Ages: Looking for a wide age range of actors including adults. No younger than 8 years of age may submit a video.
*PLEASE NOTE: If you are CAST, there will be a $200 ($150 for RaueNow Family Members) enrollment fee. You will receive a link for payment which will be due no later than the week before in-person rehearsal. The enrollment fee covers the workshop and includes a t-shirt. There is NO COST to audition.
Deadline for final audition submission: October 10, 2024
Raue Center School For The Arts is excited to reveal its 2nd Annual Devised Holiday Production with Nick Hrutkay returning as director, following the success of last year’s The Disturbing Disappearance of St. Nicholas. What better way to celebrate the holidays than by crafting a brand-new show featuring music, singing, dance, comedy, drama, and more?
What is Devised Theatre?
Devised Theatre is a hands-on exploration of various techniques aimed at creating a world-premiere play. Cast members, in collaboration with the creative team, collectively develop a new 60-minute piece without an existing script, with the cast members also taking on the role of performers. This process enables the cast to enhance their skills in collaboration, ensemble work, improv, acting, and playwriting through contemporary theatre exercises, bringing an original holiday tale to the stage.
Whether you enjoy acting, singing, dancing, writing or wish to hone your skills, this production is tailored for you. No prior experience in devised theatre is required. Simply bring your creativity to the table and be prepared to embark on a journey of exploration.
Video Auditions:
What to Prepare for Your Video Submission
2024 Rehearsal Schedule:
In Person Rehearsals begin November 1, 2024
Thursdays & Fridays | 6 – 9 PM
Saturday & Sundays | 12 – 3 PM
Location: RCSA Campus at St. Mary’s, 210 McHenry Ave, Crystal Lake
Zoom Rehearsal: 1 Day per week. Determined by cast availability.
Tech Rehearsal Schedule: (mandatory)
Sunday, December 1st — Wednesday, December 4th
Location: Raue Center For The Arts
Performance Dates & Times:
Thursday, December 5 @ 7 PM
Friday, December 6 @ 10AM & 7 PM
Saturday, December 7 @ 2 PM & 7 PM
Sunday, December 8 @ 2 PM
Location: Raue Center For The Arts
Please note: There may be a school performance on the morning of Friday, December 6th @ 10am. Cast members would be required to perform that day if that performance is added and will need to plan to miss school and/or work that morning.
$200 | RaueNOW FAMILY (25% Discount) $150
Nick Hrutkay is an award-winning director based in Pittsburgh. He is currently the Director of Education and Assistant Artistic Director of Stagedoor Manor and is on the faculty at Point Park University.His work has been seen at theaters across the country having directed over 80 productions, including Theatre Row, The Brick, Alchemical Studios, The Kennedy Center, Central Square Theater, The Media Theatre, Hippodrome Theatre, Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks, The Huron Playhouse, Keystone Repertory Theater, Stagedoor Manor, and Point Park University.
Nick is the former Artistic Director of Keystone Repertory Theater and The Huron Playhouse, one the longest-running summer stock theaters in the United States. He has overseen several new work development initiatives, including serving as a Dramaturg for Dramafest at Stagedoor Manor leading the annual new work festival while mentoring students whose selected plays were published through Stephen Sondheim’s Young Playwrights Inc. He has also been heavily involved with The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival having three productions, The Embalmer, Black Friday: The Musical, and Discovering Eden, invited to perform in the Region 2 Fringe Festival.
He has taught at Point Park University, Stagedoor Manor, Quantum Theatre, Hippodrome Theatre, The Huron Playhouse, Stagedoor Manor Studios, Stagedoor Manor College Connection, Raue Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks, and Pittsburgh Musical Theater, where he was the Chair of the Acting Department for the PMT Conservatory.
Nick is the recipient of an ArtWorks Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Broadway World Award for Best Director of a Musical, and The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 2 / Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Fellowship. nickhrutkay.com
James Mablin (Music Director) hails from London, England. He has musically directed and/or played Keyboards in over a hundred shows. Favorites include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat (UK Tour), Whistle Down the Wind (UK Tour), High School Musical (World Premiere – Stagedoor Manor, NY), Caroline or Change (Cyrano’s Theatre Company, AK), Little Shop of Horrors (Thin Air Theatre Company, CO), The Toxic Avenger (Thin Air Theatre Company, CO) and Into the Woods (Slow Burn Theatre Company, FL).
As an educator, James ran the musical theatre program at a large college in London, was a professor & musical theatre specialist at The Yale School of Drama, and most recently on the Musical Theatre faculty at Auburn University as their resident Music Director. James was also the associate artistic director and head of the music department at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center, named one of the top summer theatre programs in the world.
James has written the vocal arrangements and musically directed opening and closing numbers for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade including the Emmy award-winning song “Join Our Parade”. In January of 2024, James is the Resident Music Director for the Raue Center for the Arts.