AUDITION WORKSHOP
This one-day workshop is open to performers between 6-20 years old who have been in two or less EDMT productions. The audition workshop is not mandatory to participate in the production, but it is a great way to prepare for auditions. Cost is $40.

Note: You have to register separately to participate in the show.

Workshop Date/Time:  Sunday, August 9th, from 12:30pm-3:30pm

Participants will learn from EDMT’s Founder and Artistic Director, Debbie Wilson:

• Exactly what to expect at the audition.
• How to choose audition songs. Participants will receive a Google Drive link of appropriate audition songs that they can use.
• How to drill your introduction, what to include, and why your introduction is so important!
• Dance steps that are in a traditional EDMT dance audition.
• The story and characters in ANNIE, including getting to practice lines from the show.
• Plus, everyone will get a chance to do a full practice audition to gain experience.
• Performers learn what happens during a callback and how to prepare for a callback.
• Parents are encouraged to attend so they can assist their performer in audition preparation. Only 1 parent per performer registered may attend.
• Performers wear clean closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothes to dance in. If your performer has an audition song they would like to sing, please have them bring in a device ready to play.

The audition workshop takes place at the EDMT Performing Arts Center, located at:
4949 Windplay Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762

CAST OF CHARACTERS

MUSICAL NUMBERS

• Overture
• Maybe
• Hard Knock Life
• Tomorrow
• Hooverville
• Little Girls
• I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here
• N.Y.C.
• Easy Street
• You Won’t Be An Orphan For Long
• Fully Dressed
• Cabinet – Tomorrow
• Something Was Missing
• I Don’t Need Anything But You
• A New Deal for Christmas

ATTENDANCE POLICY

• 3 absences for non-mandatory rehearsal dates; including but not limited to vacation, school functions, illness, and family events.
• Arriving 30 minutes late or leaving 30 minutes early = one-half absence.
• Note: Lead rehearsals are typically on Mondays from 4:00-6:15pm [Although ALL PERFORMERS are subject to being called on a Monday (see weekly newsletter for the call list)]
• No absences during Mandatory Rehearsals, Tech Rehearsals or Shows (November 2nd – 29th).
• If you miss more than 3 absences or miss a mandatory rehearsal, tech rehearsal or show you may be removed from the show.

REGISTRATION
Online registration begins Sunday, August 9th, at 6:00pm on this webpage and closes when full or on Sunday, August 16th at 11:59pm whichever comes first. (If the cast is full you may choose to be placed on a waiting list.) Everyone registered will be in the show. Auditions are to determine who will perform specific roles.

• No cast requests.
• Please review the calendar thoroughly.
• Note: Performers who are 6 years old must have previously participated in at least one EDMT production.

LEARN THE AUDITION DANCE
Thursday, August 13th, from 4:00-5:00pm at EDMT Performing Arts Center. A video link of the audition dance will be emailed to all registrants for those who are unable to attend in-person or who want to use it to practice.

AUDITIONS
Thursday, August 20th, at 4:00pm at EDMT Performing Arts Center.

• You may bring sheet music for the accompanist or use a digital music file for this vocal audition. We will send an email after registration with instructions on how to prepare sheet music and submit your digital music for auditions.
• Upon arrival to auditions you will be measured for costumes and have a photo taken for the program.
• Auditionees will be seated by number in a row of 10 chairs in the audition room. Parents are invited to watch. When your number is called, you will come forward, introduce yourself and your song, and then sing for up to one minute.
• Next, 20 auditionees will perform the dance audition for the staff in groups of five. Some groups of auditionees will sing first and dance second, and others will dance first and sing second.
• Finally, the Artistic Staff will announce the audition numbers of those who are being called back. Those called back will proceed immediately to the “Callback Table” to pick up any songs/scripts needed in preparation for the callback auditions.
• Note: The door will be closed during each group’s auditions. No entering or exiting the room during that time.

CALLBACKS
Saturday, August 22nd, at 2:00pm at EDMT Performing Arts Center. Those called back will be asked to read lines from the script and sing the song(s) they were given at the “Callback Table” at auditions. They should also be prepared to dance if requested.

CAST LIST
The cast list will be posted on the EDMT website on Thursday, August 27th at 6:00pm.

PUBLICITY APPEARANCES
Cast members obtaining lead roles are expected to make themselves available for publicity events such as television appearances and newspaper interviews.

Auditions and Rehearsals will take place at EDMT Performing Arts Center, 4949 Windplay Drive, in El Dorado Hills, CA.

COST
$625 Tuition Fee ($575 for each sibling)

Additional expenses may include the purchase of personal items such as shoes, changing garments, or makeup; and those which are completely optional, such as, a cast photo, souvenir mug or ornament, T-shirt, etc…

*All credit card payments will incur a convenience fee. To avoid this fee, in the PAYMENT WINDOW select the PAY LATER option to pay by cash or check in person either before or on audition day.

Note: To be considered for a work scholarship, Click Here to complete a work scholarship application by August 2nd, at 6:00pm. If a work scholarship is granted, you will receive an email with all the information needed to register for the show by August 7th at 8:00pm.

CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY
NO refunds of tuition will be made once the cast list is posted on the EDMT website, except in extenuating circumstances such as death in the family, or a medical injury, serious illness or surgery not known about prior to registration.

• Registered cast members will receive a full refund of tuition, minus a $75.00 processing fee, if they remove themselves prior to auditions.
• Registered cast members will be charged one-half of tuition, in addition to a $75.00 processing fee, if they remove themselves between auditions and the day before cast list is posted.
• To request a cancellation prior to the cast list being posted, send an email to edmt@edmt.info.  Make sure to include performer’s name, parent’s name and phone number, and reason for canceling.
• No refunds of tuition will be given to cast members who remove themselves from the cast after the cast list has been posted.
• N0 refunds of tuition will be given to cast members removed from the cast by EDMT staff for behavioral reasons.

Note: Performers and their parents are aware that rehearsals require the performer to have the ability to focus for two-and-a-half hours, with one break.

REHEARSALS

• Monday, August 31st, from 4:00-6:15pm is a Lead Read-Through.
• Monday, August 31st, from 5:30-6:00pm is a NEW Performer Orientation for those who are performing with EDMT for the first time or who have only been in a training show.
• Tuesday, September 1st, from 4:00-6:30pm is the first rehearsal for the entire cast.
• Mondays from 4:00-6:15pm are usually lead-rehearsal days, but additional cast members may be called on Mondays. If a Monday rehearsal is missed it counts towards the 3 absences (see weekly newsletter for the call list).
• Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00-6:30pm are all cast member rehearsals.
• Please review the calendar thoroughly.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

• 3 absences for non-mandatory rehearsal dates; including but not limited to vacation, school functions, illness, and family events.
• Arriving 30 minutes late or leaving 30 minutes early = one-half absence.
• Note: Lead rehearsals are typically on Mondays from 4:00-6:15pm [Although ALL PERFORMERS are subject to being called on a Monday (see weekly newsletter for the call list)]
• No absences during Mandatory Rehearsals, Tech Rehearsals or Shows (November 2nd – 29th).
• If you miss more than 3 absences or miss a mandatory rehearsal, tech rehearsal or show you may be removed from the show.

Rehearsals will take place at EDMT Performing Arts Center, 4949 Windplay Drive, in El Dorado Hills, CA.

PARENT MEETINGS
Parents of cast members NEW to EDMT or cast members who have only done an EDMT training show must attend the NEW Parent Orientation on Monday, August 31st, from 5:30-6:00pm, where you will receive important information critical to the success of your performer. This is during the time where your new performer will be called to a new performer orientation.

There is an ALL Parent Meeting on Thursday, September 3rd, from 5:30-6:30pm, where you will receive important information critical to the success of your performer and the production.

VOLUNTEER HOURS
Our volunteers are some of the most important people in our organization. Without our volunteers, our productions would not be possible. Volunteers are needed for rehearsals, poster blitz, set painting, costume and prop support, shows, load-in/load-out, etc.

• Each family is required to complete at least 20 volunteer hours for this show.
• If your family does not complete 20 volunteer hours, the family will be charged a $440 fee.
• Volunteer positions will be available on “SignUp.” A link to this software will be sent in the newsletter.
• When volunteering, DO NOT bring other kids. When volunteering for the other cast, DO NOT bring your performer(s).
• If you sign-up as a Backstage Dresser, DO NOT send anyone else in your place who did not receive training.

PERFORMER RULES OF CONDUCT

• We expect every participant to be courteous, respectful, and responsible while understanding that focus, dedication, and commitment are necessary to achieve the group’s goals.
• We expect each participant to be punctual and prepared for rehearsal. Prepared by knowing the material that was covered in the previous rehearsals, and also prepared by being well-groomed and dressed for movement (no jeans) and wearing clean dance footwear or tennis shoes.
• We expect that everyone will take good care of the facility; both our rehearsal areas and our performance venues and equipment. That means cleaning up after yourself and taking your belongings home with you at the end of rehearsals/shows. Items left behind will be purged once a month.
• There is a zero tolerance policy towards any substance abuse. Violations will result in immediate dismissal and appropriate authorities may be contacted.
• We expect each participant to only use their cell phone for EDMT approved business purposes (for example, recording their vocal part, recording a section of difficult choreography). Performers who abuse cell phone privileges will be asked to put their phones away or may have their phones held at the front desk until after the end of rehearsal.
• Every EDMT participant should understand that their contributions towards a positive, healthy, and supportive environment are necessary for the group to be successful and to ensure that every El Dorado Musical Theatre production is the best it can be for each and every audience member as well as for each and every performer.

SHOW FAQs

Will siblings be placed together in the same cast? Can we request to be in a cast with a friend?
Siblings will be in the same cast. There are NO CAST REQUESTS for this show.

Can parents observe rehearsals?
No. Only registered performers, rehearsal monitors, and staff members may be on site while rehearsals are in progress.

Can performers watch another cast’s rehearsal?
When only one cast is called to a rehearsal, performers from the other cast may not watch unless invited by the Artistic Director. If a parent is volunteering for the other cast, their performer is not permitted to be at the rehearsal or in the facility unless approved by an EDMT staff member.

How will drop off and pick up work?
All performers should enter EDMT through the front door entrance and arrive no more than 10-15 minutes before their scheduled rehearsal time for check-in. After rehearsal, performers will exit EDMT through the front door. Please arrive on time to pick up your performer(s). Please exit your vehicle and come to the front door to pick up your child.