Register your Production or Organization for Common Casting

Common Casting Fall 2010 will take place in the Loeb Drama Center and the Agassiz Theatre from Tuesday, September 7th through Friday, September 10th (callbacks are held on Saturday, the 11th, and Sunday, the 12st). If you wish to participate in Common Casting and would like a description of your show in the Common Casting booklet, please fill out the form below as soon as possible, *ideally as soon as you have a space confirmed for your production*.

***THE DEADLINE IS Sunday, August 22 by 11:59 PM.

The Campus Liaison will contact you upon receiving the complete set of information. If you do not hear back within a couple of days of submitting your registration, email the Campus Liaison at campus(.AT.)hrdctheater.com. After the announced deadline, the Board cannot guarantee that your show will be in the booklet or that your space request will be met.

Dates To Write Down:

Sunday, August 22: Common Casting registration deadline, by 11:59pm
Friday, September 3: Director/Producer Meeting (4pm-6pm)-Mandatory for all directors and producers
            Director Workshop (Time TBD)
            Producer Workshop (3pm)
Monday, September 6: WorkBee (9am-3pm)
            Pizza Q (5pm-6pm)
Tuesday, September 7 - Friday, September 10: Common Casting Preliminary Auditions (6pm-12am)
Saturday, September 11 - Sunday, September 12: Common Casting Callbacks (10am-11pm)
Monday, September 13 - Friday, September 17: Tech Week (Workshops in evenings, schedule TBA)
Monday, September 13: Tech Week Pizza Q (Time TBD)
            Cast Lists Posted (6pm)
Tuesday, September 14: Cast Lists Signed (4pm-6pm)

Information:

Be sure to include a 100-word blurb introducing your show. This blurb will accompany your show's name in the Common Casting booklet, which is distributed to all actors and techies. Your blurb is crucial, because most people decide whether or not to audition for your show based on their interest in the blurb.

You can mention various items in the blurb, but most shows include: a summary of the plot, some description of roles (i.e. 25 male/ 25 female, all are singing parts, etc), some idea of your artistic vision for the show, and occasionally the type of experience that you want the production to be for actors and techies. The board recommends using the first 70 or so words as a description of the show (something professional that you would use for publicity as well) and then using the rest of the space to briefly list some specific character requirements. Also, if your show is a musical, please include the genre and length of song selections that you would prefer from auditionees.

Whatever the content, the blurb should be exciting, interesting, professional, and accessible. As you write your blurb, imagine that you are a freshman walking into Common Casting for the first time: what could a blurb say to get you to audition or join the tech staff? Please don't just dash something off; you'll regret it when Common Casting starts. Invest some time in the writing process to present your show as well as possible. We reserve the right to edit your blurb for length if it exceeds 100 words. We also reserve the right to send the blurb back to you for revisions, or to revise it ourselves, to make sure that it sounds accessible.

*Please note that we highly suggest you write two blurbs right now- one for Common Casting (that includes descriptions of parts and the audition/rehearsal process) and one for publicity use/ the HRDC website (probably a quick and interesting idea of the plot and setting and some reason for why people should come see your show).*

If you have any questions, or need help brainstorming ideas or editing your blurb, please e-mail the Campus Liason at campus(.AT.)hrdctheater.com. We will be glad to help.

Your email address (i.e. larry@fas.harvard.edu)
Title of Project:
Author:
Director:
Director's phone:
Director's email:
Music Director:
Music Director's phone:
Music Director's email:
Producer:
Producer's phone:
Producer's email:
Dates of Performance:
Location of Performance:
Cast Breakdown:
Men
Women
Pre-cast roles (if any):
When rehearsals start:
Conflicts During Common Casting (list any times during which you could NOT hold auditions)
Any specific audition space requests (dance space, piano, etc?) Note: some requests may not be accommodated due to space availability, so please include information explaining your requests to help me prioritize.
You may request callback space, but only shows going up in the Loeb Drama Center are guaranteed callback space. Please list the date and times of your request.
Number of audition slots required (typically 4):

100-word blurb (see above):