Register your Production or Organization for Common Casting

Common Casting Spring 2012 will take place in the Loeb Drama Center, Farkas Hall, and the Agassiz Theatre from Monday, January 23rd through Friday, January 27th (callbacks are held that Saturday and Sunday). 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 Friday, January 6th 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:

Friday, January 6: Website registration deadline, by 11:59pm
Friday, January 6: Common Casting registration deadline, by 11:59pm
Friday, January 20: Director/Producer Meeting (Time TBD) - Mandatory for all directors and producers
            Director Workshop (Time TBD)
            Producer Workshop (Time TBD)
Sunday, January 22: WorkBee (9am-3pm) - Loeb Shows Only
            Pizza Q (6pm-7pm)
Monday, January 23 - Friday, January 27: Common Casting Preliminary Auditions (6pm-12am)
Saturday, January 28 - Sunday, January 29: Common Casting Callbacks (10am-11pm)
Monday, September 30 - Friday, February 3: Tech Week (Workshops in evenings, schedule TBA)
Monday, January 30: Tech Week Pizza Q (Time TBD)
            Cast Lists Posted (6pm)
Tuesday, January 31: 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.

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? 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 explain your requests to help us 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):