open call - auditions
ON-LINE AUDITION
Pee Dee Community Arts Team is having an Open Call audition for all areas of our performing arts team. We are casting for our upcoming musical production, The Stage Where It Happens. However, our team has other concerts and productions and performs in other arenas throughout the year.
Our incredible team has been active since 2013 and this is our fifth musical, we have recently completed our third in the "Restored" dance musical series.
Our incredible team has been active since 2013 and this is our fifth musical, we have recently completed our third in the "Restored" dance musical series.
OPEN CALL!!!
DANCERS
Allows you to develop yourself further as a dancer while gaining exposure and invaluable dance experience in multiple genres. (We currently perform in Lyrical, Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Hip-hop, Liturgical, Mime and Contemporary). PDCAT is seeking excited, capable and versatile male and female dancers to be featured in our production, "The Stage Where It Happens" We encourage passionate dancers of all ethnicities and dance backgrounds. Training is welcome but not required.
Requirements to Audition:
* Must have a professional dancer mentality/attitude- responsibility, accountability and dedication
* Willing and able to make yourself available for performance rehearsals as necessary (TBA)
* Must be willing to purchase all required attire for performances including team T-shirts, leotards, shoes, etc.
* Ability to learn and retain choreography quickly and execute well
* Dress appropriately for auditions. No jeans, no low cut or revealing tops, correct footwear for your genre
* Ladies - hair must be pulled up and off the face
* Appropriate makeup
* A video of a 2 minute piece in your genre/style of dance.
* Ages 4-Adult
SINGERS
The audition process is designed to be thorough but fair, so we can add great vocalists, to our ensemble. Please be ready for the following vocalization, sight reading (if asked) and a prepared song. PDCAT Ensemble Singers performs 2-3 times a year - Annual Musical, Spring Show and Holiday Spectacular. Rehearsals are not weekly.
Requirements for Auditions
* Vocalization for range, quality and accuracy of pitch. Identify rhythmic patterns.
* Sight-reading, progressing from easy to more difficult.
* Video/MP3/MP4 of a song in your vocal range. Must be no longer than 2 minutes, and unedited, mixed or any other "improvements" (Can audition as duet or group)
* Willing to purchase attire required for performances, including team T-shirts.
* Dress appropriate for auditions. No Sweat pants, No short skirts/dress, No hoodies, Dress Casual attire please!
* Appropriate Makeup
* Must bring your own music
* Ages 14-Adult
SPOKEN WORD/POETRY
PDCAT Poets is looking for those who can both recite and write poetry. We will be judging both. We use spoken word narrative a lot in our productions and performances.
Requirements for Auditions
* Poetry written legible for judges to read. Preferably typed and double spaced.
* Video/MP3/MP4 2 minutes of spoken word prepared. (preferably memorized)
* Dress appropriately for auditions.
* Appropriate makeup
* If you use a tablet, please be neat and together
* Ages 12-Adult
MUSICIANS
The audition process is designed to be thorough but fair, so we can add great musicians, to our ensemble. Please be ready for the following: sight reading and a prepared song. PDCAT Musicians performs 2-3 times a year - Annual Musical, Spring Show and Holiday Spectacular. Rehearsals are not weekly.
Requirements for Auditions
* Ability to hear and adapt music
* Sight-reading
* Video/MP3/MP4 performance of a 2 minute prepared piece. (Can audition as duet or group)
* Willing to purchase attire required for performances, including team T-shirts.
* Dress appropriate for auditions. No Sweat pants, No short skirts/dress, No hoodies, Dress Casual attire please!
* Appropriate Makeup
* Must bring your own instrument
* Ages 12-Adult
We do not require anyone to have any training or skill, however it is welcome and will be given special attention during audition and casting process.
We have many openings on our team in all areas and looking to fill them as we prepare for our upcoming musical production. We are currently in pre-production now.