AUDITIONS & ACTING CLASSES
Auditions
North Canton Playhouse routinely seeks auditions for its main stage, youth theatre and studio productions.
Below are the open auditions currently available. Please check back often for new Playhouse audition opportunities, or join the Theatre Society to receive updates on auditions and other news.
All auditions are held on our main stage, unless otherwise indicated. Our stage is located at 525 7th Street NE, North Canton, Ohio. Please contact us if you have any questions about our current auditions.
Now Casting:
Directed by Lisa Paynter
WHEN: Sunday, June 27th at 6:00pm
WHERE: North Canton Playhouse Mainstage (525 7th St. NE North Canton, OH)
WHO: Ages 14 – 20’s
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: All auditioners should be prepared to “Bring It!” with their best 32 bars. You should choose your most powerful audition piece. There will be an accompanist available and a CD player. There will be a short dance audition, for which there is no preparation needed, but please wear clothes/shoes that are dance comfortable.
PERFORMANCES: September 10-12, 17-19, 24 & 25, 2010
All licensing provided by ASCAP & BMI music publishing.
Call (330) 494-1613 for more information.
Directed by Marci Lynn Saling
Musical Direction by Brenton Cochran
WHEN: August 3rd and 4th, 2010
WHERE: NCP Mainstage at 525 7th St. NE North Canton, OH (Located inside Hoover High School)
WHO: Ages 14 and up.
PREPARE: Please prepare a 32 bar piece of music STRICTLY written by Stephen Sondheim (NOT from “Sweeney Todd”). There will also be readings from the script.
PERFORMANCES: October 29 & 30 at 8:00pm and November 1 at 2:30pm at the Canton Palace Theatre
AUDITIONS ARE 1 HOUR SLOTS FROM 6-10. PLEASE CALL (330) 494-1613 TO SCHEDULE YOUR AUDITION TIME OR FOR MORE INFORMATION.
STORY: The rare instance of a musical thriller, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs soon has the people of London lining up in droves with her mysterious new meat pie recipe!
Sophisticated, macabre, visceral and uncompromising, “Sweeney Todd” nevertheless has a great sense of fun, mixing intense drama with howlingly funny moments of dark humor: audiences find themselves laughing hysterically one moment and gasping in surprise the next.
Directed by Brenton Cochran
WHEN: August 25th and 26th, 2010
WHERE: NCP Mainstage at 525 7th St. NE North Canton, OH (Located inside Hoover High School).
WHO: Ages 13 – 19 are able to audition.
PREPARE: All auditioners should prepare 32 bars of a classic musical theatre song. *If auditioning for FANNY BRICE, you must be pre-pared to sing “Don’t Rain on My Parade” and “I’m the Greatest Star” if called back*. There will also be readings from the script and a dance audition.
REHEARSALS: Rehearsals will be every Saturday from 11-2pm September – November. Rehearsals in December and January excluding TECH WEEK are Wednesday and Thursday nights from 7-9:30 and Saturday mornings from 11-2:00pm.
SHOW DATES: January 13th – 30th, 2011
Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 2:30 & 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:30pm on the NCP MAINSTAGE.
CALL (330) 494-1613 FOR MORE INFORMATION. It is recommended you watch the Barbra Streisand movie “Funny Girl” before auditions.
STORY: Her career spanned from comedienne to Vaudeville star. In The Ziegfeld Follies, in Hollywood films and on the radio, Fanny Brice was one of the most celebrated entertainers of her time. This show is her story. Musical numbers include I’m the Greatest Star, I Want to Be Seen with You Tonight, Don’t Rain On My Parade, People, The Music That Makes Me Dance, Who Are You Now? and You Are Woman, I Am Man. As talented as she was, she deserved to be loved by everyone; audience and husband alike.
Acting Classes and Workshops
North Canton Playhouse offers a variety of acting classes and workshops for all ages. Below is our current line-up of opportunities for aspiring actors or seasoned theatrical players who are looking to polish their skills and freshen their talent. We post new opportunities on a regular basis – stay in the loop about upcoming classes by joining the Theatre Society to receive news about new classes and other news.
The North Canton Playhouse and Almost New York is offering a Summer Workshop for ages 7-13…
“SHOWDOWN AT GALAXY’S EDGE”
Synopsis of Play: It is the year 3000 and a group of townspeople from the planet Oldwestia must band together to stop an unscrupulous intergalactic millionaire from demolishing their solar system to make way for his new hyperspace highway. This play is full of silliness with a little singing & dancing mixed in!
Registrations are accepted on a first-received basis, so it is strongly suggested that you turn in the registration form or contact NCP as soon as possible. The workshop will be limited to between 15-18 students. There will be two workshops offered. Please see attachments below for both registration forms. For more information, please contact the NCP at (330) 494-1613.
