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<DIV>Hello,</DIV>
<DIV>Audition and go for it! Les Miz is a fantastic show and when I did it I had
a blast!</DIV>
<DIV>If rehearsals are only on one night I’d be a little suspicious of the
quality though.</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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Keith Biggs<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=knownoflove@gmail.com
href="mailto:knownoflove@gmail.com">Miranda</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 14, 2013 3:12 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=menvi-discuss@menvi.org
href="mailto:menvi-discuss@menvi.org">This is for discussing music and braille
literacy</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Menvi-discuss] Thoughts and questions regarding
auditioning forand Performing in community theatre?</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>First, I want to apologize for this long message, but I need
to think through this, and I’m sure you all will understand my
thoughts.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Considering my school schedule for this fall, I may be very
crazy to even be thinking of this, but alas I am. Our local community theatre is
holding auditions in May for Les Miserables. I learned of this during chorus
rehearsal at the local community college this past Thursday, and my first
thought was, “No way! Not happening!”<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Then, my brain wouldn’t quit. LOL. Our director had
encouraged us by saying, “Even if you don’t get a call-back, the audition is
worth the opportunity in itself.” Um, thanks for helping me and my irrational
thoughts… LOL.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Registration for the fall semester of classes at my
university hasn’t even opened yet, so I could very well base my courseload on
whether or not my audition goes well. If necessary, I could go half-time or
3-quarter time. Half-time would mean either one course at a time or no classes
during the first 8-week sub-term and two courses during the second 8-week
sub-term. Three-quarter time would mean one class for the first 8-week sub-term
and two classes for the second 8-week sub-term. I also plan to take piano and
Spanish at the local community college, so I’m thinking about that as well. My
main degree program is online, so that presents many advantages, one of which
being that I can do homework any time of the day/night as long as I meet my
assignment deadlines.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Rehearsals for Les Miserables are on Monday evenings, so that
would essentially work as I would have piano, chorus, and Spanish on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. I teach private voice lessons in my home, but I can set my limits
of the number of enrolled students for each semester. My fall and spring
semesters are usually low enrollment anyways, so that’s not a major
concern.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: " class=MsoNormal>I then wondered about performing in
community theatre as someone who is completely blind, and I knew I needed to
come here for tips and advice. I did participate in community theatre in high
school as one of the Birdie fanclub members in Bye-bye Birdie *<B>cringes</B>*,
and that went extremely well. To be completely honest, the director originally
wanted me to play one of the main characters, but I politely declined as I had
never been in community theatre before. The information for Les Miserables
auditions says, “All of us at the Civic are committed to the practices of
flexible, imaginative casting. We encourage volunteers of all ethnicities and
backgrounds to participate in our creative endeavors. Also, reasonable
accommodations will be made for those requiring special needs.”<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>If anyone has any thoughts regarding this opportunity, I
would greatly appreciate them! Do you have any experience auditioning for or
performing in community theatre? Any tips and advice would be very helpful as I
think through this.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance, and have a wonderful
weekend!<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>In Christ, Miranda<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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