A scene from the 2017 Carey Dinner Theatre production of “8 Track: The Sounds of the 70s.”
Carey Dinner Theatre (CDT) will celebrate its 43rd season when it opens in June 2018. The first step in continuing this rich tradition is the selection of performers and other personnel.
Auditions for cast and interviews for crew for CDT’s 2018 season are Saturday, March 24 beginning at 10 a.m. in the Thomas Fine Arts Center on the Hattiesburg campus of William Carey University.
CDT presents two musicals in June and July. Each member of the company, both performers and staff, is paid. The financial package includes salary, tips (company members serve during dinner), and housing.
Those auditioning as performers will present a one-minute monologue from a modern prose play (no dialect), a one-minute vocal selection from a Broadway musical, and will participate in a dance audition. An accompanist will be available, but will not transpose. Taped accompaniment may be used. Each person who auditions should bring comfortable clothes for the dance audition. Performers may also apply for backstage positions.
Audition requirements for pianists include a prepared two-minute selection from a Broadway musical. Sight reading will be required.
Interviews will be held for technicians, costume assistants and box office personnel. Each person will complete an application and an interview with CDT staff. Portfolios are encouraged. Interviewees may also audition as performers.
Each applicant should bring a head shot to the audition/interview. For more information call (601) 318-6218 or email cdt@wmcarey.edu. The company commitment is May 28 through July 23. Contracts are offered only to those who will have graduated from high school by May 28, 2017.
Carey Dinner Theatre began in 1975 and has a long tradition of excellence. More than 60 colleges and universities, in addition to William Carey University, have been represented by students in the company.