The New Jersey Performing Arts Center and the New Jersey Youth Theatre (NJYT) are seeking strong singers who can act and dance as well as trained ballet dancers to audition for the Cole Porter musical classic, Kiss Me, Kate. The production, a collaboration between NJPAC Arts Education and NJYT, will play in NJPAC’s Victoria Theater from July 15 – 17 and July 20 – 24 with a cast ranging in age from 15 to 23.
Open call auditions for ballet-trained dancers will be held from 9 am to 11 am on Saturday, April 9. Open call auditions for singer/actors will be held from 4 pm to 7 pm on Friday April 8 and from 11 am to 5 pm on Saturday, April 9. Dance callbacks will start at 6 pm on April 9 and final callbacks will be held by appointment on Saturday, April 16. All auditions will held in the Horizon Theater at NJPAC’s Center for Arts Education. Rehearsals will be held on weekends between May 9 and June 18. From June 20 to July 7, rehearsals will be held six days a week from 3-11 pm, except for “tech” week.
Schedule:
Friday, April 8.
Singers/Actors open call
4-7 pm
Saturday, April 9.
Dancers open call
9-11 am
Saturday, April 9.
Singers/Actors open call
11 – 5 pm
Saturday, April 9.
Dancer Callbacks
By appointment, starting at 6 pm
Saturday, April 16
Singing/Acting Callbacks
By appointment
ALL AUDITIONS TO BE HELD AT:
NJPAC’s Horizon Theater in the Center for Arts Education
24 Rector Street, Newark, NJ
Horizon Foundation Theater