Music Theatre Audition Masterclass
Wed, 8 May 2002, 09:55 pmGrant Malcolm2 posts in thread
Music Theatre Audition Masterclass
Wed, 8 May 2002, 09:55 pmPRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Music Theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA@ECU) is one of the most hotly contended courses in Australia. It's the best of its kind in Australia and enjoys considerable fame from its graduates who go on to grace national and international stages, and film and television screens.
Naturally entry for the course is competitive, with only 18 students accepted each year from auditions held nationally. Each candidate must satisfy the audition panel as to his/her potential in the three strands of Singing, Acting, and Dance. Auditioning by its nature can be a harrowing prospect for some, and it'ss not unusual for successful applicants to have auditioned several times before being accepted.
So, what preparation can best arm you for an audition?
WAAPA Music Theatre staff - those who actually hold the auditions - have now, for the first time, devised a Masterclass to help demystify the audition process, in answer to many requests.
Participants (lower age limit of 17 years) will be familiarised with accepted audition procedure for music theatre generally (ie choice and length of material, audition etiquette, good presentation, dealing with nerves etc), as well as gaining an understanding of what WAAPA^Á’s course entails and the standard required for entry. Teachers are welcome to enrol.
The Masterclasses will be conducted in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in July 2002. Demand will be high and interested parties will need to respond well before the 14 June deadline.
The three-hour session will be primarily practical and will include mock auditions for singing, acting, and dance, covering all audition formats from 'cattle-call' to 'callback'. Participants will have the opportunity to volunteer themselves as 'auditionees', or to observe, playing the role of
'auditioner'. Those who take part in the Masterclass will not be critiqued on their talent or potential suitability for the course but on the preparedness and appropriateness of their auditioning.
The Masterclass is neither a prerequisite, nor a guarantee for a place in the course but will prepare applicants, and give them the opportunity to
present themselves well at the auditions held in November or at any auditions they may attend.
The cost of the Masterclass is $75, plus GST.
Enquiries Melinda Fisher: 08 9370 6633, email m.fisher@ecu.edu.au
Audition workshop details:
Perth Saturday 6 July 10.00am WAAPA@ECU
Brisbane Monday 8 July 10.00am Opera Space, Brisbane Conservatorium
Melbourne Tuesday 9 July 10.30am, 2.30pm Chapel off Chapel
Sydney Thursday 11 July 10.00am, 2.00pm Joan Sutherland Studio, Opera Centre
Adelaide Saturday 13 July 10.00am Small Rehearsal Room, State Theatre Company of South Australia
Media enquiries: for more information or photo of the three audition "masters": David King (head of Music Theatre), Jenny Lynnd (dance coordinator) and
Crispin Taylor (acting coordinator), please call Sue Scrutton, as below or email by return.
Sue Scrutton
Publicity and Marketing
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Edith Cowan University
2 Bradford Street
Mount Lawley
Western Australia 6050
Ph: 08 9370 6817, a/h 08 9272 8883
Fax: 08 9370 6881
Email: s.scrutton@cowan.edu.au
*PS: and if you happen to get in touch with Sue for goodness sake let her know that you saw the notice at Theatre Australia. Sheesh! I don't know how many times i have tried to encourage WAAPA to post their own notices here but they remain eternally clueless in this regard!!
[%sig%]
Music Theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA@ECU) is one of the most hotly contended courses in Australia. It's the best of its kind in Australia and enjoys considerable fame from its graduates who go on to grace national and international stages, and film and television screens.
Naturally entry for the course is competitive, with only 18 students accepted each year from auditions held nationally. Each candidate must satisfy the audition panel as to his/her potential in the three strands of Singing, Acting, and Dance. Auditioning by its nature can be a harrowing prospect for some, and it'ss not unusual for successful applicants to have auditioned several times before being accepted.
So, what preparation can best arm you for an audition?
WAAPA Music Theatre staff - those who actually hold the auditions - have now, for the first time, devised a Masterclass to help demystify the audition process, in answer to many requests.
Participants (lower age limit of 17 years) will be familiarised with accepted audition procedure for music theatre generally (ie choice and length of material, audition etiquette, good presentation, dealing with nerves etc), as well as gaining an understanding of what WAAPA^Á’s course entails and the standard required for entry. Teachers are welcome to enrol.
The Masterclasses will be conducted in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in July 2002. Demand will be high and interested parties will need to respond well before the 14 June deadline.
The three-hour session will be primarily practical and will include mock auditions for singing, acting, and dance, covering all audition formats from 'cattle-call' to 'callback'. Participants will have the opportunity to volunteer themselves as 'auditionees', or to observe, playing the role of
'auditioner'. Those who take part in the Masterclass will not be critiqued on their talent or potential suitability for the course but on the preparedness and appropriateness of their auditioning.
The Masterclass is neither a prerequisite, nor a guarantee for a place in the course but will prepare applicants, and give them the opportunity to
present themselves well at the auditions held in November or at any auditions they may attend.
The cost of the Masterclass is $75, plus GST.
Enquiries Melinda Fisher: 08 9370 6633, email m.fisher@ecu.edu.au
Audition workshop details:
Perth Saturday 6 July 10.00am WAAPA@ECU
Brisbane Monday 8 July 10.00am Opera Space, Brisbane Conservatorium
Melbourne Tuesday 9 July 10.30am, 2.30pm Chapel off Chapel
Sydney Thursday 11 July 10.00am, 2.00pm Joan Sutherland Studio, Opera Centre
Adelaide Saturday 13 July 10.00am Small Rehearsal Room, State Theatre Company of South Australia
Media enquiries: for more information or photo of the three audition "masters": David King (head of Music Theatre), Jenny Lynnd (dance coordinator) and
Crispin Taylor (acting coordinator), please call Sue Scrutton, as below or email by return.
Sue Scrutton
Publicity and Marketing
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Edith Cowan University
2 Bradford Street
Mount Lawley
Western Australia 6050
Ph: 08 9370 6817, a/h 08 9272 8883
Fax: 08 9370 6881
Email: s.scrutton@cowan.edu.au
*PS: and if you happen to get in touch with Sue for goodness sake let her know that you saw the notice at Theatre Australia. Sheesh! I don't know how many times i have tried to encourage WAAPA to post their own notices here but they remain eternally clueless in this regard!!
[%sig%]
Grant MalcolmWed, 8 May 2002, 09:55 pm
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Music Theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA@ECU) is one of the most hotly contended courses in Australia. It's the best of its kind in Australia and enjoys considerable fame from its graduates who go on to grace national and international stages, and film and television screens.
Naturally entry for the course is competitive, with only 18 students accepted each year from auditions held nationally. Each candidate must satisfy the audition panel as to his/her potential in the three strands of Singing, Acting, and Dance. Auditioning by its nature can be a harrowing prospect for some, and it'ss not unusual for successful applicants to have auditioned several times before being accepted.
So, what preparation can best arm you for an audition?
WAAPA Music Theatre staff - those who actually hold the auditions - have now, for the first time, devised a Masterclass to help demystify the audition process, in answer to many requests.
Participants (lower age limit of 17 years) will be familiarised with accepted audition procedure for music theatre generally (ie choice and length of material, audition etiquette, good presentation, dealing with nerves etc), as well as gaining an understanding of what WAAPA^Á’s course entails and the standard required for entry. Teachers are welcome to enrol.
The Masterclasses will be conducted in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in July 2002. Demand will be high and interested parties will need to respond well before the 14 June deadline.
The three-hour session will be primarily practical and will include mock auditions for singing, acting, and dance, covering all audition formats from 'cattle-call' to 'callback'. Participants will have the opportunity to volunteer themselves as 'auditionees', or to observe, playing the role of
'auditioner'. Those who take part in the Masterclass will not be critiqued on their talent or potential suitability for the course but on the preparedness and appropriateness of their auditioning.
The Masterclass is neither a prerequisite, nor a guarantee for a place in the course but will prepare applicants, and give them the opportunity to
present themselves well at the auditions held in November or at any auditions they may attend.
The cost of the Masterclass is $75, plus GST.
Enquiries Melinda Fisher: 08 9370 6633, email m.fisher@ecu.edu.au
Audition workshop details:
Perth Saturday 6 July 10.00am WAAPA@ECU
Brisbane Monday 8 July 10.00am Opera Space, Brisbane Conservatorium
Melbourne Tuesday 9 July 10.30am, 2.30pm Chapel off Chapel
Sydney Thursday 11 July 10.00am, 2.00pm Joan Sutherland Studio, Opera Centre
Adelaide Saturday 13 July 10.00am Small Rehearsal Room, State Theatre Company of South Australia
Media enquiries: for more information or photo of the three audition "masters": David King (head of Music Theatre), Jenny Lynnd (dance coordinator) and
Crispin Taylor (acting coordinator), please call Sue Scrutton, as below or email by return.
Sue Scrutton
Publicity and Marketing
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Edith Cowan University
2 Bradford Street
Mount Lawley
Western Australia 6050
Ph: 08 9370 6817, a/h 08 9272 8883
Fax: 08 9370 6881
Email: s.scrutton@cowan.edu.au
*PS: and if you happen to get in touch with Sue for goodness sake let her know that you saw the notice at Theatre Australia. Sheesh! I don't know how many times i have tried to encourage WAAPA to post their own notices here but they remain eternally clueless in this regard!!
[%sig%]
Music Theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA@ECU) is one of the most hotly contended courses in Australia. It's the best of its kind in Australia and enjoys considerable fame from its graduates who go on to grace national and international stages, and film and television screens.
Naturally entry for the course is competitive, with only 18 students accepted each year from auditions held nationally. Each candidate must satisfy the audition panel as to his/her potential in the three strands of Singing, Acting, and Dance. Auditioning by its nature can be a harrowing prospect for some, and it'ss not unusual for successful applicants to have auditioned several times before being accepted.
So, what preparation can best arm you for an audition?
WAAPA Music Theatre staff - those who actually hold the auditions - have now, for the first time, devised a Masterclass to help demystify the audition process, in answer to many requests.
Participants (lower age limit of 17 years) will be familiarised with accepted audition procedure for music theatre generally (ie choice and length of material, audition etiquette, good presentation, dealing with nerves etc), as well as gaining an understanding of what WAAPA^Á’s course entails and the standard required for entry. Teachers are welcome to enrol.
The Masterclasses will be conducted in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in July 2002. Demand will be high and interested parties will need to respond well before the 14 June deadline.
The three-hour session will be primarily practical and will include mock auditions for singing, acting, and dance, covering all audition formats from 'cattle-call' to 'callback'. Participants will have the opportunity to volunteer themselves as 'auditionees', or to observe, playing the role of
'auditioner'. Those who take part in the Masterclass will not be critiqued on their talent or potential suitability for the course but on the preparedness and appropriateness of their auditioning.
The Masterclass is neither a prerequisite, nor a guarantee for a place in the course but will prepare applicants, and give them the opportunity to
present themselves well at the auditions held in November or at any auditions they may attend.
The cost of the Masterclass is $75, plus GST.
Enquiries Melinda Fisher: 08 9370 6633, email m.fisher@ecu.edu.au
Audition workshop details:
Perth Saturday 6 July 10.00am WAAPA@ECU
Brisbane Monday 8 July 10.00am Opera Space, Brisbane Conservatorium
Melbourne Tuesday 9 July 10.30am, 2.30pm Chapel off Chapel
Sydney Thursday 11 July 10.00am, 2.00pm Joan Sutherland Studio, Opera Centre
Adelaide Saturday 13 July 10.00am Small Rehearsal Room, State Theatre Company of South Australia
Media enquiries: for more information or photo of the three audition "masters": David King (head of Music Theatre), Jenny Lynnd (dance coordinator) and
Crispin Taylor (acting coordinator), please call Sue Scrutton, as below or email by return.
Sue Scrutton
Publicity and Marketing
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Edith Cowan University
2 Bradford Street
Mount Lawley
Western Australia 6050
Ph: 08 9370 6817, a/h 08 9272 8883
Fax: 08 9370 6881
Email: s.scrutton@cowan.edu.au
*PS: and if you happen to get in touch with Sue for goodness sake let her know that you saw the notice at Theatre Australia. Sheesh! I don't know how many times i have tried to encourage WAAPA to post their own notices here but they remain eternally clueless in this regard!!
[%sig%]
IdealistFri, 10 May 2002, 03:06 pm
Re: Music Theatre Audition Masterclass
hey
i know ur posting is about musical theatre , but do u knwo where i can find information alnog teh same lines but to do with waapas dance course? thanx
[%sig%]
i know ur posting is about musical theatre , but do u knwo where i can find information alnog teh same lines but to do with waapas dance course? thanx
[%sig%]