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• All show fees are paid via online registration.
• Decide who should receive important communications regarding your student and the production and enter their emails during registration.
• Upper School Theatre parent communication is coordinated through the new myCHCA Apps.  You will be instructed how this will work during the Cast and Parent meetings.
   
• Mandatory Show Fees: 
  • Cast:
    • Cast fees covers costume fee, snacks/juice for pre-tech week, tech week meals and juice boxes, short sleeve production t-shirt, and production party.
      • $115 - Orphans
      • $150 - Adult Ensemble/Named Characters
      • $175 Lead Characters (Annie, Oliver Warbucks, Miss Hannigan, Grace Farrell, Rooster Hannigan, Lily)
    • $125 annual Fine Arts fee is added to your first CAST registration in an Upper School theatre production in an academic year and helps cover CHCA overhead expenses. (waived for Gr 7-8)
    • During online registration, you schedule a future automatic payment deducted after the show is cast and the first rehearsal is held. If your child is not cast, the Fine Arts Office will cancel your registration and scheduled payment.  
    • All cast members must sell 12 tickets total. Ticket purchases will be ordered and tracked via ShowTix4U, CHCA's online box office. If the ticket sales requirement is not met by the deadline, you must agree to pay for unsold tickets up to 12 at $12 each.
  • Student Production Team (SPT):
    • SPT registration is REQUIRED - $31 covers snacks/juice for pre-tech week, and short sleeve production t-shirt.
    • Tech week meals and juice boxes (optional, but recommended): $36
    • Production party (optional, but recommended): $5
       
• Parent Volunteers: At a minimum, we request at least one parent from each family help in some aspect of the pre-production and also on the production development team. You complete a Theatre Parent Volunteer form during registration to choose work like sets, costumes, props, etc. and a shift during the production for concessions, box office or gift-a-grams.
• Did you know your volunteer hours make you eligible to become a Friends of Fine Arts (FOFA) Booster member? We appreciate EVERY hour of work dedicated to an amazing production!

To sign up for your audition:

• Write your Cast Bio using the Bio Instructions examples (see Key Links).  Give your write-up to whomever will do Step #2.
• Complete these 3 steps by deadline (see Important Dates):
  1. Online registration (handles your audition request and student agreement, bio, scheduling future payment of all production and Fine Arts fees, medical, liability and Parent Volunteer forms
  2. Conflict Survey
  3. Costume Survey

1. Learn an excerpt from the song (NYC): Students should be familiar with the melody. They will be put into groups to sing different song sections. Lyrics will be provided.
   • Reference recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7G-mdstbmk
   • Track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ5Kjf1HRRY
2. Read from the script: Please read the character descriptions above and understand the differences between them. DO NOT watch movie versions for reference, but feel free to research by consulting theatre websites (not wikipedia).
3. Learn a short dance combination: All dance levels are welcome! The combination will be a musical theatre style combo with the chance to add an 8 count of your own to showcase your ability if you wish to do so (otherwise, that 8 count will be provided for you).

Wear comfortable clothes that you can move in and closed toe shoes.