The Shedd Institute Auditions
SHEDD OPEN AUDITIONS: Winter, 2012
 - Adult Audition (16 and older) - Sat-Sun, Feb 4-5
The Shedd Institute will conduct its Winter Open Auditions for Adults on the weekend of Feb 4-5 (adult 16 and older). The next open auditions will be held in April 2012.

Auditioners will be considered for roles in the following upcoming Shedd productions (Richard Jessup, director & choreographer; Robert Ashens, music director & conductor):
  • SWEET CHARITY (Jun 15-24, 2012 - rehearsals begin May 29, 2012 - concert production - Jaqua)
  • THE KING AND I (Aug 3-12, 2012 - rehearsals begin Jun 26, 2012 - full production - Silva, Hult)
REHEARSALS: Rehearsals for all Shedd Institute productions run 6 days per week: Mon-Thu 6-10:30pm, Fri 6-11pm, and Sun 5:30-10:30pm. Saturdays and major holidays are off. A very limited number of pre-planned absences are permitted subject to the approval of the director and stage manager.

There are paid roles for men and women in both shows. There are roles for children and youth in THE KING AND I (youth auditions for these shows will be announced later). Actors known to The Shedd may be cast by invitation: if you are known to The Shedd Institute and do not wish to audition but would like to be considered for one or more of the above-listed productions, fill out and submit the Audition Registration Form below, and check the box indicating that you wish to be considered without audition. In most cases we recommend that you come in for an audition.

THE AUDITION: Prepare (a) a short memorized monologue that demonstrates your acting ability and (b) a song selection from the classic period of musical comedy and musical theatre (1920-60) that demonstrates your skills as a singer. You must sing using the Shedd's audition accompanist, so bring music. The monologue and song selection must each be no more than 1 minute. Do not, under any circumstances, prepare your monolog or choose a song from the shows in The Shedd's immediate production schedule. You will be expected to attend a dance audition held on the same day as your acting/singing audition. Bring appropriate dance shoes and attire.

RESUME & HEADSHOT: Please submit your performance resume and headshot to auditions@theshedd.net.

SCHEDULING AN AUDITION: All auditions are by appointment. To schedule an audition, fill out and submit the audition form below. We will contact you via email with an audition slot, according to your availability.

INTEREST & AVAILABILITY: We are considering actors for the 2 productions listed above: indicate your interest and availability for both of these productions.
Shedd Audition Registration Form
Make sure to enter all required fields
Name:
Title First [Required]Middle Last [Required]
Street:
Street - include apartment/suite number [Required]
City/State:
City [Required]State
Zip/Country: -
Zip + 4 ['Zip' Required] Country
Phones:
Phone 1 [Required] Phone 2
Email:
Email [Required]
Parent or Guardian Info (if under 16)
Guardian:
Parent or guardian name if under 16
Phone:
Guardian Phone
Email:
Guardian Email
Stats & Comments
Vitals:
Age [Required] Gender Height [Required]
Vocal Rng:
Vocal Range [Required]
Comments:
Interest & Availability
(check productions for which you wish to be considered)
Sweet Charity (Jun 15-24, 2012 - reh. begin May 29)

Role(s) interested in.
The King and I (Aug 3-12, 2012 - reh. begin Jun 26)

Role(s) interested in.
Audition Sign Up
Select Option 1 or 2 and fill preferred audition time frame.
We will confirm your audition time slot by return email.
1. I do not wish to audition
2. Adult Open Audition - Feb 4-5
Feb 4, 10 am - noon
Feb 4, 1 - 4 pm
Required Feb 4 dance call at 4 pm.
Feb 5, 12 - 2:00 pm
Required Feb 5 dance call at 1:30 pm.
Callbacks will begin at 2:00 pm, Feb 5.

audition scheduling comments