[Capdist-announce] HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2... audition info tuition based program

[Capital Area Productions]

         GET READY ALL YOU WILDCAT FANS....   AUDITON ANNOUNCEMENT.....
  COMING FOR 4 SHOWS....  MARCH 20th, 21st and 22nd to Genet Elementary School in East Greenbush!!!!
  (Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 2pm and 7pm, Sunday at 2pm)



  Disney's High School Musical 2 is being planned for a January, 2009 release....Guess what that means...
  CAPS is going to Stage HSM2 this March!

  Casting will be open to anyone age 10 and older.  There is 1 adult male role for Mr. Fulton available for this production (no tuition for this role). Please be aware with the short 10-11 week production schedule attendance will be required at all rehearsals (3 pre-approved conflicts will be allowed but must be submitted at the 1st rehearsal).  Sunday afternoons/evenings will also be included for music rehearsals.  This policy will be strictly enforced due to the limited production schedule.  Rehearsals will be held in East Greenbush, typically from 6:15-8:00pm, 2-3 nights per week (NO MONDAYS) and an occasional Saturday. Sunday evenings are music from 4-7pm. 

  For those who saw CAPS original High School Musical production in 2007 know we sold out all our shows with over 1,200 people at each show! We promise this will be a show not to be missed!

  AUDITIONS....
  Auditions are scheduled for Tuesday, December 16th and  Thursday, December 18th at the East Greenbush Town Hall  from 6:15-8pm on Tuesday and 6:15-7:30 on Thursday.  You should come prepared with at least 16 measures to sing  and bring a photo of yourself. An accompanist will be available.  Comfortable clothing is suggested in case a dance audition is requested.  No experience is required, however resumes are welcome!  If callbacks are required they will be held Thursday evening starting at 7:30pm.  

  Tuition for the production is $150. This covers the licensing, insurance, professional acting, dance and voice instruction, space and more.  $100 is payable at the time of the audition.  The balance will be payable at the 1st rehearsal.  If your child is not cast your uncashed check will be returned to you within 5-7 business days. If you are unable to make the audition dates please contact CAPS atcaps at nycap.rr.com  to set up an audition by appointment (accompanist will not be available for appointment auditions).  To request an audition form in advance please email: CAPS at nycap.rr.com .

  *Younger auditionees should be aware that based on the casting and script for this production,  roles for that age group will be ensemble type roles, however you most likely will be included in all major cast numbers and throughout the show.  

  It's the last day of junior year, and the East High gang can't wait to get the summer started (Countdown / What Time Is It). Things have been smooth sailing for Troy and Gabriella since their star turn in Juliet and Romeo, but Sharpay vows to win Troy's heart this summer - by any means necessary. With all of the Wildcats desperate for cash, Troy gets a surprise phone call that work has arrived (What Time Is It - Reprise)! At the Lava Springs Country Club, owned by the Evans family, Sharpay revels in her summer kingdom, surrounded by the club staff and her adoring "Sharpettes" (Fabulous). The celebration is cut short when not only Troy, but the entire Wildcats gang, shows up for duty! Mr. Fulton, the assistant club manager, assigns them jobs, starting with cleaning up the kitchen (Work This Out). Enjoying a picnic lunch on the golf course, Troy confesses his fear of the future to Gabriella, who for once just wants to have some summer fun. Ryan and Sharpay spy on them, and Sharpay tries to sabotage the couple's fun with sprinklers. In the dining room on her break, Kelsi plays a song she wrote for Troy and Gabriella (You Are the Music in Me) and gets Troy and the Wildcats to promise to sing it in the talent show. Troy and Chad head off to caddy for Sharpay and Ryan on the golf course, where Sharpay dangles a "college scholarship" carrot in front of Troy (her dad is on the influential alumni committee). After the 18 holes, Fulton informs Troy that he's been promoted to junior golf pro, which comes with honorary membership status and an extreme makeover (Fabulous - Troy's Transformation). During the commotion Sharpay coerces Troy to promise to sing with her. Later that night, as Ryan and Sharpay rehearse for the talent show and the Wildcats await their turn (Humuhumunukunuku-apua'a), we discover that Sharpay has secretly plotted to replace Ryan with. Troy! Emotions explode, numbers are pulled from the talent show, and Troy is left torn between two promises (Act One Finale).

  A few days later, Troy reluctantly rehearses Kelsi's revamped song with Sharpay and the Sharpettes (You Are the Music in Me - Rock Version). On the basketball court, Gabriella points out that in the midst of his new job and practices with the college basketball team, Troy has begun to neglect his friends. At the staff baseball game, the Wildcats are missing their team leader, but Gabriella has recruited a new ninth man - Ryan. The dubious Chad challenges "dancer boy" Ryan, who not only gets Chad to dance, but helps the Wildcats win the game (I Don't Dance). Now officially part of the team, Ryan teaches the gang a new number for the talent show (Every Day - Rehearsal). Sharpay, feeling her Star Dazzle Award under siege, directs Fulton to yank the "staff" from the talent show, then basks in her victory (Fabulous - Sharpay's Triumph). This is the last straw for Gabriella, who confronts Sharpay, quits her job, and breaks up with Troy (Gotta Go My Own Way). The confused and heartbroken Troy faces all the voices in his head (Bet On It). Backstage at the Midsummer Night's Talent Show, Troy decides to set things straight. He gets his old job back from Fulton, tells Sharpay that as an employee he can't sing with her, and apologizes to the Wildcats. Finally seeing the error of her ways, Sharpay arranges for Gabriella to come back and sing with Troy (Every Day) and gives the Star Dazzle Award to Ryan and the Wildcats. Now reconciled, the entire company celebrates the real beginning of summer (All For One - Finale; High School Musical 2 Megamix - Bows)!

  CAST BREAKDOWN
  MEN

  TROY BOLTON: good-looking teen dreamboat, star of the basketball team and school icon; loves to sing with Gabriella; obsessed with getting a summer job and nailing a full basketball scholarship; gets a job at the country club due to Sharpay's secret plot to steal him away from Gabriella.

  CHAD DANFORTH: hot-wired jock, second in command to Troy; trying to save money to buy a car so he can take Taylor out to the drive-in movies; gets a job at the country club, but gets all the dirty jobs, while Troy is treated like royalty; sibling rivalry steams up between Troy and him. 

  ZEKE BAYLOR: basketball jock who loves to cook top-notch cuisine; has a crush on Sharpay, who dumps him in the first scene; gets a job assisting the chef at the country club; vows to win back Sharpay by sending her pastries at the country club.

  JACK SCOTT: the techno nerd school announcer; has a crush on Kelsi; hired to wash dishes at the country club, but gets to emcee the talent show.

  RYAN EVANS: Sharpay's fraternal twin, he is a star in the making; loves singing, dancing and lots of attention; follows Sharpay's orders, but wants to break free from her shadow; he and Sharpay have a falling out, and he joins the Wildcats to try and beat his sister for the Star Dazzle Award.

  FULTON: General Manager of the Lava Springs Country Club; a meticulous control freak who is never without his stopwatch and boatswain's whistle; actually a nice guy underneath the authoritarian surface; hates having to cater to Sharpay's demands, but he has a mortgage to pay 

  CHORUS: Additional Wildcats, Pool Boys, Makeover Artists, Talent Show Contestants

  WOMEN

  KELSI NIELSEN: diminutive musical genius; wants to write the great American musical for Troy and Gabby; gets hired to play the Muzak songbook during meals at the country club; gets sucked into Sharpay's plans against her will.

  GABRIELLA MONTEZ: the new girl in school; pretty, shy, and possesses a fantastic voice when she sings with Troy; she is also the smartest girl in the Southwest; gets a job as a lifeguard at the country club and expects to have the best summer of her life with her new friends; in for a rude awakening as Sharpay tries to steal Troy away from her.

  TAYLOR MCKESSIE: head brainiac of the school, she is the president of the Science Club; Chad's girlfriend; gets hired as Fulton's assistant, and tries to warn Gabby and Chad about Sharpay's plans to get Troy over to the dark side.

  MARTHA COX: member of the Science Club; fun-loving side-kicky personality; loves hip-hop dancing; adoring devotee of Gabriella; one of the gang; hired to cut onions at the country club.

  SHARPAY EVANS: beautiful and egocentric star of the school musicals; Ryan's older twin, she is the alpha dog of the two, and has a mad crush on Troy; she never met a mirror she didn't like; looking forward to a summer by the pool at her dad's country club, and to stealing Troy away from Gabriella; she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

  BLOSSOM, VIOLET, PEACHES: the "Sharpettes" - three Sharpay-wannabes; teen socialites who provide both social and musical back-up to Sharpay.

  CHORUS: Additional Wildcats, Lava Springs Members, Talent Show Contestants

   ALL roles are available and open for casting!!!


  MUSICAL NUMBERS...
        Songs:
         
        a.. Prologue/Countdown 
       Company  
        a.. What Time Is It 
       Company  
        a.. What Time Is It (Reprise) 
       Company  
        a.. Fabulous 
       Sharpay, Sharpettes, Pool Boys, Ryan  
        a.. Work This Out 
       Wildcats  
        a.. You Are the Music in Me 
       Kelsi, Gabriella, Troy, Wildcats  
        a.. Fabulous (Troy's Transformation) 
       Kelsi, Gabriella, Troy, Wildcats  
        a.. Humuhumunukunukuapua'a 
       Company  
        a.. Act One Finale 
       Company  
        a.. You Are the Music in Me (Rock Version) 
       Sharpay, Sharpettes, Troy  
        a.. I Don't Dance 
       Ryan, Chad, Wildcats  
        a.. Everyday (Rehearsal) 
       Wildcats  
        a.. Fabulous (Sharpay's Triumph) 
       Sharpay, Sharpettes  
        a.. Gotta Go My Own Way 
       Gabriella, Troy  
        a.. Bet On It 
       Troy, Company  
        a.. Every Day 
       Ryan, Wildcats  
        a.. All For One (Finale) 
       Company  
        a.. High School Musical 2 Megamix (Bows) 
       Company  

  Capital Area Productions
  www.capitalareaproductions.com
  "Named one of the Top 5 Children's Theater Groups and  Year Round Theatre Groups
  in the Capital Region in the Times Union Best of 2007 & 2008 Readers Poll!

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