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How to audition for Ride the Cyclone
How to audition for Ride the Cyclone
Your audition for Ride the Cyclone should have three parts that you prepare: Singing, acting, dancing. The exception is if you want to be considered only for Karnak, the fortune-telling machine. See more below if that is you.
Please fill out the form to be included in auditions.
Auditions will be on Wednesday, Dec. 4 and Thursday, Dec. 5, 3 p.m.-5 p.m. If you cannot attend either of those days, please contact Mr. James (ajames@vashonsd.org) to make arrangements.
Ultimately, we will have six "named" parts (Constance, Ocean, Jane Doe, Noel, Mischa, and Ricky), 6-8 ensemble parts that will sing backup and do some choreography, and Karnak. The lead parts and ensemble will audition the same way.
Singing
Singing
One snippet I give you
One snippet I give you
First of all, prepare one of two snippets from Ride the Cyclone. These are truly just about 30 seconds long. For both pieces, think about how to hit those high notes with confidence but no pushing — your voice stays relaxed and flexible.
Your choices are:
From "Space Age Bachelor Man," 1:25-1:57 ("What would you do in my place ...") (link).
From "Sugar Cloud," 1:09-1:42 ("I see the world with all its backwards upside-down"). (original key, lower key). I will be listening closely to see if you can start on the correct beat. How do you count in your head so that you start singing at the right time? (Hint: the word "world" finishes just before the one.)
One snippet you prepare
One snippet you prepare
Choose about 30-60 seconds of a song of your choice. Something in a musical-theatre style would be nice, but as long as it lets you act out a little bit and show a character through you're singing it's fine. If some sort of backing/karaoke track is not available online, you'll get a starting key and some handclaps — be sure this is okay!
I know you want to show everything you have, but I will cut you off at one minute. Also be prepared for a little coaching on what you sang, just to see how that goes.
Acting
Acting
I would like you to prepare one of the two monologues in Doc you see on this page (link if that doesn't work). Please take my notes on these monologues seriously. I'm telling you, right up front, exactly what I am looking for, so please read my notes carefully.
What I value most in your monologue is that you truly become swept up in the text, feeling what the character feels in the moment. Be lifelike, present, and expressive. Also, notice the emotional changes throughout. Doing a monologue with the same feeling all the way through is a bad idea.
Dancing
Dancing
Watch this video. You see it has a vocabulary of about 6-8 different moves. Learn two of them and use them to make an audition set to this backing track. This is exactly what you will hear at the audition: four clicks, then that much music.
You can do anything you want — repeat in any order, whatever — as long as you use two moves from the video.
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