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SHREK The Musical is coming to Somers!

SHREK The Musical Auditions

Standing Room Only Productions (SRO) is hard at work putting together their production of SHREK THE MUSICAL – TYA. This show will take place at Worthington Pond Farm & Gardens at 359 Mountain Road in Somers, CT on Friday August 7 at 6:30 PM and Saturday August 8 at 2 PM and again at 6:30 PM. It will be an outdoor, theatre-in-the-round show in a beautiful park-like setting that is sure to please the entire family!

An Info/Audition Prep Meeting will be held Monday, June 8, 2015 at the Kibbe-Fuller Community Center, 619 Main St, Somers, CT at 7 PM. There will be a 20 minute Meet & Greet where the project will be discussed and audition pointers will be shared. Auditions are open for folks aged 8 through 108! The rest of the evening will be spent learning the songs and a dance routine that will be needed for Auditions. Dialog snippets (“sides”) will be distributed for study.

Auditions will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Kibbe-Fuller Community Center, 619 Main St, Somers, CT. Folks aged 8 – 12 should come from 10 AM to 11:30 AM. Folks aged 13 through 108 should come at 11:30 and plan on staying until 2 PM. Audition Forms can be found on our website.

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Auditions will only be heard for the materials provided at the Info/Audition Prep Meeting on 6/8/2015. All folks auditioning will need to sing a song that was taught; those auditioning for lead and supporting roles will be required to sing solo; those auditioning for ensemble roles will sing in groups. Additionally all folks auditioning will need to demonstrate the dance routine that was taught and will need to perform a dialog “side” that was provided.

The Shrek Calendar is on the SRO Website now: www.sroproductions.org. The Casting Call will be posted by 6/15/15.

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SRO is a non-profit Youth & Family Community Theatre organization that was formed in November, 2014. Kathy Welch is Producer/Artistic Director; George M. Murphy is Musical Director; Kate DaSilva is Choreographer; and Linda Preston is Stage Manager.

Tickets will be available for purchase in mid-July. For more information, email info@sroproductions.org or call (860) 763-1244.

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