Theater Arts Productions

Auditions

Director Michelle Aguillon and Choreographer Schanaya Barrows will hold auditions in the Spingold Rehearsal Room on April 28, 2025. All those auditioning should arrive early for a prompt 6 PM start. All those auditioning should sign up at the link below and prepare per the "What to Prepare for the Audition" section of this website. 

Auditioners do not need vast dance experience. This play is about imperfect, adolescent dancers - so you do NOT have to be a good dancer to be a part of the show. All levels of dance are welcomed to audition - whether you have limited dance ability or years of training - we hope to see you there!

All those auditioning will be asked to dance and do some cold reading from the script as needed. Please read the script BEFORE you audition. Perusal scripts can be checked out from shelbyart@brandeis.edu

If you have any questions, please email shelbyart@brandeis.edu.

sign up for AUDITIONS

Callbacks

Callbacks will take place on April 29, 2025 from 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Not all auditioners will be needed at callbacks but please leave your schedule open so you are able to attend if needed.

To Prepare:

1. All auditioners must read the play before auditioning. Perusal Script request information below.
2. Dress to move! Wear clothes you are comfortable dancing in as the first part of the audition will consist of learning a dance combination from the choreographer. You will also be asked to read from the script and are expected to have read the entire script BEFORE your audition. Auditioners do not need vast dance experience. All levels of dance are welcomed to audition - whether you have limited dance ability or years of training.

Scripts are available for 24 hour check-out by contacting shelbyart@brandeis.edu.

You are expected to read the entire script before accepting any role in a mainstage production, and preferably before the auditions themselves. You should only accept a role if you know what the show entails and that you are comfortable performing all content indicated in the script. Though the director may make adjustments, you are accepting the role and plot as written by the playwright.

Plot Summary 

Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they’ll claw their way to the top at Nationals in Tampa Bay. A play about ambition, growing up, and how to find our souls in the heat of it all.

Department Information and Conflict Acknowledgement

In consultation with the Center for Spiritual Life at Brandeis, the Department of Theater Arts has updated its auditions and casting with regards to religious observance and our production season. The Department invites and encourages all students to audition, including students who have religious observances which may have previously prevented them from participating as actors in our productions. Requests for religious observances will not adversely affect casting decisions. Please know that accommodations for religious observances – such as but not limited to Shabbat observance, religious services and prayer times, private spaces for prayer, private bathroom space, clothing/costume adjustments, and dressing room assignments – will be made to the best of our abilities. In a situation where additional expertise is needed about a student’s request for a religious accommodation, the Department will consult with the Center for Spiritual Life.

Conflict Policy

Students cast in a production with the Department of Theater Arts are expected to attend all rehearsals unless they have an academic conflict or an accommodation as detailed above. In general, rehearsals are held weekday evenings and weekend days. Cast members are expected to arrive on time to all rehearsals and performances. At the beginning of the rehearsal process, all academic conflicts must be communicated to the Stage Manager. Should other conflicts arise, the Stage Manager and the Director have the discretion to decide upon conflict approval on a case-by-case basis, based on the size of the actor’s role, nature of the conflict, and timing in regards to the rehearsal schedule. Tech Week conflicts, other than academic or accommodation-related, are not permitted. While it may be that a weekly schedule is utilized, the Daily Call (your daily specific schedule) will be sent out each night with 24 hours’ notice.

Any questions or concerns regarding the conflict decisions of the Stage Manager and Director should be brought to Cameron Anderson, Chair of the department.