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Friday, September 14, 2018
NoVa Teen Auditions for Huckleberry Finn's Big River
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
ATMTC celebrates the glorious richness of our world by cultivating Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity as they inspire the creativity that nurtures great art, artists, and audiences.
Want a chance to perform in a professional musical at the award winning and longest running children’s theatre? Want to work with DC region’s top musical theatre artists and a Tony winning Broadway playwright? Here’s your chance!
CASTING
Seeking middle and high school students aged (11 – 18) for the roles of Huckleberry Finn (any race), Jim (African American), Mary Jane (any race) and Alice (African American). Pays $1000.
ABOUT THE SHOW
World premiere co-production with The Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, in association with Rogers and Hammerstein Theatricals and First Stage
Based on the classic by Mark Twain and the Tony Award winning Big River
Book by William Hauptman
Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller
New arrangements and orchestrations by William Yanesh
Directed by Michael Baron
All performances held in Glen Echo Park
Recommended for all ages
Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Touching and timeless, this tale of friendship against all odds is recreated for young audiences as two best friends demonstrate the power of changing the world.
QUESTIONS
Please contact the Assistant Production Manager, Brittany Truske at btruske@adventuretheatre-mtc.org
AUDITION DATES
Monday, September 24, 2018 at Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Next Stop Theatre
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Frederick Community College
Friday, September 28, 2018 at Adventure Theatre MTC in Rockville
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at Six Flags
To sign up for an audition, please visit this link.