Auditions for Carey Dinner Theatre to be Held March 27

Hattiesburg, MS, March 11, 2010 - Auditions for cast and interviews with crew for the thirty-fifth season of Carey Dinner Theatre (CDT) are Saturday, March 27 beginning at 10 a.m. in the O. L. Quave Theatre on the Hattiesburg campus of William Carey University. The cast and crew commitment is May 24 through July 19.

CDT presents one musical in June and one in July. Each member of the company, both performers and staff, is paid. The financial package includes salary, tips (company members serve during dinner), and housing.

Audition requirements for performers include a one-minute monolog from a modern prose play (no dialect), a one-minute vocal selection from a Broadway musical, and a dance audition. Each person who auditions should bring comfortable clothes for the dance audition. An accompanist will be available, but will not transpose. Taped accompaniment may be used.

Audition requirements for pianists include a prepared two-minute selection from a Broadway musical. Sight reading is required.

Interviews will be held for technicians, costume assistants, house-box office managers, and office assistants. Each person will complete an application provided on March 27 and interview with CDT managing staff. Portfolios are invited. Performers may also apply for staff positions.

Each applicant should bring a head shot to the audition/interview. For more information call 601-318-6218 or email cdt@wmcarey.edu. 

Contracts are issued as soon as possible after March 27 and are offered only to those who have graduated from high school by May 24, 2010.