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A-B Tech will host the 2008 Western North Carolina Theatre League
Unified Auditions February 20 and 23 in Ferguson Auditorium on the Asheville
campus. Modeled after the Southeastern Theatre Conference auditions, the
annual event allows local actors to showcase their talents in a
professional audition setting for a variety of companies throughout the
region. The auditions have drawn up to 192 artists and 23 theatre, media
and talent companies.
The purpose of the Unified Auditions is to develop a database of local actors and technical artists for regional, community and professional companies. Auditions will be at 6 p.m. Feb. 20 and from 12:30 to 4:45 p.m. Feb. 23. Technical interviews for designers, directors, stage managers, musicians and technicians will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. A lunch break and mingle time will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Actors are asked to prepare 90 seconds of material: one monologue or two contrasting monologues or monologue and 16 bars of a song. An accompanist will be available. Please bring your own sheet music in your key, as the accompanist will not transpose. Children will audition with adults, and should present a memorized selection, poem, rhyme, monologue, and, if they wish, sing a song. Singing to tapes is not allowed. Actors should also mail or arrive at least an hour and a half early with 30 copies of a photo/headshot and resume for distribution to the different companies. Designers, directors, stage managers, musicians and technicians should email for an interview slot and mail or bring 30 resumes and appropriate visual materials. There will ample opportunity to speak with companies and field questions. Pre-register by emailing [email protected] or by mail with 30 copies of your photo/headshot and resume to Unified Auditions, P.O. Box 2663, Asheville, NC 28802. Please indicate preference for Feb. 20 or Feb. 23. An Audition Information Workshop will be at 6 p.m. Feb. 6 in Ferguson Auditorium. At this workshop, actors will hear from a panel of directors and casting agents on effective auditioning techniques and what to expect at the auditions. The following companies have attended past WNC Theatre League Unified Auditions: North Carolina Stage Company, Bright Star Children�s Theatre, BellaLuna Theatre, Flat Rock Playhouse, Burning Coal Theatre, Holderness Theatre of New York City, Poetry Alive!, Highland Repertory Theatre, immediate theatre project, Martin & Donalds Talent Agency, Inc., Parkway Playhouse, Brevard Little Theatre, Blowing Rock Stage Company, Serpent Child Ensemble, Hendersonville Little Theatre, Asheville Community Theatre, Bittersweet Productions, Barter Theatre of Abingdon, VA, North Carolina Theatre Conference, Haywood Arts Regional Theatre, Talent Trek, Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, Asheville: The Movie, HCC Film and Video Production Technology, Scapegoat Theatre Collective, Montford Park Players, Spartanburg (SC) Little Theatre, Asheville Storytelling Circle, Paris Model and Talent, and Unto These Hills. As a comprehensive community college, A-B Tech is committed to providing accessible, quality educational opportunities for lifelong learning to meet the diverse and changing needs of the community. For more information about programs at A-B Tech, call 254-1921, or visit the college�s website at www.abtech.edu. (Images provided by AB Tech.)
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