The Adventures of Captain Hyper – In Space No One Can Hear You Sing
A Training Show Production
Featuring performers ages 5-9
This show is Rated G
Book and Lyrics by Richard Wilson
Music by Lynne Cimorelli
Rehearsals: Saturdays, March 13-May 15, 2021
Tech Rehearsal/Performances: May 19-May 22, 2021
Artistic Manager: Anjie Rose Wilson
Producer: Chris Hobbs
Director: Joey Baciocco
Choreographer: Emily Hobbs
Vocal Director: Ty Rhoades
Asst. Director: Madeline L’Engle
Asst. Choreographer: Ashley Slavin
Asst. Vocal Director: Cameron Renstrom
Technical Director: Zach Wilson
TECH REHEARSAL/PERFORMANCES
Each cast will have a tech rehearsal on May 19th, and perform three shows, May 20- 22, 2021.
VENUE
Rehearsals take place at the EDMT rehearsal facility, located at:
5011 Golden Foothill Parkway, Unit 4, in El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
The Adventures of Captain Hyper will perform at the Folsom Amphitheater, near Sutter Street in Folsom.
Saturday, February 20th, 9am – 11am
Sunday, February 21st, 11am – 1pm
Participants will learn from EDMT’s Founder and Artistic Director, Debbie Wilson. Click below for workshop details.
– Exactly what to expect at the audition.
– How to choose audition songs, and will receive a CD 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 the Training Show dance audition.
– The story and characters in The Adventures of Captain Hyper, including getting to practice lines from the show.
Plus, everyone will get a chance to do a full practice audition to gain experience.
Parents attend for FREE and are strongly encouraged to attend so they can assist their young performer. Only 1 parent per child registered may attend and masks are required.
Our Training Shows start with the key theater terms and performing. Student performers then progress through actually staging a performance. The show itself is a “lighter” production that is perfectly suited to younger performers.
The first class is a real audition that parallels the audition process used by El Dorado Musical Theatre and most other stage performance groups. Since all students who enroll in the class participate and perform on stage, auditions are for determining who will perform each specific role.
NEW participants to EDMT since August 2020 are required to sign an EDMT Waiver and Release Form to acknowledge their understanding of the important new practices in place to protect all students and staff members against COVID-19. Once registered, participants will receive the waiver via DocuSign. The form must be signed and returned prior to the first rehearsal.
[New to EDMT: Bring a copy of your birth certificate to your dance audition to verify your age.]VOCAL AUDITIONS
Submit a one-minute vocal audition video of yourself, including an introduction (name, age, song title), to edmt@edmt.info, by Thursday, March 4th by midnight. Please review the vocal audition submission guidelines below in FAQs.
DANCE AUDITIONS
Dance auditions are in-person on Saturday, March 6th, at EDMT’s rehearsal facility. Masks are required; and auditionees will be taught the audition dance in small groups. Participants may choose to read a few lines, provided by the artistic staff, to be considered for a role. Participants will be emailed their dance audition time for March 6th. This will be a closed audition; performers only, no parents.
CAST LIST
The cast list will be posted on the EDMT website on Wednesday, March 10th at 6:00pm.
REFUND POLICY
– Registered cast members will receive a full refund of tuition, minus a $50.00 processing fee if they remove themselves from the cast by March 9th.
– NO refunds of tuition will be made once the cast list is posted on the EDMT website on March 10th, except in extenuating circumstances such as death in the family, medical injury, serious illness, or surgery not known about prior to auditions.
– To request a cancellation prior to the cast 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 removed from the cast by EDMT staff for behavioral reasons.
Note: Auditionees and their parents are aware that rehearsals require the cast member to have the ability to focus for two hours, with one break.
The first rehearsal is the Saturday after dance auditions (March 13th).
It is extremely important that you review the calendar from the website and provide any schedule conflicts on dance audition day. Please DO NOT REGISTER if your schedule has more than 2 conflicts on NON-mandatory dates or ANY conflicts on Dress Rehearsal on May 15th or Tech Reheasal/Performances on May 19th-22nd. Missing any of these important dates may result in being dropped from the show.
Rehearsals will take place at EDMT, 5011 Golden Foothill Pkwy, Unit #4, in El Dorado Hills, CA.
NEW participants to EDMT since August 2020 are required to sign an EDMT Waiver and Release Form (with COVID clause) to acknowledge their understanding of the important new practices in place to protect all participants and staff members against COVID-19.
Commander Seri Braal – The science officer for the ship and second in command. He/She is a Brainiac (from the planet Brainy). He/She often has to figure out exactly what is happening to the ship and crew.
Rewind – One of the pair of Tivonians (Tee-voh-nee-anz) from the planet Tivo. They have the ability to stop, back up, or fast forward the action of the play using a Universal Remote Control. They act as narrators for advancing the story.
Replay – The other Tivonian.
Counselor Ki-Ra – A telepath from the planet Sentia Four. She uses her psychic powers and beautiful voice to sing the Imperial Raiders to sleep.
Lieutenant Woof – The head of security on the USS Broadway. He/She is from the planet Canidae, wears a collar, has dog-ears and has a habit of barking at strangers.
Chief “Crankshaft” O’ Toole – The head of engineering on the USS Broadway. He/She always keeps the ship functioning despite adversity.
Lieutenant Marconi – The communications officer.
Ensign Yuhoo – The ship’s navigator.
Ensign Watt – The ship’s pilot.
Dronon – The Monotonian leader.
Ohbla – Assistant to the Monotonian leader.
Monotonians – The people who live on the planet Monotonia Five. Due to watching too many news broadcasts, they have completely lost their sense of humor. They wear all black along with multi-colored clown wigs to try to rediscover a sense of fun. They all speak in a flat monotone.
MUSCIAL NUMBERS
We’re Off On An Adventure……Full Cast, Ki-Ra, Ensign Watt, Seri Braal
Imperial Raiders Lullaby……Ki-Ra
We’re Monotonous……Monotonians
In Space, No One Hears When You Sing……Captain Hyper
I Wish I Were On the Broadway……Starship Broadway Crew
We’re Off On An Adventure (Reprise)……Full Cast, Ki-Ra, Ensign Watt, Seri Braal
Who can participate?
Boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 9. (Age as of the date of auditions.)
Why do we have auditions?
The purpose of the audition is to determine how well students can sing or dance and to determine who can best perform each role. Students are not expected to arrive fully versed as a performer since that is what they are learning in the class.
What to wear to a dance audition?
Dress comfortably for a dance audition. (Clothes and shoes that allow you to move easily, NO sandals or clunky boots.) Everyone is expected to participate in the dance audition. Masks are required.
How to prepare a song/video for the vocal audition?
Submit a video, no longer than one minute, of performer singing a song of their choice. Submissions are due by midnight on Thursday, March 4th. Please send emails to edmt@edmt.info.
In the video, performer should introduce themselves (name and age) and their song, and then sing for up to one minute. Video may be attached in an email or sent via YouTube, or Google drive link.
Performers may sing acapella (voice alone with no accompaniment), with an instrument, or instrumental CD.
What is the class/cast size?
Students are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Depending on the number of registrants, we will have a maximum of three casts with 30 performers each. Students who apply after the first 90 spots are filled will be placed on a waiting list.
Where are rehearsals?
Rehearsals will take place at EDMT, 5011 Golden Foothill Pkwy, Unit #4, in the El Dorado Hills Business Park off of Latrobe Rd.
Who do I go to when I have a question?
Please direct all questions to the Show Coordinator or Producer, (Mrs.) Chris Hobbs. Please avoid disrupting rehearsals by going directly to the artistic staff.
Will siblings be placed together in the same cast group? Can we request to be in a cast group with a friend?
Cast groups will be created by the artistic staff to meet the needs of the show. Siblings will be placed in the same cast. There are NO FRIEND REQUESTS for cast groups for this show.
Are masks required?
Yes. Masks are required for all students and staff members while on site. Performers will be given breaks for water and will be closely supervised during these brief unmasked breaks.
Can parents observe or see the space where rehearsals are held?
For the health and safety of all involved, only registered performers, rehearsal monitors and staff members may be on site while rehearsals are in progress. Therefore, at this time parents are not invited to observe.
How will drop off and pick up work?
All performers should enter EDMT through the front door entrance and arrive 10-15 minutes before their scheduled rehearsal time for check-in and a no-touch temperature check. After rehearsal, performers will exit EDMT through the front door. Rehearsal Monitors will wait with the performers until parents arrive. Please arrive on time to pick up your performer.
