Information about Middle School OAP

We are having rehearsal for auditions today and tomorrow from 3:45-4:45.  This is just so kids will feel comfortable.

Procedures for auditions:

1. Be familiar with the entire play.  Students may prefer a part, but may be better suited for another. 54 students returned completed packets.  UIL limits us to 15 actors, 5 crew, and 4 alternates.  All children will be included in the clinics, contests, etc.  There are always jobs to be done.
2. We will call for 7-10 students to read designated pages on stage.  After a couple of pages are read, we will call another group of children to the stage. If one student is particularly talented, he/she will stay on stage and re-read the part. Each student will be able to read twice, but the parts may not be the ones they wanted.  We will do our best to accommodate each child.
3. I study the completed packets and weigh answers; those are included in my decision.  I will look at past behaviors during rehearsals in previous years if the child is a repeat one act play child. I consider the number of tardies and absences that "seasoned" theatre kids have had.
4. With new children, I observe their behavior when they enter the auditorium on the day of auditions.
5. I look at extra-curricular events that children are committed to. 
6. Saying all this, I may not "get" it right, and I may have to shift actors around during the season.  Often, I have used understudies rather than the original actor for contest.  I try to be fair. 
7. I will list the 15 acting roles and  understudy roles on the window outside my room.  Spencer Jackson is my sound person. 
8. My job is to work with as many children as I can,(within reason) ensure that each child has an exciting theatrical experience, and produce an award-winning play. Please call me or text if you have questions.806-470-9940.

Rehearsals are Tuesdays from 5-7 or later; Sundays from 2-4 or later (we will not keep a child from religious commitments; Wednesdays from 3:45-5:00 (after we have memorized the play), and Friday of home games (3:30-5:00).