The Bleeding Heart Academy… | Advanced Performance Workshop Audition Information

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Audition Information
In-person auditions will take place via time slots (register above) on Wednesday, September 25, 6:00-9:00PM at Steel River Playhouse (245 E High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464).

Callbacks
Callbacks will take place if necessary and by invitation on Thursday, October 3 from 6:00-9:00PM at Steel River Playhouse.

Rehearsal Schedule

-Mondays, 6-9PM – 11/18, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/30
-Thursdays, 6-9PM – 10/17, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 12/5, 12/12, 12/19, 1/2
-Saturdays, 2:30-5:30PM 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/23, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 12/28, 1/4

Tech Week Rehearsal Schedule

-Monday 1/6 5:30-9:30PM
-Tuesday 1/7 5:30-9:30PM
-Wednesday, 1/8 5:30-9:30PM
-Saturdays, 1/9 5:30-9:30PM

Public performances are Friday 1/10- 7PM (6PM call), Saturday 1/11 – 7PM (6PM call), and Sunday 1/12 – 2PM (1PM call)

Audition Request

-1 to 2 minute monologue from a play. 

-Please bring an object that represents you in some way and be prepared to tell me about it. Why is this object significant to you? Does it remind you of a specific memory? Maybe it represents your goals or dreams. Maybe it helps you feel empowered and strong. Whatever you bring, make it personal to you!

Show Summary

What do A Christmas Carol, The Wizard of Oz and Dracula have in common? Jennifer Brenner is about to find out.

In a last ditch effort to save the financially-strapped Bleeding Heart Academy from bleeding out, the school commissions one-time novelist (and D-list BHA alum) Jennifer Brenner to write its check to salvation in the form of a Christmas fundraiser – an unholy mash-up of the three most popular, high-school plays. But saddled with a drama club that has never performed in public, high school ghosts, donor decrees, and an abundance of Madisons, the yellow brick road to creation is looking more like a crypt. Can Jennifer slap together a brand new play while still satisfying the powers that be?

This all-female farce with dynamic roles for artists reminds us that when the world drains you of lifeblood, it’s never too late to change— and perhaps who you were meant to be was right there all along.

Tuition: 375.00

Tuition Assistance and Payment Plans Available. Tuition Assistance Form. Email completed form to education@steelriver.org for consideration.

***Any student 18 years of age cast in the show must acquire a PA Criminal Background Check and a Child Abuse Clearance.


ROLES

All characters can be played by any female-identifying race or ethnicity, with a preference for diversity and inclusion.

JENNIFER BENDER

30s-40s, Female

A novelist and the most successful BHA writing alumna. Formerly Jenneth Michalski

KARA

17, Female

A stage manager. A+ student. Enjoys research, words, and numbers.

CEE CEE

17, Female

A mover. Deeply expressive with scarves.

BRAYLEY

Teens, Female

A singer/songwriter. Sensitive with a heart-breaking singing voice.

CANDICE

Teens, Female

A spoken-word artist. Comes from money. Anti-establishment.

MADISON B

Teens, Female

An excellent dancer. Brimming with school spirit, better at stuff than Madison P.

MADISON P

Teens, Female

Also an excellent dancer brimming with school spirit. Better at stuff than Madison B.

MADISON T

Teens, Female

A Shakespearean actress, but a good one. Is cooler than you.

LIV

Teens, Female

An athlete. A master of literary critique.

DI

Teens, Female

Another athlete. A master of technical production, if you can convince her to say yes.

PRINCIPAL STONE

50s, Female

Principal of Bleeding Heart Academy for Girls. Blunt.

MRS. HAVESHAM

50s-60s, Female

An aging ingenue. Jennifer’s high school librarian. Possibly a ghost.

*Note: Principal Stone & Mrs. Haversham may be doubled.