WCT Auditions

Auditions for WCT's yearly fall show typically are held in Woodside in May or June.  This page will be updated with details as the big day approaches.

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It's Easy and Fairly Painless!

Auditioning for Woodside Community Theatre is easy and relatively painless.  Bring three copies of your resume and headshot, if you have them.  Please get to the audition site a few minutes before your appointment to fill out the paperwork. Bring your calendar so you can add your potential conflicts during August - November to our audition form. 

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And, just so you know, virtually everybody is nervous at auditions -- even those people who don't look it! Relax and don't forget to breathe!

Appointments

We offer automated appointments for auditions, which are highly recommended. If all of our appointments are taken don't despair! Check back in a day or so -- we may open up more appointments. Regardless, we will make every effort to accommodate everyone who comes to audition, appointment or not.  If you don't have an appointment, you may have to wait a bit. A link will be provided here.

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Your Audition Song

Our audition format is pretty typical of amateur musical theater.  We'd like you to come prepared to sing 16 to 32 bars of a Broadway song. Bring sheet music, in your key, for our excellent accompanist (no recordings or lead sheets, please, and the accompanist will love it if the music is well-organized, easy to turn pages, and the beginning and end point clearly marked). Experienced musical theater performers will have a repertoire of these, and we're happy to hear anything that demonstrates your range, capability and technique. We don't recommend you choose a song from the show itself, for your preliminary audition. We'd rather you nail a song you know well, rather than stumble through one that is difficult or you just learned.

Please choose a song appropriate to the style of the show, and the role(s) you'd like to be cast in. Generally, you should choose a real Broadway show tune, rather than a pop song -- but most important, we'd rather you sing something you love that shows off your talent and your enthusiasm.

If you're new at this, or don't have a song prepared, but want to be in the show anyway, don't worry.  Our audition team will help you determine and demonstrate your singing range.

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Who

All roles will be cast by audition, and all roles are available. WCT has no contract with Actors Equity Association, so we are unable to cast AEA members.  Other performing arts unions, such as SAG, are no problem. We do not pay or monetarily compensate our performers -- but everyone says we are one of the most fun groups on the peninsula!

Teenagers who appear as adults are more than welcome to audition for our shows. If you are under 18 years old, we have a permission form your parent or guardian must sign before you audition. We'll let you know here if the show we are performing needs children in the cast.

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Callbacks

The callback session is by invitation; callbacks will be sent by email as soon as we know them, most likely a couple days after the last audition date. We only call back people we actually need to see again -- so just because you are not called back does not mean you're not in the show.  Really!

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Dance Call

A dance call will generally be held during callbacks; we will invite actors we need at the dance call as part of the callback process.  During the dance call, the choreographer will teach the group a short dance routine, and then you'll have a chance to perform it for our directors, in small groups.  Dress to dance, and bring your character shoes!

Cast Announcement

We usually announce a cast list within a few days of the callbacks.  We post a note on our Facebook page, post the list here on our website, and send an email to everyone who auditioned, whether they were cast or not.  So, if you auditioned and haven't heard from us, check your spam folder, and this web page.

Rehearsals

Rehearsals will begin in mid-August, and are normally Monday through Thursday evenings, 7:00-10:00 PM. We make every effort to effectively use our cast members' time; you'll be called for (e.g.) one-hour time slots depending on which songs and scenes you will be in.

Next steps

1. Sign up for an audition slot.
2. Please bring three copies of your headshot and resume with you.
3. Practice!
4. Arrive at your audition slot 10-15 minutes early!

Questions?

Feel free to ask questions about the audition process by emailing auditions@woodsidetheatre.com .