Auditions for WWU Opera’s Triple Feature of American One-Act Operas
WWU Opera Theatre presents
A triple feature of one-act American operas
- A Hand of Bridge by Samuel Barber
- The Telephone by Gian Carlo Menotti
- Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters by Ned Rorem
Director, Heather Dudenbostel (HD)
Music Director, Mark Davies
Deadline to sign up for audition
The deadline to sign up for auditions is Monday, December 2 by 11:59 p.m.
Performances
Firehouse Performing Arts Center May 8-11, 2025
Auditions
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. in Performing Arts Center 16 - Choir Room
Details below
Roles (12-14 performers)
A Hand of Bridge
- David, Baritone
- Geraldine, Soprano
- Bill, Tenor
- Sally, Contralto
The Telephone
- Lucy, Coloratura soprano
- Ben, Baritone
Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters
- Jenny, Soprano
- Helen, Soprano
- Ellen, Mezzo Soprano
- Samuel, Tenor
- Sylvester, Baritone
Audition Information
Singers should prepare two contrasting memorized selections from American opera, operetta, art song, or musical theatre.
Please bring sheet music double-sided and neatly three-hole punched and in a three-ring binder.
Requirements
Course registration
If cast, and depending on their assigned role, students will be required to register for MUS 278 or 478 in either Winter or Spring quarters.
Materials purchase
All participants will need to purchase a piano vocal score for the opera/s in which they are cast. Further information will be provided.
Transportation
Cast members and crew will be responsible for their own transportation to the Firehouse PAC for tech and dress rehearsals and performances. All preceding rehearsals will be held on campus in PAC 16.
Rehearsal and Performance Commitment
Winter Quarter
Music and Diction Coaching/Rehearsals
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
- All cast called
- February 11 – 13
- Scheduled by appointment as needed
- February 18 – 20
- February 25 – 27
- March 4 – 6
- March 11 – 13
- All Company Sing-Through, Sunday, March 16 at 2 p.m.
Spring Quarter
Required staging rehearsals and tech
Tuesdays through Fridays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Saturday, May 3, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., Tech rehearsal
- Sunday, May 4, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tech; 4 p.m. – 10 p.m. Dress Rehearsals
- Monday, May 5, 4:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Dress Rehearsal
- Tuesday, May 6, 4:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Dress Rehearsal
- Wednesday, May 7, All cast hold
Performances
- Thursday, May 8, singer call 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Performance
- Friday, May 9, singer call 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Performance
- Saturday, May 10, singer call 12 p.m., 2 p.m. Performance
- Saturday, May 10, singer call 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Performance
- Sunday, May 11, 12:00 call, 2 p.m. Performance, followed by strike (Please make note that this is Mother’s Day – you will be released after strike)
Character Action Disclosure
There will be lighthearted romantic moments depicted in this production including characters physically embracing and potentially kissing.
