ADVENTURE
THEATRE MTC CONDUCTS DC-WIDE SEARCH FOR TEEN MUSICAL THEATRE STARS
GLEN ECHO, MD –Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC), celebrating
the glorious richness of our world by cultivating Equity, Diversity, and
Inclusivity, seeks eight middle and
high school students aged (11 – 18) for
the roles of Huckleberry Finn, Jim, Mary Jane, and Alice in Huckleberry
Finn’s Big River, a world premiere Theatre For Young Audiences co-production
with The Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. In
association with Rogers and Hammerstein Theatricals and First Stage, Milwaukee,
Huckleberry Finn’s Big River is based on the Tony Award
Winning musical, Big River by William Hauptman and music and lyrics by
Roger Miller. ATMTC will conduct auditions September 24- October 2, 2018, in Washington, DC, Montgomery County,
Fairfax County, Prince George’s County, and Frederick County. All interested teens
should register for an audition timeslot at
www.adventuretheatre-mtc.org. All actors will receive compensation for his or her role.
In partnership with
Duke Ellington School of the Arts, NextStop Theatre, Frederick Community
College, Six Flags America, Fairfax County Public Schools, and Montgomery County Public
Schools, these auditions will seek to find four teen African American
performers, female and male, and four teen performers, female and male, of any
race.
To illustrate an American story, against the tapestry of different ethnicities and cultures, the Huckleberry Finn’s Big River script and designs are sculpted using feedback from community influencers. Community influencers ensure the production reflects the values of our current culture. Adventure Theatre MTC seeks to celebrate courage, to encourage social change and social justice, and to engage generations about our current nation’s social climate through this new work. One of the changes implemented was making Jim a young man.
Michael J. Bobbitt, Artistic Director of ATMTC, says of the script change, “As this is a production that will speak to young, modern children, we need Jim to be a young voice; someone they can understand and relate to. I hope this production will be fresh and exciting for fans of the musical but also educational and poignant for young children who may not know the dark side of our nation’s history. I cannot wait to see what talent the DC area holds, and I hope that this new generation will cherish this new musical as much as previous generations have the Broadway version.”
CASTING
Seeking
middle and high school students aged (11 – 18) for the roles of Huckleberry Finn (any race), Jim (African American), Mary Jane (any race) and Alice (African American). All the actors
receive compensation for their role.
AUDITION DATES