Kaleidoscope Children's Theatre

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This is probably the most common question we receive. Parents are always eager to get their children involved in extracurricular activities, and theatre is the perfect vehicle for a child to flex his/her creative muscles while meeting new friends and having fun!

The best way for your child to get involved in the theatre is, simply put, to audition. Many parents think that their child will not be cast in a show because he/she has no theatrical experience, but it is important to remember that most children do not have a lot of theatrical experience! Directors and producers are constantly casting children in their theatrical debuts, and oftentimes these kids are the ones with the most
talent! Keep an eye on the audition notices in the newspaper (there are usually several auditions this time of year), and just give it a try.

The worst that can happen is that your child will gain the experience of going to an audition and singing or dancing or reading lines in front of other people. You might also try looking in the phone book and calling children’s theatre companies to see how you might get involved.

Kaleidoscope Theatre holds open auditions every spring to prepare for our summer tour. During the rest of the year, auditions are set up by appointment as needed. We look for two things in an audition. Primarily, we look for a child’s ability to perform on stage. Does he/she have the ability to become another character and express that character appropriately and believably through movement and voice? Many (but not all) of the roles in our company involve singing and dancing. Therefore, we ask each person auditioning to sing an up-tempo song that they are familiar with, either supplying their own taped accompaniment without vocals or singing a cappella (without accompaniment).

We also ask children auditioning to show us some movement, such as a cartwheel, somersault, or other gymnastic or dance ability. Once we have determined a child’s abilities, we then may ask them to read something from one of our scripts, or may teach them a song from one of our shows.

The second, and most important thing that we look for at an audition is stage presence. We need to know that a child is ready to perform in front of thousands of audience members with confidence and poise. The ability to follow directions is a must, as is a sincere desire to be on stage.

If a child is not cast from an audition, it does not mean that that child will not be called upon again in the future to come in and audition for something specific within his/her appropriate range of age and ability.

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