Theatre Alliance of Louisville to Hold 2011 Unified Auditions

Louisville, KY, April 18, 2011 – The Theatre Alliance of Louisville will hold its fifth annual unified auditions on May 14th, 2011 at the Hartford Building of the Jefferson Community College Campus on the southeast corner of First and Gray streets.

The unified auditions offer local actors a unique opportunity to audition for 16 theatres and organizations casting for multiple shows on the same day.

This years participating companies include (in alphabetical order, to date) Actors Theatre of Louisville Apprentice/Intern Company, The Alley Theater, The Alley Theater for Young Audiences, The Bard’s Town, Bunbury Theatre, Center Stage, Kathi E. B. Ellis, Emerging Artists Group, Julie Hamberg, Little Colonel Playhouse, Looking for Lilith Theatre Company, Louisville Repertory Company, Pandora Productions, Savage Rose Classical Theatre Company,Theatre 502, and Whodunnit Mystery Theatre.

The day’s schedule will run as follows:

8:15AM: Actor Registration opens in the main lobby of The Hartford Building
9:00AM: Monologue and Song (optional) Session begins
(Actors are presented to a room of representatives from each theater. Actor must perform either two 60 second contrasting monologues or one 60 second monologue and 16 measures of a song; accompanist will be provided) *
10:00AM: Actor Registration ends
1:00PM: Monologue and Song Session ends
1:30PM -2:00 Movement Session (movement for non-dancers)
2:15PM- 2:45:Dance Session begins
(For actors who dance with representatives of theatres which produce musicals)
3:00PM: Individual Company Meetings/Call back Session begins
(Some companies will post a call back sheet after the Monologue session requesting an additional meeting/audition with specific actors)
5:00PM: Individual Company Meetings/Call back Session ends

*Actors will be given a number and presented to room of representatives in groups of 10.

All actors are encouraged but not required to participate in each Session (Monologue and Song; Movement; Dance) of the day. Actors participating in any session throughout the day must register from 8:15-10:00AM and registration is on a first come first served basis.

All actors should bring 16 copies of their photograph (8X10 preferred) and resume.

Parking - big flat lot at Broadway and Second (student lot not faculty lot). Park on 1st Street side, and Hartford Building is directly opposite.

For more information, please email questions to theatreallianceoflouisville@gmail.com

The Theatre Alliance of Louisville’s mission is to unite and strengthen the local theatre community. TAL is a member of the Arts and Cultural Attractions Council of Louisville and Arts Kentucky.