Broadway Babies Theatre Group

COMING SUMMER 2012.......

This summer 2012, Broadway Babies Theatre Company will be presenting the Disney hit musical, High School Musical! We will spend our summer rehearsing for the final production as well as having master classes in VOICE, ACTING, AND DANCE taught by theatre professionals, working on professional HEADSHOTS AND RESUMES, take field trips to see touring Broadway musicals, and attend a recording session at a PROFESSIONAL RECORDING STUDIO! This summer workshop is sure to be fun for boys and girls of all ages! Spaces will fill up quickly, so be sure to sign up as soon as possible!!!

AUDITION DETAILS

Auditions for High School Musical will be held on SATURDAY, MAY 19 at 1:00 p.m. Please contact Courtney Weixel at 925-858-7559 or courtney@mbuddy.net to make an appointment. 

Please arrive 10 minutes before your time slot. Actors will be seen on a first come, first serve basis. 

Please prepare 16 - 32 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song or a current pop song. IF YOU NEED HELP PREPARING A SONG, FINDING SHEET MUSIC FOR YOUR SONG, OR PRACTICING, CONTACT COURTNEY WEIXEL TO SET UP AN AUDITION PREP LESSON. ($15 for a half hour lesson, $30 for an hour lesson) *Please choose your song ahead of time and tell Courtney so she can find sheet music for you if needed*

An accompanist will be provided.

Please dress to dance, as there will be a dance call

Please bring a current headshot and resume if you have one. If not, you will fill out a resume at the audition and have your picture taken.

CALLBACK DETAILS

Callbacks will be held on Sunday, May 20 at 1:00 p.m.

You will be asked to come back and audition for a specific role at the end of auditions on Saturday.

All material that you will be asked to prepare for your callback will be given to you at the end of your audition.

Please dress comfortably!

*Audition/Callback/Rehearsal Location: ClubSport Valley Vista, 3737 Valley Vista Rd. Walnut Creek*

WORKSHOP DETAILS

Rehearsals Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 1-4 p.m. (June 11 - August 2) at ClubSport Valley Vista

Performances Friday, August 3rd at 7 p.m. and Saturday, August 4 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Performance Space TBA

Ages 7-15 welcome!

$250 members/$300 non members

PLOT SYNOPSIS/CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

While on their family vacations, high school jock and basketball star Troy and brainy Gabriella - two teens who are worlds apart - meet. During a karaoke contest ("Start of Something New") they discover their love for singing, and an interest in each other. After vacation, Troy discovers that Gabriella is the new girl at East High. Still a bit inspired by their holiday vacation performance, Troy and Gabriella both decide to audition for the school musical. Troy's best friend Chad and Gabriella's new friend Taylor discourage them from carrying out their plans. Troy comes to his senses and immerses himself back into basketball and the championship ("Get'cha Head in the Game"). Taylor does some online research and discovers Gabriella is a scholastic superstar and quickly recruits her for the decathalon competition. Sharpay and Ryan - the ruling school play stars - are also gearing up for yet another starring role in the school musical, and they've made it very clear that everyone else better stay out of their way! Auditions begin and all the hopefuls try out for Ms. Darbus, East High's English and Drama teacher ("What I've Been Looking For"). Not knowing each other's plan, both Troy and Gabriella decide to secretly audition and sneak into the school theatre - but too late, the auditions have just ended. Kelsi, the show's student composer feels sorry for them, and at Troy's request, plays the song for them to sing together (“What I’ve Been Looking For” Reprise). Ms. Darbus just happens to hear their performance and gives them a callback. Well Sharpay is furious! How dare they break the “rules” of East High! The whole school agrees and everyone chimes in during a lunch break (“Stick to the Status Quo”). As everyone is busy practicing for callbacks, Sharpay is plotting her revenge, the basketball team wants their star player back, and the scholastic team wants their new brainiac to help them win the decathalon. After Chad and Taylor’s plan to win their friends back seems to have worked, Gabriella is crushed that Troy would turn his back on her and their singing dreams (“When There Was Me and You”). Eventually, Chad and Taylor feel terrible that they’ve manipulated their friends for their own selfish needs and confess to Troy and Gabriella – they put their heads together to help win the basketball game, the decathalon and hopefully get them over to the callbacks just in time. Sharpay and Ryan pull off a polished performance (“Bop to the Top”) and are a shoe-in for the starring roles. Once again, Troy and Gabriella arrive too late for their callback, due to Sharpay’s conniving plans and are out of the running. But the whole school rallies behind them and they pull off a fantastic performance (“Breaking Free”). Sharpay’s iciness melts away and the whole school comes together as winners (“We’re All in This Together”).

Character Breakdown