{"id":28736,"date":"2025-12-02T09:25:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/?p=28736"},"modified":"2025-12-02T09:25:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:25:30","slug":"wilkes-university-theatre-department-spring-audition-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/2025\/12\/02\/wilkes-university-theatre-department-spring-audition-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilkes University Theatre Department Spring Audition!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wilkes<\/span>\u00a0University Theatre Department\u00a0<\/strong>Spring Audition Notice\u00a0(Open to all\u00a0Wilkes<\/span>\u00a0University Students)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Urinetown: the Musical<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0&\u00a0Murder on the Orient Express<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Spring Play Audition:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Murder on the Orient Express<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday 12\/2 on the Dorothy Dickson Darte Mainstage<\/p>\n

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Murder On the Orient Express<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

By Agatha Christie\u00a0<\/p>\n

Adapted by Ken Ludwig<\/p>\n

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Director: Paul Nelson<\/p>\n

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Rehearsals: 2\/24 – 4\/15<\/p>\n

Work Weekend: 3\/28, 3\/29<\/p>\n

Production Dates: 4\/16, 4\/17, 4\/18 (2 shows), 4\/19<\/p>\n

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AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS<\/a>\u00a0(click here)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Auditions will consist of readings from the script monologues. Monologues should NOT be memorized. Please Prepare one or two monologues of your choice from the prepared packet of sides. Please note you may be asked to read an additional monologue or two from the selection! Stage dialects will be used in this production.\u00a0Monologues – click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Accent\/dialect work<\/strong>\u00a0is important in this show, and we want to see your<\/p>\n

best attempt at the correct accent for each character. Perfection isn\u2019t<\/p>\n

needed, we just want to see how well you can attempt it. You may be<\/p>\n

asked to perform the scene with and without the accents, so we can<\/p>\n

judge acting ability.<\/p>\n

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Use\u00a0this link<\/a>\u00a0to sign up for an appointment time (please note there are two pages, or tabs – one for each production)! Plan to arrive at least 10 minutes before your assigned time.\u00a0Please sign up for the earliest open slot on the sheet (leave no spaces between auditionees)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Spring Musical Audition:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mainstage Production of\u00a0URINETOWN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Director: Sean Patrick Gibbons
Music Director: Dr. Joshua Harper
Choreographer: Lynne Esgro
Performance Dates: 2\/19, 2\/20, 2\/21 (2 Show Day), 2\/22
Rehearsal Dates:1\/12-2\/18, Work Weekend (2\/7,2\/8), Sitzprobe (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

**Sunday Rehearsals are from 10am-1pm for Choreography. There will also be Sunday Evening Rehearsals from 6:30pm-10:00pm<\/em><\/p>\n

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Audition Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n