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ProductionHandbook2018

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2018PRODUCTIONHANDBOOK

2018PRODUCTIONCALENDAR TERM1

TuesdayFebruary6

TuesdayFebruary13

Productionauditioninfosession

CastAuditions–Session1(bysignuponly)

Lunch

3.30pm–7pm

WednesdayFebruary14 CastAuditions–Session2(bysignuponly) 3.30pm–7pm

ThursdayFebruary15

MondayFeb19

DanceCall

(forthoseunavailablefortheafterschoolaudition

pleaseadviseatthetimeofyourinitialaudition)

AdvanceDance-byrequest

3.30pm–5.30pm

Lunch

TuesdayFebruary20 CallbackAuditions–byrequestSession1

CallbackAuditions–byrequestSession2

Lunch

4.00pm–8pm

FridayFebruary23 Casting–ProductionTeam TBC

WednesdayFebruary28 Castpublished–www.rscproduction.com.au

Applicationsfornon-castpositionsopen

5pm

5pm

**Thefollowingrehearsalsarescheduledtogetaheadstartonsomeofthemoretime-consumingaspectsofthe

production.**

MondayMarch5 SpecialistDanceRehearsal1 Lunch

TuesdayMarch6

MondayMarch12

EnsembleSingingSession1

LeadsBlocking

LABOURDAY

3.30pm–5.30pm

5.30–6.30

Norehearsal

TuesdayMarch13

MondayMarch19


LeadsBlocking

SpecialistDanceRehearsal2

3.30pm–5.30pm

5.30–6.30

Lunch


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TERM2

TuesdayApril17 Rehearsal1–FullCast

FullCastMeetingandParentInfo

Night

3.30pm–6.30pm

7pm–7.45pm

MondayApril23 SpecialistLunchRehearsal Lunch

TuesdayApril24 Rehearsal2–FullCast 3.30–6.30pm

MondayApril30 SpecialistLunchRehearsal Lunch

TuesdayMay1 Rehearsal3 3.30pm–6.30pm

MondayMay7 SpecialistLunchRehearsal Lunch








SATURDAYJune2 SpecialLeadsCharacter

Workshop(booksdown)

10am–3pm

MondayJune4 SpecialistLunchRehearsal Lunch

TuesdayJune5 Rehearsal8 3.30pm–6.30pm

MondayJune11 QUEENSBIRTHDAYHOLIDAY Norehearsal

TuesdayJune12 Rehearsal9 3.30pm–6.30pm


MondayJune18 Rehearsal10–FullCast 3.30pm–6.30pm

TuesdayJune19 PUPILFREEDAY NoRehearsal


TuesdayJune26 Rehearsal11andSitzprobe 3.30pm–9pm

TuesdayMarch20

MondayMarch26


LeadsBlocking

SpecialistDanceRehearsal

3.30pm–5.30pm

5.30–6.30

Lunch

TuesdayMarch27 EnsembleSingingSession4

LeadsBlocking

3.30pm–5.30pm

5.30–6.30


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MIDTERMHOLIDAY!!!

Allcastwillberequiredforanagreed20minutecostumingcallat

somestageoverthisweekend.

SaturdayJuly14

SundayJuly15

TERM3

WednesdayJuly18–

FridayJuly20

ProductionCamp

MtEvelynRecreationCamp

12pm–

1.30pm

TuesdayJuly24 StageRehearsal 3.30pm–7.00pm

FridayJuly27 StageRehearsal 8.50am–3.15pm

TuesdayJuly31 StageRehearsal 3.30pm–9.00pm

Allcastwillberequiredforanaditionalagreed20minutecostumingcallatsomestageoverthisweekend.

SaturdayAugust4 TechnicalBump-in

CostumeWorkingBeeand

Checking

Asrequired

SundayAugust5 TechBump-inandLightPlotting

(nocast)

CostumeWorkingBeeand

Checking

Asrequired

MondayAugust6 TechandStageCrewRehearsal

(CASTMOVINGSETWILLBEREQUIRED)

3.30pm–9pm

TuesdayAugust7 FullDressRehearsal1(5pm) 3.30pm–9pm

WednesdayAugust8 FullDressRehearsal2(7pm) 6pm–10pm

ThursdayAugust9 Performance1–Preview

Performance(12pm)

8.50am–3.15pm

FridayAugust10 Performance2–OpeningNight

(7.30pm)

5.30pm–10.30pm

SaturdayAugust11 Performance3–Matinee

(5.00pm)

2.30pm–8.00pm

SundayAugust12 Performance4–Matinee

(2.30pm)

12.30pm–5.30pm

WednesdayAugust15 Performance5(7.30pm) 5.30pm–10.30pm

ThursdayAugust16 Performance6(7.30pm) 5.30pm–10.30pm

FridayAugust17 Performance7(7.30pm) 5.30pm–10.30pm

SaturdayAugust18 PLACEHOLDERFOREXTRA

MATINEEPERFORMANCE

12.30pm–5.30pm


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SaturdayAugust18 Performance8(7.30pm)–Closing

Night

5.30pm–11pm

MondayAugust20 Bumpout(Years7-10only) 9am–11.30am

AftertherazzledazzlesuccessofCHICAGOin2017,RingwoodSecondaryCollegeisdelightedtoperformthecreepy,kooky,mysteriousandspooky–THEADDAMSFAMILY.ThisshowhasneverbeenstagedatRingwoodSecondaryCollegeandwearebeyondexitedtointroducestudentsandtheentireschoolcommunitytothecrazyworldofCharles Addams.

ABOUTTHESHOWTheweirdandwonderfulfamilycomestodevilishlydelightfullifeinTHEADDAMSFAMILY.ThismagnificentlymacabrenewmusicalcomedyiscreatedbyJerseyBoysauthorsMarshallBrickman&RickElice,DramaDeskAwardwinnerAndrewLippa(TheWildParty),choreographerSergioTrujillo(JerseyBoys),andOlivierAward-winningoriginaldirectorsanddesignersPhelimMcDermott&JulianCrouch(ShockheadedPeter)withdirectionbyfour-timeTonyAward®winnerJerryZaks.BROADWAYTheshowbeganpreviewsonBroadwayattheLunt-FontanneTheatreonMarch8,2010,withanofficialopeningnightofApril8.Theproductionwasoriginallyestimatedtocost$10million.

AllofthecastfromthetryouttransferredtoBroadway.TheshowwonaDramaDeskAwardforOutstandingSetDesignbutreceivednoothermajorawards.WhilsttheBroadwayversionoftheshowwasnotabighitwiththecritics,theshowwasbighitwiththeaudienceitwentontowintheBroadway.comAudienceAwardsforFavoriteNewBroadwayMusical,FavoritePerformancebyaFeaturedActorinaBroadwayMusical(KevinChamberlin),FavoriteBreakthroughPerformance(KrystaRodriguez),andFavoriteOnstagePair(NathanLaneandBebeNeuwirth).

SHORTSYNOPSISTheAddamsFamilyfeaturesanoriginalstory,andit’severyfather’snightmare.WednesdayAddams,theultimateprincessofdarkness,hasgrownupandfalleninlovewithasweet,smartyoungmanfromarespectablefamily–amanherparentshavenevermet.Andifthatweren’tupsettingenough,Wednesdayconfidesinherfatherandbegshimnottotellhermother.Now,GomezAddamsmustdosomethinghe’sneverdonebefore–keepasecretfromhisbelovedwife,Morticia.EverythingwillchangeforthewholefamilyonthefatefulnighttheyhostadinnerforWednesday’s‘normal’boyfriendandhisparents.


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THEAUDITIONPROCESSGeneralAuditionandDanceCallAuditionsforcastareopentoanystudentofRingwoodSecondaryCollegein2018.Thecastsizeiscappedaccordingtothedimensionsofthestage,costumingandadministrationrequirements.Therefore,theauditionprocessiscompetitive.Auditionsareconductedindividuallyandinfrontofapanelofproductionteammembersasappointedbythedirector.Castingdecisionsareentirelyatthediscretionoftheproductionteamandaremadeinaccordancewiththespecificrequirementsoftheshow.Studentsmustselectandprepareonesongfromthelistbelow.Foreachsong,thesheetmusicandbackingtrackexcerpttobeusedintheauditioncanbefoundontheAUDITIONSpageoftheproductionwebsitesometimeafterTuesdayJanuary30,2018.(Keepcheckingback–itmighttakeawhiletocompile.AFacebooknotificationwillgooutwhenitisready.)Studentswillalsobeaskedtocompletea‘coldread’ofsomedialoguefromtheshow.YouwillbeaskedtoreadthedialogueinanappropriateAmericanaccent.Studentsmustsignupforageneralauditionslotononeofthefollowingafternoons:

• TuesdayFebruary13between3.30pmand7pm• WednesdayFebruary14between3.30pmand7pm

Signingupisanonlineprocessandmustbecompletedthroughthewebsite:www.rscproduction.com.au/auditions.htmlThislinkwillbeavailableforusefromTuesdayJanuary30,2018.****Inadditiontothegeneralaudition,therewillbeacompulsorydancecallonThursdayFebruary15from3.30pmuntil5.30pm.THEADDAMSFAMILYisaheavydanceshowandallprospectiveleads,principaldancersandensemblemembersMUSTattend.Pleasenotethatanyonewhoattendsthedancecallonly,withoutsigningupforamainaudition(orviceversa),cannotbeconsideredforapositioninthecast.YouMUSTattendageneralauditiononeitherTuesdayorWednesday. Auditionsongsforfemales Auditionsongsformales

DeathisJustAroundtheCorner Trapped

Secrets CrazierThanYou

Pulled Whatif

Waiting TheMoonandMe

WhenYou’reanAddams WhenYou’reanAddams

Allcandidateswillbeconsideredforallroles,irrespectiveoftheirsongchoicesatauditions.However,itwouldmakesensetochooseasongthatgivesanindicationofyourdesiredroleorhighlightyourperformance/vocalstrength.Youmaysingasongwrittenforeithergender.


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CallbackAuditionsFollowingthegeneralauditions,somestudentswillbeinvitedtoasubsequentcallbackauditiononTuesdayFebruary20.Therewillbetwosessions.Session1willrunatlunchtime.Session2willrunfrom4pmuntil8pm.Asalways,noinferenceaboutcastingdecisionsshouldbedrawnfromwhetherornotstudentsareinvitedtothisaudition.Additionally,therewillbean‘AdvanceDanceCallback’onMondayFebruary19atLunchtime.Thiswillbeorganizedbyrequestonly.CastAnnouncementThecastfor2018’sproductionofTHEADDAMSFAMILYwillbepublishedonthewebsiteat5pmonWednesdayFebruary28th.Thosewhoauditionedunsuccessfullywillbeaffordedpriorityinjoiningotherareasoftheshow.Wemaychoosetodoublecastsomeprincipalroles,butthisshouldnotbetakenasagiven.

CASTINGREQUIREMENTS–THEADDAMSFAMILYTheAddamsFamilymusicalisashowwithastunningarrayofleadroles,cameos,actingroles,dancepartsandterrificensembleparticipation.Prospectiveauditioneesareexpectedtodosomeresearchintotheshow,itscharactersandpotentialinterpretations.Therewillbeapre-auditioninfosessiononTuesdayFebruary6wherenewandreturningstudentscanhavealltheirquestionsanswered.TheProductionTeamencourageseveryonetorelaxanddotheirabsolutebestintheaudition.However,theyarealsoonthelookoutforcandidateswhocandemonstratethattheyhaveconsideredpossibleinterpretationsofcharacterandsong. PrincipalCharacterBreakdownGOMEZ ADDAMS: A man of Spanish descent who takes great pride in his family and revels in all it means to be an “Addams.” He struggles with having to keep his daughters’ secret from his wife, whom he adores more than death. Smart, comedic actor with tenor vocals. Tango dance required. MORTICIA ADDAMS: A woman who is in shape, attractive, leggy, the strength of the family. She holds the balance of power in the family and often seems like the only emotionally mature member of the clan. An easy comedic actress with a sexy, dry wit. Feels her husband is hiding something from her and will use any tactic to lure the secret out. A strong mover with mezzo vocals. Tango dance required. UNCLE FESTER: The androgynous family member who serves as the musicals narrator. He is larger than life, an energetic, joyous, child-like presence. A vaudeville style comedian with tenor vocals.. WEDNESDAY ADDAMS: Wednesday is an attractive girl who has the same dry wit and sensibility of her mother. Finds love with a “normal” boy (Lucas) and wants to introduce his family to hers. Experiences the youthful drama that comes with first love. Lucas can actually put a smile on her face. Should be able to dance. Strong pop belt vocals. To look 16 – 21 years. GRANDMA: She is a feisty 102 year old woman. Fun and quirky, but don’t mess with Grandma. Comedic actress with strong character vocals. To look 45 – 102 years. PUGSLEY ADDAMS: Young actor who plays 12 years old. A charming, funny, husky boy who loves being tortured by his sister. He wants to ensure he won’t lose his sister to her new boyfriend


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so he takes matters into his own hands. Strong, high vocals. To look 12 – 16 years. This role could be played by a male or female. LURCH: A very tall male character, the Addams butler who knows all. He speaks in moans and groans without becoming a cartoon version of himself. His movement is always very slow Character actor with a low bass vocals to Eb. MAL BEINEKE: Stuffy father of Lucas and exasperated husband to his rhyming wife, Alice. At one time was a follower of The Grateful Dead but has lost that side of himself. Always looking out for his family. Male actor with high baritone/ tenor vocals. ALICE BEINEKE: Mother of Lucas, devoted to her family so she puts aside her own desires. Quirky female who often speaks in rhyme. While at the Addams Family dinner party, she drinks a potion that causes her to let her hair down and speak her truth. Comedic actress with soprano/belt vocals. LUCAS BEINEKE: Attractive young man. Fell in love at first sight with Wednesday Addams and plans to marry her. Experiences the youthful pain and drama of young love and struggles with the differences between his family and the Addams family. Contemporary pop tenor vocals. THE ANCESTORS: Male and female ensemble singer/dancers who have a fun, energetic and quirky sensibility. Cameo roles available

RECOMMENDEDRECORDINGS

ThereisonlyoneofficialcastrecordingofTHEADDAMSFAMILYoftheOriginalBroadwayCast.PLEASENOTE:Thereareseveralsongsthataredifferentonthisrecordingastheshowhasbeenextensivelyre-writtensinceithasbeenlicensedtotouraroundtheworld.Thisrecording(availableoniTunesandSpotify)isgoodtolistento,however,rememberthatitwon’tnecessarilymatchupexactlywithwhatwearegoingtoaskyoutoperform.Nonetheless,theyareessentiallisteningforanyoneintendingtojoinourcast.

NATUREOFTHECOMMITMENTBeforechoosingtoaudition,itisimportanttounderstandthenatureofthecommitmentrequired.Acceptingapositioninthecastimpliesacommitmenttothetimeandcostinvolved.TIMEReviewthe2018ProductionCalendaratthebeginningofthisdocument.Thereisanexpectationthateveryoneisavailableforthecalltimesaspublishedonthisschedule.Wearealwaysflexiblewhenappropriatenotificationofabsenceiscommunicatedwellinadvance.Anypotentialconflictsmustbeaddressedandresolvedimmediately.Itisastudent’sresponsibilitytoorganizework,sport,danceandothercommitmentsaroundourschedule,particularlyinTerm3.Failuretohonourthesecommitmentsornotifyofabsenceinadvanceisdisrespectfultothecompanyasawhole.


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Thereisafurtherexpectationthatallcastmemberswillpreparefullyforeachrehearsalandpracticetheirsongs,linesandroutinesonaregularbasis.RegularrehearsalswillalwayshappenonTuesdayafternoonsfrom3.30pmuntil6.30pm.Pleasenotethatleadsmayberequiredtoremainbehindforsomeadditionalrehearsalafterthis.DecisionsaboutthiswillbefinalisedearlyinTerm2.Weeklyscheduleswillbepublishedinadvance,anditmaybepossiblethatsomecastwillfinishslightlyearlieronsomeweeks.However,weneedeveryonetobeavailableupuntil6.30pm.Additionally,therewillbelunchtimerehearsalsforleadrolesandspecialistdancers(onMondays).Thesewillberuntogivetheattentionandfocusthataleadrolerequires.COSTCastmembersareresponsibleforthefollowingcosts:

• ProductionLevy(Cast)–thisraisesmoneytooffsetcostsassociatedwithcostuming,theProductionT-Shirt,onecopyofthesouvenirDVD(eitherFridayorSaturdaynight),copyingofrehearsalmaterialandafternoonteaatregularrehearsals.

o $90percastmembero $75percastmemberifmorethanonefromthesamefamily(includesasecond

DVDperfamily)• ProductionCamp–compulsoryforallcastandorchestra(July18-20)

o $240-$265perstudent–costtobeconfirmedinTerm1.• Otherexpensesmayincludesomebasiccastsupplypersonalcostumerequirements.

FULLCASTMEETINGANDPARENTINFORMATIONEVENINGOnTuesdayApril17,wewillbeholdingourfirstcastmeetingfortheseason,inconjunctionwithaParentInformationEvening.ThiswillbetheofficiallaunchofthecompanyforTHEADDAMSFAMILYandisdesignedtokickstarttheproductioninadvanceoftherehearsalperiod.Inadditiontodealingwiththebasicinformationandquestions,thiswillalsobewhenscriptsandotherrehearsalmaterialwillbedistributed,aswellasensuringthatalladministrativemattersarecompleted.Opportunitiesforparentinvolvementwillalsobeoutlined.

EXTRApARTSExtrap.ArtsaimstosupportthePerformingArtsprogramofRingwoodSecondaryCollegebyprovidingpracticalassistancewherepossible.ItencouragesparentswithaninterestinthePerformingArtsandtheRSCprogramtocontributetheirtimeandskillsinaninformal,supportiveandsocialenvironment.Themajoroperationforthisgroupisinthecostumeroomandthereisalwaysdemandforanyonewhohassometimetovolunteer.Sewersareparticularlyencouragedtolendahand,butallhelpisvaluableandanyskillsarewelcome.ParentrepresentativeswillspeakattheInformationEveningabouthowmuchfunitistobeinvolved.Certainly,wecannotsucceedaswedowithoutthisvaluablesupport.


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MARKETINGANDTICKETSALESTicketsforTHEADDAMSFAMILYwillgoonsaletomembersofthecompanyandtheirfamiliesonTuesdayMay15.GeneralsaleswillcommenceonTuesdayMay22.Allsaleswillonceagainbefunneledthroughtheproductionwebsite.Marketingtheshowistheresponsibilityofeverysinglecastmember.Tothisend,eachstudentincasttakesontheresponsibilitytogenerateatleast20ticketsales.Ifthisoccurs,wecanenjoyanothersuccessfulseasoninsalesandplaytofullhouseseveryshow.Promotionalmaterialisprovidedtosupportticketsalesandofcoursesocialmediawillhelpgeneratebuzzaroundtheshow.

Thankyouforyourinterest.Weknowit’sgoingtobeanotherterrificyearandthiswillbeagreatproduction.Seeyouallsoon.KarlMcNamara JessikahJemmeson NicolePerry MichaelPhillipsProducerDirector

Choreographer/AssistantDirector

Choreographer/AssistantDirector

ProducerChiefPatron

AnnmarieStelfoxProductionManager

VickiQuinnVocalDirector

KevinBonnettMusicalDirector

January2018

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