Auditions for
Sorceress (Reading of Act 1)
Directed and Written by John Rea
When: Sunday, April 16 from 4:30-6 PM
Where: 2030 Sansom Street, 2nd Floor (purple door)

Looking for 10-15 actors between the ages of 11 and 18 for a public reading of John Rea's new musical, Sorceress. There will be rehearsals on Monday, May 15 from 6-8 PM and Tuesday, May 16 from 6-8 PM. The performance with script in hand will be Friday, May 19 at 7 PM. Call is at 6 PM. Please don't audition if you can't make both rehearsals.

Attire for the audition: Wear khaki pants or black leggings, skirts are also fine (no jeans or sweats, please). Shirts or form fitting sweaters should be colorful - no sweatshirts, please. Tie hair back if appropriate.

The 2 audition songs are in the linked folder. All actors must prepare both songs. Check in with John Rea at jrea@macguffintf.com as to what vocal part to prepare for 'Mixing the Spirits'. For 'Shine in Me' all actors should sing the lead vocal. Click HERE to hear the songs ('Mixing the Spirits' and 'Shine in Me') and read the scenes (Prelude and Scene 2). The sheet music to 'Mixing the Spirits' is in the folder. The sheet music for 'Shine in Me' is NOT in the folder but the lyrics are printed in Scene 2.

Blurb
An apprentice sorceress princess falls into a consuming love with an ambitious foreign captain who has plans to obtain a precious object from her covetous father that is guarded by a terrible serpent. With the help of her devoted younger brother, she must abandon her old life and improvise a dangerous plan to steal the object for the captain so she can become his bride and escape to a new life in his country.

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The show is about transformation. Medea is stabbed by Cupid's arrow and is compelled to fall in love with Jason, drastically changing the course of her life. This love transforms her in positive and tragic ways. Does Medea have any free will or does Cupid's arrow bind her to the will of the gods?
Characters (roles are not bound by gender)
Medea - 18, a sorceress/princess
Absyrtus 16, Medea's prince brother
Aeetes 40's, King of Colchis
Jason, 21, Greek captain of the ArgoCook, 20's, a servant of Aeetes King, also Telemon
Circe (sir-cee)40's, older sister of Aeetes, sorceress, also Atalanta
Racha, Captain of the Guard, also Pollux

Adem, advisor, also Castor and Hecate
Yanni, advisor, also Orpheus
Guria, adviser, also Iphitos and Cupid

Argus, an Argonaut, also a Colchin guard

Argonauts
Colchin soldiers
Gods



Auditions for
The Singin' Bohemians Cabaret Troupe*
Directed by John Rea, Choreography by Liz Fredette
When: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 from 6-7 PM
Where: 2030 Sansom Street, 2nd Floor (purple door)
Please check out the information about The Singin' Bohemians here and fill out the Audition Sheet in advance of the auditions.

Performers between the ages of 12 and 18 should prepare a Broadway song that shows off their range and talents. Please bring sheet music. There will also be a dance audition led by choreographer, Liz Fredette.



Auditions for
This Side Up Comedy Improv Troupe*
Directed by Jen Jaynes
When: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 from 6-7:30 PM
Where: 2030 Sansom Street, 2nd Floor (purple door)

Please check out the information about This Side UP Comedy Improv Troupe here and fill out the Audition Sheet in advance of the auditions.

Actors between the ages of 12 and 18 will perform comedy improvisations with the current members of This Side Up. We recommend watching the tv show 'Whose Line is it Anyway' to get the feel for the kind of improvisations you'll perform.


Auditions for
The Mechanicals Acting Troupe*
Directed by Liz Fredette
When: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 from 7-8 pm
Where: 2030 Sansom Street, 2nd Floor (purple door)
Please check out the information about The Mechanicals' Acting Troupe here and fill out the Audition Sheet in advance of the auditions.

Actors between the ages of 12 and 18 are welcome to audition. Please prepare a 1-2 minute monologue.

* All of our troupes are both elite training programs and performance troupes. In addition to rehearsing and performing in and outside of our community, troupe members function as ambassadors for MacGuffin and leaders within our program.

Troupes rehearse on Saturdays following our class session schedule:

The Mechanicals Acting Troupe 12:30-2:30 PM
This Side UP Comedy Improv Troupe 2-3:30 PM
The Singing' Bohemians 2:30-4:30 PM

Tuition for the Troupes is $270 each for the fall and winter sessions and $170 for the spring session.

For more information, please check out our Troupes page or contact John Rea at jrea@macguffintf.com