The Friends of the Roselle Park High School will be holding auditions this coming Sunday and next Wednesday for the 2015 “A Night Of Broadway” cabaret show.
Auditions will be at the Roselle Park High School auditorium, located at 185 West Webster Avenue, on the following dates and times:
- Sunday, July 19th at 3 p.m.
- Wednesday, July 23rd at 7 p.m.
The only requirements are that participants must be either Roselle Park High School alumni or a current Roselle Park resident who is at least 21-years-old.
Those auditioning are to bring a filled-out Audition Application (link) as well as a headshot photograph (4″x6″ or bigger) and schedule for an audition online (link for Sunday) (link for Wednesday).
Each applicant should prepare a song that is cabaret-appropriate – musical theater, jazz, or pop genres – and is 3 to 5 minutes in length. The audition should showcase the applicant’s abilities as a singer and a performer.
An accompaniment track on a CD, smartphone, MP3 player, iPad, tablet, etc. is to be brought to the audition. A live accompanist may be provided if there are enough requests for one, however the applicant must provide the sheet music. Anyone requesting a live accompanist should send their request to rphscabaret[@]gmail.com (remove brackets before sending e-mail).
Those who are selected will take part in the October 3, 2015 Dinner Theater Cabaret at Crossroads (link) in Garwood. The ensemble performance will be co-directed by Roselle Park Faculty musicians Linda Green and Eric Witkowski.
Friends of Roselle Park High School is a nonprofit organization created with the purpose of easing the financial burden of the community by creating a permanent funding source solely to be used for Capital Improvements to enable the students of RPHS to benefit from a modern, safe and comfortable learning environment. Most recently, they were instrumental in raising funds and awareness to renovate the RPHS auditorium.
A copy of the application is available below: