musical theatre audition prep

Calling all pre-professional musical theatre performers!

QDF is so excited to be partnering with the Segal Centre for Performing Arts. The Musical Theatre Audition Prep Intensive is a 2 day, jam packed learning opportunity for pre professional musical theatre performers. Through one on one coaching as well as group learning, you will prep for a mock audition in front of professionals who will provide feedback. 

when:

March 30 - 9:30-6:00pm

March 31 - 11:00-3:00pm

where:

segal centre for performing arts

5170 Chem. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, H3W 1M7

fee:

40.00$

what to expect

Day 1: Coaching

On day 1, participants will take a deep dive with some of the best in the biz! Our facilitators will cover the key elements of a musical theatre audition and provide both one-on-one and group coaching to help you shine as a triple threat.

Day 1 will feature:

  • Director and performer Trevor Barrette will provide one-on-one coaching to the cohort, masterclass style.

    Each participant will be assigned an excerpt of text tailored to their casting type, bringing them in for a role the facilitators believe they would be called in for.

    Each participants will go up one by one and receive coaching and feedback from Barrette, working through the fundamentals of acing your acting audition. Other members of the cohort will have the opportunity to be in the room and watch, learning from all the feedback provided to participants.

  • Music Director Chris Barillaro will work in the same style as text analysis. Each participant will take a turn going up to receive coaching and feedback on the song they have chosen to prepare ahead of the workshop.

    The rest of the cohort will also be present, allowing them to learn from the coaching other participants receive as well as their own.

  • Performer, dancer and choreographer Jonathan Patterson will put the cohort through its paces. In a group all together, participants will learn a choreography prepared by Patterson as they would in a typical audition setting. They will be taken through the key principals and learning techniques for professional dance calls.

    For the mock auditions, the cohort will be split into two groups: beginner and advanced. This will be based on their previous dance training, previous experience and assessment during the coaching.

Day 2: mock auditions

On Day 2, participants will get to show off what they have learnt in a mock audition with Lisa Rubin, Artistic Director at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts, and Connie Rotella, founder and director of Triple Threat Academy.

The mock audition will consist of:

Dance Call

Acting + singing audition

Feedback Sessions

Meet our facilitators coming soon!

how to register

how to register

this workshop is design for musical theatre performers in the pre-professional stage of their career and who are ready to take the next step into equity productions.

to be eligible, you must have at least 2 musical theatre credits on your cv that are outside of a school setting.

register you will need:

  • Your headshot

  • Your CV

  • A knowledge of your level of formal dance training

  • A knowledge of your level of formal vocal training

  • The name of the song cut you have selected to prepare.

Slots and waitlist

This workshop has a total of 12 slots.

There are 8 first come, first serve slots available for this workshop. The final 4 slots will be selected via a lottery once registration closes on Tuesday, March 19th at noon.

should you receive a spot in the workshop, you will need:

- Once the song you have submitted in your registration form is approved by Chris Barillaro, our Music Prep coach, you will come prepared to sing it.
Please prepare a 1 min 30 sec cut of the song (approx. 60 bars).

- Based on your CV and headshot, a scene will be assigned to you and sides will be sent to you in advance to prepare. It is not necessary to memorize the text, but being very familiar is ideal.