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2023-2024 Auditions

6th Street Playhouse is excited to announce our Season General Auditions for the 2023-2024 Season:

    • Fiddler on the Roof
    • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
    • Elf the Musical
    • Fences
    • She Loves Me
    • The Book of Will
    • Million Dollar Quartet
    • Native Gardens
    • Kinky Boots

    Theater for Young Audience Titles

      • Elephant & Piggie’s We are in a Play!
      All roles are available.

      Actors of all ethnicities, gender-identities, body types, abilities and disabilities are welcomed and valued at 6th Street Playhouse.

      We want you to audition and we want you to succeed!


      Actors wishing to audition for upcoming season productions may do so in two ways:

      OPTION A: Schedule an IN-PERSON AUDITION

      1. Browse Synopses & Character Breakdown
      2. Reserve your Audition Time Slot
      3. Print, fill out, and arrive with the Audition Form
        OR, arrive 30 minutes early to fill in the form at 6th Street Theater
      4. Arrive at the time chosen in step 2 above.

      Auditions will be held on March 25th, 2023 from 10am-1pm AND March 27th, 2023 from 6-8pm. Additional auditions, including a DANCE CALL, will take place on April 1st, 10am-1pm and April 3rd, 6-9pm.

      OPTION B: Submit a PRE-RECORDED AUDITION

      1. Browse Synopses & Character Breakdown
      2. Read and follow all Video Submission Instructions

      Please note that this season we will only be able to offer volunteer agreements for actors, with a food and travel reimbursement up to $595 per show.  Your talent is priceless and we are grateful for your generosity.

      6th Street Playhouse 2023-24 Season Shows
      6th Street Playhouse 2023-24 Season Shows

      INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRE-RECORDED AUDITIONS

       

      If you are unable to attend in-person auditions, you can submit a pre-recorded YouTube video audition via email. (You can try another video recording platform, if you prefer, but remember that we need to be able to open/view it.)

      How To Submit Your Pre-Recorded Audition:

      1. Record your audition
      2. Send your audition recording link in an email to auditions@6thstreetplayhouse.com

      Also include the following with your email:

      • Your name, phone number, and email address
      • Please include the all shows you are auditioning for
      • Please attach proof of COVID-19 Vaccination Status (6th Street Playhouse requires all staff and volunteers be vaccinated)
      • Please attach your résumé and current headshot
      • Please attach your completed audition form, including availability and conflicts

      TIPS on Recording Your Video

      Tips on Recording Your Audition

      
What Device Do I Use?: If you do choose an online video submission, please know that we will be concentrating on your audition, not the quality of the recording. We understand that not all actors will have access to high quality video and audio recording devices. If you do have a choice between devices (computer, laptop, tablet, phone, webcam, etc.), use the device that gives you the best picture and sound quality. If you don’t have a choice, that’s okay too. Just use what you have and don’t worry (or come to our live Zoom auditions instead).


      Setting Up: Whether filming a monologue or a song, please try to place your device approx. three-four feet away and position it so that the device’s camera is located at about chest height. That way, we can see you from approximately your hips to the top of your head and you don’t have to focus downward as you sing or act. Try to have a fairly simple background and wear audition attire that puts the focus on you (solid colors recommended). When possible, try to position a light behind your device so it gently shines toward your face. If you are singing, try to have your accompaniment music playing on a different device; that way you can hear it clearly and start/stop it easily.

      
Where Do I Look?: When introducing your piece, look right at the camera and talk to us like we’re in the same room. Then, when performing your monologue or song, pretend you are speaking or singing to someone above and just slightly to the left or right of your device’s camera. We will want to see your whole face, but would prefer that you are not acting or singing right into the camera’s lens. Think of the camera lens as the director sitting back and enjoying your performance…you wouldn’t look directly at us during a live in-person audition either. Keep in mind that the camera doesn’t exist for the character you are playing.

      
Test Run: Next, do a test run, maybe two. When you watch your test recording, look and listen for these things and make any adjustments before you do your submission recording:


      • Listen to the sound quality. Can you be heard and understood clearly?

      • Can your whole face be seen?

      • If possible, are you able to film yourself from approx. your hips to the top of your head?

      • Does what you are wearing and your background put the focus on you?

      
Record Your Audition!: Once you have everything ready to go, record your audition. Start with your introduction (greeting, your name, the basic information about your song – title, show, composer; or monologue – play title, playwright, character). Then, take a breath and go right into your piece. When you are done, give us that gorgeous smile and say, “Thank you” and stop the recording. The performance should be recorded as if you are at a “live” audition…no editing and no stopping of the recording during the entire audition recording. That’s it!

      YouTube Video Submission Technical Instructions

      After completing your video audition recording, you will need to post the audition on YouTube in the following manner and send an unlisted link to the appropriate director per the instructions below.

      If you do not already have a YouTube account:

      • Go to https://www.youtube.com/
      • Click on Create Account on the top right

      • Fill in all the information

      • Click on “create account”

      • You will see your new account in the top right-hand corner

      • Check your email, as a confirmation email address will be sent to you
      • Click on the link to verify your email address

      • If you do not receive a confirmation email within a few minutes, check your bulk or spam folders

      • At this stage you can change your email or edit the information you gave by clicking either of the blue 
links at the bottom of the page


      Once you have your account:


      • Click on the camera icon with the plus sign button located on the top right

      • If you recorded the video from an external source and have the video file, you can select Upload Videos from the Create pop-up menu

      Setting up access to view your video:


      • Go to Your Videos

      • Click on Uploads

      • Select the preferred clip by checking the box to the left of the video, then click the Edit button

      • Change the Title of the video to:

        Example 1: 6th Street Audition – General: Your Name

        Example 2: 6th Street Audition – Fiddler on the Roof: Your Name

      • Click the Save Changes button

      • Scroll down to Visibility

      
IMPORTANT:

      Select “Unlisted”


      Then COPY and PASTE the FULL link into the body of an email addressed to
auditions@6thstreetplayhouse.com (the link should be quite long)


      Please test the link before you send it. You can log out of YouTube and send the link to a
second email address you may have or to a family member.

      PREPARATION MATERIALS

      What to bring:

      • Résumé and current headshot (8in x 10in).  Your résumé should be one page and have your email and phone number listed.  Thank you!
      • Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination Status (6th Street Playhouse requires all staff and volunteers be vaccinated).
      • Completed audition form, including availability and conflicts.

      What to prepare:

      • If you are auditioning for one of the musicals, please prepare 16-32 bars of a musical theatre song in the style of the show.
      • One prepared monologue of their choice, not more than 1 min in length.

      Dance Auditions and Callbacks

      DANCE CALL, will take place on April 1st, 10am-1pm and April 3rd, 6-9pm.

      Date and Time to be determined.

      CALLBACKS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON.
      Dance Auditions will occur at this time. Please come dressed to move.

      LOCATION:

      Rehearsal Hall (via lobby of Monroe Stage) 
      52 W 6th Street
      Santa Rosa, CA 95401

      Actors being called back may be asked to attend all or only a portion of the callbacks. Should an actor have a conflict with the callback schedule, please notify us at auditions.

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