Brooksville’s Live Oak Theatre is ready to take the stage for the 2021-2022 season, set to present a pair of vibrant, dramatic and highly fanciful musicals. One of them an original production penned by a Live Oak veteran, another a heralded modern classic. And as this community institution embarks on a new season, organizers hope to bring with them a number of rising stars new to the stage.
Open auditions for the Live Oak Theatre repertory company and 2021-2022 season will be conducted Saturday, June 26, at the Carol and Frank Morsani Center for the Performing Arts, 21030 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville.
On Saturday, June 26th, 2021, from 10am-1pm, Live Oak Theatre will hold open auditions for its Fall 2021 musical production of “Into the Woods,”(scheduled to be performed Oct. 15-17,22-24, 29-31), From 3pm-4pm, on the same day, open auditions will be conducted for the Winter 2021 original musical theatre production of “The Little Earl,” (will be presented Dec. 9-12, and 17-19), an original Live Oak musical based on the classic, “Little Lord Fauntleroy.” Open Auditions for the Spring 2022 production of “Newsies” will be conducted on November 2nd and 4th. Time TBD. For more information on the audition process and to download the audition form, visit https://www.liveoaktheatre.org/gallery.
Children, young adults, and their parents who have no prior experience with Live Oak Theatre are welcome. However, they must have completed Live Oak Theatre’s orientation program. Orientation sessions consist of how to audition for the repertory company, with advice and familiarization regarding the audition process. The next Orientation is scheduled for Tuesday, June 22nd from 5:30-7:00pm.
On this day, Live Oak Theatre company will conduct an “Orientation to Live Oak Theatre and How to Audition for Us” program. The program consists of a 1.5-hour class held from 5:30 to 7 pm on June 22. The orientation program will be held at the Morsani Center for the Arts. Email [email protected] or call 352-593-0027 to reserve your spot for orientation. Completion of this program is a requirement for non-LOT members – children, adults, and parents of children – who wish to audition for Live Oak Theatre’s repertory company 2021-2022 season.
The instructor for this class is Vince Vanni, also a seasoned actor and drama teacher. Vanni’s students currently appear throughout the area in both amateur and professional venues. These orientation classes are free to take. If you are new to Live Oak Theatre, all audition questions will be answered during the orientation.
“We are a repertory company, so people are admitted into the company itself. Because of that, we require an orientation to who and what we are,” said Vanni. “Most importantly, my orientation class teaches exactly how to audition for us. Removes a lot of anxiety. We require 16 bars of a song that shows their abilities. We also recommend a monologue. I review this with everyone and help them through the process.”
If you wish to audition for a specific role, email [email protected] and tell Live Oak’s Marie what role you plan to audition for, so that you can be assigned a more specific time to arrive.
For more information about the Live Oak Theatre Company, including sponsorship and audition opportunities, call 352-593-0027, email [email protected] , or go to www.LiveOakTheatre.org. Visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LiveOakTheatre.
