2019 Winter Show Series Auditions for The Laramie Project and In the Heights

WYART at Weathervane Playhouse will hold its “2019 Winter Show Series Auditions for The Laramie Project and In the Heights” on January 5, 2019 from 10am-2pm and January 6, 2019 from 1-5pm for Grades 6-12. Auditions are open to the community and by appointment only. Students in grades 6-12 are invited to participate in our productions featuring a variety of roles for students of all experiences. Take a journey on the streets of Washington Heights or in the small town of Laramie, Wyoming. Students will get the opportunity to work on a high-quality professional production and work with instructors on improving their acting, vocal and dance technique. Auditions for The Laramie Project and In the Heights on January 5, 2019 from 10am-2pm and January 6, 2019 from 1-5pm for Grades 6-12. Auditions are open to the community and by appointment only. Students are asked to prepare a 32-bar cut of a song that demonstrates your best singing and acting technique and a 1 minute monologue for In the Heights. Please bring sheet music in the appropriate key or karaoke/instrumental tracks on a CD or electronic device. For The Laramie Project, please prepare two contrasting 1 minute monologues. Students may audition for one or both shows. To book a time slot or learn more, go to www.wvph.info or call 740-366-4616. Weathervane Playhouse is located at 100 Price Road in Newark, Ohio 43055. One of the most frequently produced plays in America, The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and Members of the Tectonic Theater Project presents a deeply complex portrait of a community’s response to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man living in Laramie, Wyoming. The play portrays the seismic and deeply personal impact Matthew’s death had on this small town while also demonstrating the power of the human spirit to triumph over bigotry and violence. Students will get a deep dive in character analysis and audiences will be left breathless. Open to Grades 6-12. Rehearsals are January 8-February 22 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-8:30pm. Tuition is $300. Performances are Friday February 22 and Saturday February 23 at 7pm, Saturday February 23 and Sunday February 24 at 2pm in Larry W. & Dawn Holt Anderson Children's Theatre. Winner of 4 Tony Awards, In the Heights (Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes and Conceived By Lin-Manuel Miranda) will bring New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood to the Mary Kay Booher Main Stage! This 2008 musical tells the universal story of a vibrant Hispanic-American community - where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. Students will have a blast with this upbeat hip-hop score and audiences will be blown away by this powerhouse musical. Open to Grades 6-12. Rehearsals are January 19-March 8 on Wednesdays from 5:30-8:30pm and Saturdays from 10am-2pm. Tuition is $350. Performances are Friday March 8 and Saturday March 9 at 7pm, Saturday March 9 and Sunday March 10 at 2pm on the Mary Kay Booher Main Stage.