Fine arts directors and administration will determine the musical and/or play selected each year by considering the story, the theological virtues, the quality of the musical material, and the attainability for the students. This will be conveyed to students school-wide via a ParentSquare post or email from the fine arts director.
The fine arts instructors recognize that individual students have been uniquely equipped by God to fulfill different roles within a given production. The Fine Arts Team prayerfully considers the God-given personality traits and character as well as the acting and singing talent of every student who auditions for productions.
In the audition process, students will be evaluated based upon their preparation regarding concentration, physical movement, facial expressions, vocal timbre, pitch accuracy, vocal technique, character interpretation and ability to emote. Cold readings and prepared monologues may be utilized to establish an actor’s natural acting abilities. Students may be asked to re-read lines to determine a student’s coachable nature.
Students will audition for the musical with an unaccompanied solo from any genre, but a musical theatre piece is preferred. This may include selections from the chosen show for the year, unless stated otherwise. Students are encouraged
to seek help to prepare their vocal or acting portion of the audition from Geneva staff and/or private instructors. To maintain the highest integrity in the audition process, any judge who is also a student’s private lesson teacher will not be allowed to advocate for that student during casting discussions. Parents of auditioning students will not advocate for their own child.
If directors schedule a callback audition, a single song and its surrounding dialogue from that year’s show will be chosen by the panel of judges. This will not be a song any student has performed in the first round of auditions. All students will be supplied with the same materials (copy of script, background/karaoke track, etc.) and the same instruction for preparation via email.
Other roles (stage/prop managers, tech, costumes, lighting, etc.) will be recruited during the audition process. Once the cast is announced, those casting decisions are final. Know that wherever the student is placed, God will grow them through the experience and the process. Being a part of a theatrical performance is a fulfilling and rewarding way to use God-given talents and grow relationships with other students and instructors.