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“The Arsonists” Auditions – Sept 10 & 11 6:30-9:30 pm
The Augsburg Theater Arts Department will hold auditions for its main stage production, THE ARSONISTS, by Max Frisch, directed by Barbra Berlovitz. Auditions will be held in Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, in Foss Center, Sept. 10 & 11 from 6:30 to 9:30pm. An audition sign-up sheet will be posted on the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater door in the Atrium of the Foss Center.
All Augsburg students are welcome to audition!
Please prepare a 1-2 minute comedic monologue and something to sing. Vocal piece must be brief, but can be from any song or style of your choosing.
– Please arrive at the audition site at least 10 minutes before your scheduled audition time. Those who arrive after their scheduled time may not be allowed to audition.
– Please wear appropriate attire to auditions. (I.e. dress accordingly as you would for a professional audition. No jeans, flip-flops, t-shirts, crop tops, halter tops, etc.)
– Please bring to auditions a complete list of all conflicts you may have with the rehearsal and performance schedule including work, classes, social commitments (such as weddings, anniversaries, etc.) and ensemble performances. Actors should declare all known conflicts at the time of the general audition.
Call-back auditions will be held Sept. 13 at 7pm.
Rehearsals will begin Sept. 20 and performance dates are Nov. 9, 10, 15-18.
“A moral play without a moral”.
The gullible and easily manipulated Biedermann yearns both for a sense of shallow propriety as well as for a deeper sense of belonging, even if it comes at a great price.