The Broward Center for the Performing Arts and the Performance Project School of the Arts are hosting auditions for the Young Professionals level of its 2012 Summer Theatre Camp on Saturday, March 24 at the Broward Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Enrollment is by audition only for the advanced level touring program for campers between the ages of 13 and 18, or entering eighth grade, to be held weekdays from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. from June 18 to July 28.
Audition requirements are 16 to 20 measures of a show tune with accompaniment on CD (no vocals on the track), a reading from the script, a head-shot or picture, a resume and a letter of recommendation from a drama or music teacher. Teens will be notified about casting by April 7th. They should not attempt to register until they are notified of your acceptance. If not accepted, they are welcome to sign up for the Group C teen program (subject to availability).
Young Professionals will perform Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella at the Broward Center, Miramar Cultural Center/ArtsPark and Aventura Arts & Cultural Center after participating in advanced levels of study in voice and diction, character analysis, scene study, dialects, styles and methods. They will also have the opportunity to earn community service hours by assisting younger campers. The price for the camp is $680, which includes a voucher for two complimentary tickets to any single performance the camper is in, and a DVD of the show in which the camper appears.
Please e-mail performproject@aol.com by March 17th to sign up for an audition expressing your interest and an approximate time that you can come in. You will be notified with your audition time and location.
About The Broward Center for the Performing Arts
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is one of America’s premier performing arts venues. Presenting more than 700 performances each year to more than 700,000 patrons, the Center showcases a wide range of exciting cultural programming and events, and offers one of the largest arts-in-education programs in the United States, serving more than 150,000 students annually. In 2007, the Broward Center was named the Cultural Embassy of Broward County in recognition of its success in linking cultural activity with the region’s economic development. The Broward Performing Arts Foundation, Inc. receives and maintains funds to sustain, develop, and secure the future of the Broward Center. The Broward Performing Arts Center is located in the Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District at 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, visit www.BrowardCenter.org. The Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment Consortium is a cultural partnership between the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Florida Grand Opera, Fort Lauderdale Historical Society and the Historic Stranahan House Museum. It is supported by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.
