open | what misadventure is so early up

[catsudon]

WHO: ANY & ALL
WHERE: Recollé Community Center
WHEN: March 15th, Afternoon/Evening
WHAT: Auditions and sign ups for the Community Production of Romeo & Juliet.
WARNINGS: N/A, perhaps for language, will update as necessary.

Sign-ins for auditions and sign-ups for production crew in all aspects are at the table in front of the stage; the director and another community arts program associate can be found there. After signing in, those auditioning for parts are invited to pick up and share one of pamphlets with selected scenes from the play itself:

Act I, Scene I: Where Gregory and Sampson fight with Abraham and Balthazar.

Act II, Scene II: The infamous balcony scene between Romeo and Juliet, from Romeo's "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?" to Juliet's "How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore?"

Act III, Scene I: Where Mercutio and Tybalt fight, only for Romeo to interrupt and Tybalt to stab Mercutio under Romeo's arm. From Tybalt's, "Follow me close, for I will speak to them." to Mercutio's "Come, sir, your passado."

And a fourth, randomized scene that doesn't appear to be the same amoung all the pamphlets. The director will be keeping things rolling by tossing auditioners on stage and ushering seconds to read parts if people aren't presenting in pairs; the monologues he waves off, saying he's more interested in the dramatics of people's on stage chemistry than their ability to drone on to the audience alone.

Details and scheduling on props, costumes, setting pieces, and the rest are all a mess of discussions throughout the night; the director takes a few breaks for refreshments, leaving the auditorium and falls and the rest of the community center proper (along with the grounds around the community center) for people to practice before their time comes to be up on stage.

Comments

[wordcarvings]

Ah... Isn't it common to imagine that the audience is not there when trying out? Or that they have potato heads, or something of the sort?

[strongestheart]

Common, yes! But-!

[She pumps one fist up.] If I can't handle it now, I won't be able to handle it when I need to and there's really a lot of people!

[wordcarvings]

Oh. Yes, I suppose you're right. I wish you good luck either way though.

[strongestheart]

Ahaha, thank you! I'll do my best!

[Lowering that fist, she looks around.] So are you not auditioning?

[wordcarvings]

[ He shakes his head. ] I can’t act at all, so I’m not. I’m offering help with set design instead. And I wanted to see my dear baby cousin’s audition.

[strongestheart]

[That's fine, Maya isn't sure she can, either!] Oh, that's cool! And I've worked backstage on things before, so I know there's lots people need help with! I helped back with the Founder's Day pageant, though I imagine this has a lot more stuff going on with it.

Hopefully your cousin does well, too.

[wordcarvings]

It'll be a first for me, I never participated in anything like this in any way before. It'll be fun to find that out, I'm looking forward to it.

[ He's very excited. ]

Hopefully he does. I know it was a spur of the moment decision to sign up for him, but maybe it'll work out.

[strongestheart]

Heh, in that case just do whatever they point you to! So long as you've got good enough timing, just having an extra hand can help a lot, or at least that's what it seemed like when I've helped before.

[A small, nervous laugh.] Ahhhh, yeah. I can get the whole "spur of the moment" thing... I can't say my choice was much different, really...!