That’s right, folks. You heard it from us first - it’s auditions! Get ready to hear about our action-packed week for the casting of Cinderella! Auditions are the process when directors watch their performers act, sing, and sometimes dance to see who has the most potential for specific roles. Our directors (Ms Tye and Mr Jackson) have that daunting job of choosing who gets each part. This show is going to be especially challenging to cast because our group has a lot of talent, and there are multiple good fits for each character - but that’s a good problem to have! We kicked off Monday with our singing auditions which was a big step out of most people’s comfort zones. However, with the help of the marvelously talented Justin Hiscox (our superhero piano accompanist), the thought of singing alone onstage with an audience was a little bit less scary. With a bunch of love and support from our castmates, everyone got up on that stage and absolutely KILLED their singing auditions! The auditorium has been buzzing with positivity and support for each other, which has been just the best feeling ever. Faith Morales, one of our cast members, said “We’re able to laugh with each other and have fun together. It’s such a supportive community!”. Building trust with your cast mates is extremely important, not just because it is more fun to work with people you trust, but a supportive cast backstage is a powerful cast onstage, and it really shows through. Stuff started to get more intense on Wednesday when callbacks began. That’s when Ms Tye and Mr Jackson started narrowing down the possible candidates for each role. It became more nerve-wracking for all of us, but it’s a good thing we never lost our supportive class vibe. A handful of roles have already been decided, others are becoming more and more obvious as the week goes on, and some are still very unclear as to who will get it. You’ll just have to stay tuned until next week for the official casting announcement! Here are a few of Ms Tye’s audition tips that we found very helpful this week:
-Kaia Douglas & Gretel Kaune
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