New to Auditions?
If you are thinking about signing up your first audition but aren’t sure what to expect, you might consider attending a FREE UpSTARt Workshop which is a fast-paced, high-energy, and fun-filled two-hour workshop designed to our future actors the confidence and training to “take the stage” in their first audition.
Audition Workshop (Free and Open to the Public)
WILLOW BEND CENTER OF THE ARTS
Friday, Nov. 1, 2024: 6:00 – 9:00pm
Workshop Includes:
-Movement/Dance Auditions
-Scene Work
-Acting Through the Song
Friday, Nov. 1, 2024: 6:00 – 9:00pm
Workshop Includes:
-Movement/Dance Auditions
-Scene Work
-Acting Through the Song
Auditions: (Open to Students in Grades 5-12)
WILLOW BEND CENTER OF THE ARTS
Sunday, November 3
1:00pm-6:00pm
-Prepare 16-32 bar cuttings of two CONTRASTING songs
-Wear comfortable clothes for movement/dance
-You may be asked to do cold readings from th e script
Synopsis
Through gospel, R&B, smooth pop, disco and more, Dreamgirls explores themes of ambition, hope and betrayal, all set in the glamorous and competitive world of the entertainment industry.
Dreamgirls is a show about a time in American musical history when rhythm and blues blended with other styles of popular music creating a new American sound. It is set in the 1960’s – a time when we were still screaming at Elvis and listening to the Beatles, but were dancing to the new beat of countless girl and boy groups like The Supremes, The Marvelettes, The Temptations and The Shirelles. Dreamgirls is not just about the singing and the dancing and the performing. The play is also about the behind-the-scenes reality of the entertainment industry during the turbulent Civil Rights era.
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Credits
Book and Lyrics by Tom Eyen
Music by Henry Krieger
Original Broadway Production Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett
Music by Henry Krieger
Original Broadway Production Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett