Auditions
Auditions can be scary…
Take a breath. It’s not that bad.
Here at T.C.L. we want you to feel prepared. When auditioning for a play you do not need to memorize anything! Sides will be provided, and you will do cold readings in a room with the others who are auditioning. If something (like dyslexia) would make a cold read really difficult, then feel free to reach out and prepare a monologue.
For musicals we expect: a cold read, 32 measures (about a minute and a half) of a song, and either a movement or dance audition (which will be lead by the choreographer). It’s okay if your chunk of song is shorter than 32 measures, but please try to avoid going over. You can bring in a recording of a backing track but please don’t sing a capella. The song and sometimes the cold read will be privately done with the director/music director, while dance will be done in groups.
The director might also stop you mid-read or mid-song. It doesn’t mean you aren’t doing well, it just means the director feels like they have a good grasp on what you might bring to the show!
IMPORTANT:
At Theatre CamilleLynne we require not only an audition sheet, but a contract that must be signed by a parent/guardian. The contract basically states that you won’t up and vanish on a spontaneous trip or miss a rehearsal you’re needed at for a concert, job, friend hangout, or what have you. Essentially, no last minute no-shows.
We understand that family trips and things are important. All we request is that you give the director notice ON YOUR AUDITION FORM. If you aren’t sure of the exact dates, you can write in “will be gone during Christmas break sometime” or something of that sort and once you know the days then we can adjust.
The dates that can not be missed are dress rehearsal and, obviously, the show dates.
Audition forms will be provided at auditions for you to fill out. Contracts need to be turned in during the audition, and are provided on the left. They can be emailed right before, or turned in as a physical copy day of.
Upcoming Audition
Upcoming Audition
Cabaret (1998 version)
Cabaret takes place from 1929-1930, a time when Berlin, in the midst of a post-World War I economic depression, is transitioning from a center of underground, avant-garde cultural epicenter to the beginnings of Hitler’s totalitarian regime and the rise of the Nazi Party. Into this world enters Clifford Bradshaw, a struggling American writer looking for inspiration for his next novel. On his first night in Berlin, Cliff wanders into the Kit Kat Klub, a seedy nightclub overseen by the strange, omniscient and gender-bending Master of Ceremonies, “the Emcee.” Here, Cliff meets Sally Bowles, a vivacious, talented cabaret performer, and an utterly lost soul.
(7m, 8f, 1 either)
Character List with Description
While this show is rated PG-13 for suggestive language, dark themes, alcohol/drug use, and violence, we will be greatly minimizing the sexual and provocative nature seen in the films and some professional stagings to make it more appropriate for the age of the actors.
AUDITIONS: May 4th (singing) and May 5th (dance and cold reads), starting at 4pm, @ Columbia Center for the Arts. PLEASE BRING YOUR CONTRACT TO SINGING AUDITIONS.
Singing Auditions will be a “cattle call”. What this means is you show up between 4pm and 5pm and sign up and audition. First come, first serve. You will need 32 bars (about 1 1/2 minutes). Please provide backing track. NO A CAPELLA.
Dance and Cold Read Auditions: This is done with everyone as a group starting directly at 4pm. You will be called up to read from the sides below. Then you will learn part of the dance for “Money”.
YOU MUST ATTEND BOTH DAYS TO BE CONSIDERED
Cold read will consist of the following sides:
Side 1 Side 2 Side 3 Side 4 Side 5
REHEARSALS: Start May 18th, 2026 and will be Mon/Tues/Wed 4pm-6pm @CCA. Dress August 2-5 Shows August 7-9, 14-15
