The Spring AC Lottery Audition returns!
On Monday, May 16th at the Round House Theater in Silver Spring, MD, Actors' Center members who win a slot through the AC lottery system will have an appointment slot to audition for a group of auditors from local professional theaters and production companies.
Members get their chance at obtaining a slot by registration through AC Online, which is open now and will close Saturday, April 30th at 11:59pm. To register, log in at actorscenter.org and click "Register Now" in the Spring Lottery Audition box on the right hand side of your Member homepage.
Key details and dates to keep in mind:
This audition is a lottery - when you register, you are registering for a chance at a slot or wait list slot in the audition. The AC will pick names at random electronically at the end of the registration period.
There are a total of 132 audition slots.
Audition slots will be two minutes. Actors who secure audition slots will have a maximum of two minutes to present 1) a monologue and a song, 2) two monologues, or 3) one monologue. You are not required to use the full two minutes. As always, be very sure to time your material to ensure that you do not go over the two-minute limit. For those singing, an accompanist will be provided, but feel free to sing a cappella. (Singing is not an audition requirement.)
Random selection will take place on or about Monday, May 2nd. AC will not know if you are going to get a slot, nor what your odds are, until registration is complete.
You must BRING 40 to 50 headshots/resumes with you on the day of the audition. The AC will not accept mailed headshots. A final number of headshots required will be given to you a couple of days before the audition once the AC knows how many auditors will be attending. These headshots/resumes are required to be 8 x 10.
Please note: if you are making copies in a copy center (like Kinkos), the copies they make are 8.5 x 11. You must have them cut down to 8 x 10 before attaching your (8 x 10) resumes in order to conform to this size. The auditors – potential employers – want them all to be 8 x 10, so the AC requires those who get a slot to honor this request. If you come to the check-in desk with P/Rs not 8 x 10, the AC will be unable to accept them, and you may lose your slot.
Auditors have expressed a desire to see fresh faces at AC lottery auditions, and the AC would like to try to give more members the opportunity to be seen at least once a year. Therefore, if you had an audition slot in November 2010 you will only be eligible to go on the wait list for this Spring Lottery Audition. First priority will be given to actors who were not actually seen in the prior round. However, given that there are always cancellations and the wait list is also randomly generated, performers who were seen in November may still end up at the top of the wait list for the Spring Lottery.
Specific details on the Spring Lottery Audition are listed under the audition FAQ on the Actors' Center website: www.actorscenter.org
