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Currently Auditioning: (Bookmark this page and keep checking back
as Dates & Times for upcoming Auditions become available.)
Auditions for the upcoming "Knock 'em Dead," a fun "You-Solve-It" summer comedy in which the audience participates, will be Thursday April 23rd and Friday April 24th at 7:00 PM, at Genevieves, in the back where Gussies bar used to be. Genevieve's restaurant is located at 1088 Newmark Ave. in Coos Bay, across from the Empire 7-11. The show is slated to run June 19th - July 5th. Parts call for 3 women and 5 men, ages 20 through 40. Previous experience is not necessary, we can teach you! Keep in mind we are also looking for stagehands and costumers as well, a great way to break into theater if you're nervous about getting on stage. Please bring an Audition Form already filled out to your audition. For more info, please contact the Director, Joe Vos at 217-7401.
Auditions for the Fall OBT production have not yet been announced. Please keep checking back for additional details as they become available. Thanks.
Stay tuned to this page as auditioning information for additional plays becomes available. Thanks to everyone that came to audition for us during 2008. We want you to know your support is very important to us and much appreciated. We hope you'll continue to patronize us in the coming year with tryouts, play attendance, backstage crew recruitment, directing, ushering, and so forth. Drop us an email that you're interested in volunteering or else speak to one of our many directors.
Even if you're too shy to be on stage, PLEASE consider joining one of our tech crews. We have such great fun staging productions so why not come be a part of it?!
General Audition Guidelines:
Auditions are generally held 2 months prior to the Play's opening. Musicals and Shakespearean plays are the exception, as they have longer lead times due to the tremendous amount of material for the Actor to learn. Plan on auditions for those to run 3 to 4 months prior to opening weekend.
In any event, dress comfortably but appropriately for each audition, be punctual, and come prepared to read, dance, or sing (depending on the script).
Sometimes, would-be-actors are divided into groups and asked to read various parts from a script. In doing so, this simple excersize often aids in locating chemistry between actors, an important element in any play.
Other times, Monologues are required to help Directors gauge an actor's additional strengths & experience. These can range from poetry and song to excerpts from a script.
There are many good online sources available for getting audition Monologues; here are a few favorites:
TheatreHistory.com Script Archives
At the Audition, you will be asked to fill out an official Audition Form listing contact info, special skills or experience, and other pertinent information to help the Director in choosing both a cast and a tech crew. You have the choice of either filling out a form at the actual Audition OR downloading one here in MS Word format and bringing it already prepared ahead of time.
In general, OBT seeks enthusiastic people who look and feel comfortable on stage, who listen well and follow directions easily, and for folks open-minded enough to try new & different roles than originally intended when auditioning. Some really terrific talent has been discovered this way.
In some instances, Musicians are needed for Musicals. If you are a musician interested in playing for one of our upcoming musicals, please contact us and let your talent be known, or else come attend an audition and talk to the Director directly!
As always, there's a need for Light Techs, Sound Operators, Stage Managers, Stagehands, Choreographers, Vocal Coaches, Costumers, Makeup Artists, Poster designers, Program cover artists, Set Construction, Graphic Artists, Concessions personnel, Directors & Assistants, and Producers. If you have free time on your hands, or would like to break into theater this way, please give us a call or come to one of our open auditions and talk to the Director.
Experience is helpful BUT NOT mandatory. We can teach you! Come join the fun, make new friends!
OBT News Alerts Mailing List
If you would like to be notified (via email) of upcoming auditions, shows, newsletters, call for manuscripts, etc. as they pertain to OBT, please sign up for our group Mailing List. We DO NOT SHARE our mailing list with anyone outside the OBT Thespians troupe.
Click here to request being added to our OBT News Alert group emailings: obthespian@yahoo.com
Click here to discontinue receiving our OBT News Alert group emailings: obthespian@yahoo.com
Performance Venues:
The On Broadway Thespians, Inc. is proud to be able to offer live theater in the following venues around the Bay Area.
Our humblest of thanks and gratitude to each Business for taking us in out of the rain. We could not do what we do without their generous support.
Genevieve's Restaurant ~
(Stray Katz Club)
(formerly Gussies)
1088 Newmark Avenue, Coos Bay.Located in the Empire district of Coos Bay, (across from the Empire 7-11).
Small intimate Dinner Theater as it should be, since 2008.
Pony Village Mall ~ 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend.
Mall next to Safeway, (with stage located in old Area 51 space, across from Sears).
Children's Theater & Family Entertainment at it's best, since 2008.
The Egyptian Theatre ~
229 S. Broadway, Coos Bay.Located on the downtown Coos Bay waterfront, (across the street from TJ Shaws diner).
Large scale productions since 2007.
For those unfamiliar to this area, we offer the following:
"OBT: Enriching the lives of patrons and players of all ages,
through the magic of live theatre."(This page last updated April 18, 2009)
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