The SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre announces auditions for the second show of its 2018 summer season, “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”  It will be directed by Jerry Elison, with music direction by Dr. J. Arden Hopkin, and choreography by Kristen Bradley.

“Big River” will play July 6-21 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays @ 8:00pm.

Auditions will be held Tuesday, April 24 or Wednesday, April 25 from 7:00-9:00pm at SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 South State, Orem. Callbacks, for those invited, will be held Saturday, April 28, and will include a dance audition.

All roles are available.  Auditioners ages 14 and older should prepare to sing 16 bars from a Broadway musical.  An accompanist or IPOD playback will be available – please bring your music.  Auditions are done by appointment – click here to submit your audition form online and sign up for a specific time.  A resume and headshot is helpful to bring with you, but is not required.

Rehearsals will begin the first week of May and will generally be held weekdays evenings and Saturday mornings. For more information, call (801) 225-ARTS.

The SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre announces auditions for the third and final show of its 2018 summer season, “Bye Bye Birdie.”  It will be directed by Howard and Kathryn Little.

“Bye Bye Birdie” will play August 3-18 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays @ 8:00pm.

Auditions will be held Monday, May 21 or Tuesday, May 22 from 7:00-9:00pm at SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 South State, Orem. Callbacks, for those invited, will be held Thursday, May 24, and will include a dance audition.

All roles are available.  Auditioners ages 14 and older should prepare to sing 16 bars from a Broadway musical.  An accompanist or IPOD playback will be available – please bring your music.

Auditions are done by appointment – click here to submit your audition form online and sign up for a specific time.  A resume and headshot is helpful to bring with you, but is not required.

Rehearsals will begin on May 28 and will generally be held weekdays evenings and Saturday mornings. For more information, call (801) 225-ARTS.

Acting UP, SCERA’s national award-winning high school performing company announces that auditions for its Fall 2018 – Winter 2019 season will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 9:00am to 4:00pm at SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 South State, Orem. Auditioners must stay the entire day.

Students who will be in Grades 10-12 during the 2018-2019 school year and who are serious about musical theatre should prepare 16 bars of an upbeat Broadway song, 16 bars of a Broadway ballad, a 30-second to one minute monologue, and be prepared to learn a dance routine. Auditioners should wear modest and comfortable clothing and shoes for dance, and bring a change of clothing for vocal auditions. IPOD/MP3 playback will be available, but there will be no accompanist.  Auditioners should bring snacks, lunch (or money for lunch) and a water bottle.

Auditioners must have a signed parental permission slip before auditioning.  Visit www.scera.org/actingup for info and forms or contact actingup@scera.org if you have questions. There is a pre-audition meeting for interested auditioners and their parents on Saturday, May 5 at 11:30am at SCERA, where the required parental permission form will also be available.

NEW THIS YEAR! Auditioners can now submit the audition form online and download the Parent Pre-Audition Form all in one place!

Acting UP is the premiere group in the SCERA Youth Theatre program and requires a commitment from mid-August through mid-May. Performance opportunities abound, and students participate in the SCERA Youth Theatre Holiday and Spring Music Revue, present several Sunday musical firesides, perform an outreach musical at locations throughout the state, and are cast in their own full-scale musical production each spring. A musical theatre competition tour to California is also offered in February.

Rehearsals are held on Saturday mornings from 7:30-10:30am at SCERA Center for the Arts, with additional rehearsals scheduled as needed.