE one of the following monologues to present at your audition.
Option 1: Robin Hood (This is actually from another play, entitled The Somewhat True Tale of Robin
Hood, by Mary Lynn Dobson. Robin is distraught at the thought of Maid Marian marrying the Sheriff of
Nottingham)
Oh Merry Men, Merry Men! My heart is full of grief! It weighs heavy upon my soul. You gaze on one
whose brightest light has been snuffed by the dark blanket of gloom. There is nothing left for me by
sorrow and despair! Stands before you a man who suffers from the anguish of unrequited love! There are
no means to describe my agony, Merry Men, except to say… I have the boo-boos. Yes, I know you’re
shocked! I realize great characters of literature rarely get the boo-boos, but, I have them today. My one
and only love, Lady Marian, is lost to me forever! How can I go on? Soon the woman of my dreams will
wed that incomparable bad guy, the Sheriff of Nottingham. And from that very moment on, Merry Men…
LIFE WILL HAVE NO MEANING! Once she marries him, he and the Prince will conspire to control all
the land. Oh, what to do! What to do!
Option 2: Prince John (This is also from another play, entitled The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood,
by Mary Lynn Dobson. Prince John is hatching his evil plot.)
I’ve got it! We will hold an archery tournament! The winner will receive the hand of Lady Marian in
marriage and one thousand gold pieces! No doubt Robin Hood will enter! He can win the woman he loves
and help the porky poor people at the same time! He won’t be able to resist! I’ll have all my messengers
spread news of the tournament to every inch of the country! Word will be sure to reach the outlaw and his
men! And the best part is, we don’t have to worry about him winning! As we all know, you are the best
archer in all the land. You have a perfect record, never to have been beaten by anyone! This is perfect!
This is brilliant! Oh, I love me! (EVIL CACKLE)
Option 3: Maid Marian (Again, this excerpt is from the play entitled The Somewhat True Tale of Robin
Hood by Mary Lynn Dobson. Marian is upset about her impending marriage)
(Taking off a veil) Oh, who cares. Soon I shall be forced to marry a festering wart. That will make me
Mrs. Festering Wart. Then, he and I shall have a passel of festering little warts. On our mailbox it will say
“The Warts” and our Christmas cards will be signed, “Brightest Holiday Greetings, the Wart Family.” So
who cares how I look, I have nothing to live for.
Don’t let that archery contest fool you, Lady. It’s just a clever ploy by THE EVIL PRINCE JOHN. Now
he can justify my hand in marriage to the Sheriff. The Sheriff is by far the best archer in all the land. His
record is perfect, he’s never been beaten by anyone. He is sure to win. This way, it will look all quite
innocent to the people of England when the Sheriff elects the Prince king. Nothing has changed, I’m still
doomed.
Option 1: Robin Hood and Maid Marian. This scene occurs during Robin’s version of the tale. King
Richard and the court are on the side, observing Robin’s tale.
ROBIN HOOD: I bet you were surprised to see me in Nottingham?
MAID MARIAN: Surprised and delighted. For you are a most stout and lusty yeoman, and I love you
very, very much. (breaking character, to KING RICHARD) This isn’t what I said at all!
ROBIN HOOD: Yes it was, Yes it was!
MAID MARIAN: (Back in character) Robin, The Sheriff and Guy of Gisborne are planning a trap for
you!
ROBIN HOOD: A trap? Zounds!
MAID MARIAN: And I am the bait. Along with a golden arrow.
ROBIN HOOD: A golden arrow!?! Oooooo…
MAID MARIAN: And me, Robin. And me!
ROBIN HOOD: Of course. Terrible. Go on.
MAID MARIAN: In two days time, there is to be an archery tournament for men from all over England.
The winner will get a golden arrow.
ROBIN HOOD: Golden arrow… ooooooo…..
MAID MARIAN: Worth 250,000 gold pieces. And then, at the end of the day, I’m to be married to the
vile Guy of Gisborne!
ROBIN HOOD: Fear not, my lady, no harm will come to that arrow!
MAID MARIAN: Or me!
ROBIN HOOD: Or you, of course. For I have a cunning plan. Go back to the castle, and go along with
their plan.
MAID MARIAN: But I’ll never marry Guy of Gisborne. He smells bad!
ROBIN HOOD: Don’t worry, you won’t. I’ll make sure of that. (To KING RICHARD:) Then Marian left,
sayingMAID MARIAN: (Out of character, to ROBIN:) Do I have to?
ROBIN HOOD: It’s my story!
MAID MARIAN: Fine. (Back in character:) Goodbye, Robin, you stout and lusty yeoman. You are so
wonderful, and perfect, and everything you say and do is clever and amazing. (Out of character, to the
audience:) Blech.
Option 2: Sheriff of Nottingham and Abbess. This scene occurs in the Sheriff’s version of the tale. After
Robin Hood kills the King’s Deer, the Sheriff seeks revenge from a mobster-like Abbess.
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: Abbess.
ABBESS: Sheriff. It’s been a long time.
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: Too long.
ABBESS: Maybe not long enough. What do you want?
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: What can I get?
ABBESS: You never struck me as the type who needed his soul saved.
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: Maybe I’ve changed.
ABBESS: Maybe I haven’t.
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: You still into the Kung-fu business?
ABBESS: Who’s asking?
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: I got a problem might need a hand. A stiff hand. A stiff hand that comes
down with a loud ‘Hi-ya’.
ABBESS: I know of such hands, but why should I lend them to you?
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: It’s about a deer.
ABBESS: A deer?
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: A dear deer. She was dear to me.
ABBESS: What’s she done?
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: She’s been done. Shot in the back.
ABBESS: I’m sorry to hear it.
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: Not as sorry as I was to see it.
ABBESS: What kind of man shoots a deer in the back?
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: Hood.
ABBESS: No thanks, I have a habit.
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: Robin Hood. Bold outlaw. Stupid, too.
ABBESS: I try not to get mixed up in political affairs.
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: He’s in it with Tuck.
ABBESS: Friar ‘Carlito’ Tuck?
SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM: You know of another?
ABBESS: One’s too many. I’m in… Let’s go break some heads.
Option 3: Willa Scarlett and Lovelorn Robin Hood. This scene occurs in Maid Marian’s version
of the story. Her version of Robin is that he is completely infatuated with her. Also, in her version Will Scarlett is a
woman- but Robin doesn’t know it yet.
WILLA SCARLETT: Robin! I bring news from Marian.
LOVELORN ROBIN HOOD: (Perking up:) News? From my love? Is she here?
WILLA SCARLETT: Sadly, no, it is far too dangerous for her to come in person, for she is being watched
over by Guy of Gisborne.
LOVELORN ROBIN HOOD: Oooo, I hate that Guy!
WILLA SCARLETT: But she has sent help! Look, RObin- stalwart and merry men!
(skip a bit)
LOVELORN ROBIN HOOD: That’s very kind of you, but I would trade all the merry men in the world
for just one more minute with MaidWILLA SCARLETT: Yes, yes, she said you’d say that, but here’s the thing. If you want to win the love
of a lady, Robin, you have to do it with great deeds!
LOVELORN ROBIN HOOD: Go on.
WILLA SCARLETT: These Merry Men will help us form a band of noble outlaws, doing legendary acts
of greatness that will surely win her heart.
LOVELORN ROBIN HOOD: Yes! Yes! I see. We could kill bad people!
WILLA SCARLETT: We could, sure. Or perhaps, more romantically than that, we could rob from the
richLOVELORN ROBIN HOOD: And give it to Marian!
WILLA SCARLETT: The poor. We give it to the poor.
LOVELORN ROBIN HOOD: Of course, and then she hears from the poor about how great I am, and she
will totally love me! Huzzah!
WILLA SCARLETT: (in a high girly voice) Huzzah!
(LOVELORN ROBIN HOOD looks at “him” suspiciously)
WILLA SCARLETT: (in a low, manly voice) Huzzah!
LOVELORN ROBIN HOOD: This is the most brilliant idea I’ve ever had. We must start straight away!