Student auditions grades 9-12 for 'Hadestown'
Heartwood Regional Theater Company, in collaboration with Lincoln Academy, announces student auditions for the Broadway musical "Hadestown" nominated for 14 Tony Awards and winner of eight. This challenging sung-through musical tells the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice, in a unique and compelling style, featuring 14 characters.
Performers need to be very strong singers, willing to work with a movement coach and available for the rehearsal period that spans Lincoln Academy's second trimester (December through mid-March) Performances are slated for March 13 – 25, 2025.
Midcoast students grades 9 through 12 may audition in the Poe Theater (81 Academy Hill Road, Newcastle) at Lincoln Academy, on Monday, Nov. 18, or Tuesday, Nov. 19. Auditions will be one on one, with required music and tracks from the "Hadestown" score, provided in advance, by the production team. Callbacks will be held on or before Friday, Nov. 22.
Students should contact director Griff Braley (braley@lincolnacademy.org) in advance, for an audition day time slot or with questions. Audition prep materials will be sent digitally to student performers.
Many businesses, granting organizations and individual donors help make this programming possible. Heartwood youth programmatic sponsors for 2024-2025 include: Bath Savings Institution - Season Sponsor; Damariscotta Hardware - Season Youth Sponsor; First National Bank - Education Sponsor; and "Hadestown" show sponsors - Moose Point Lodge, Hootenanny Bread, and Gallagher, Villeneuve & DeGeer.
Address
81 Academy Hill Road
Newcastle, ME 04553
United States