Auditions:Monday, August 22d, and Tuesday, August 23d.
Callbacks, if needed, will be Thursday, August 25th.
Our annual Hallowe’en show for 2016, Tomes of Terror: Campfire Tales, will be an anthology of urban legends, ghost stories, and other creepy campfire stories, with a shared ensemble cast, woven together with interstitial dialogue and presented as stories told by campers around a campfire.
This show has both Foley and voice positions available! Voice parts will consist of an ensemble with actors performing multiple parts throughout the show.
Auditions will be on Monday August 22nd at 7pm, 8pm and 9pm and then Tuesday August 23rd at 7pm, 8pm and 9pm. Callbacks, if needed, will be on Thursday August 25th.
Auditions will be at Responsible Grace Church, 204 Elm St. in Somerville.
Tomes of Terror: Campfire Tales will be performed on October 21-22 and 27-29.
PLEASE NOTE: The Post-Meridian Radio Players is a community theater group and is run by volunteers. Our performers are not paid.
How to Audition
- Think a little bit about what you’re interested in — ensemble voice roles are available (see below), but also live sound-effects performance, tech crew, and various other things.
- Then go to our audition documents folder on Google Drive. There you will find a paper audition form and rehearsal availability grid which you should print out, fill out, and bring with you to your audition. Closer to the auditions we’ll also post audition sides (definition) there, which you’ll probably want to look at ahead of time,.
- Then, click here to sign up for an audition appointment, fill out the form, and submit it.
- If you have submitted the form correctly and one of the time slots you requested is still available, you will get email confirming your audition appointment. (This is sent by a human being who has a day job, so don't worry if it doesn't come right away. But if it doesn’t come within a day or so, contact us at auditions@pmrp.org. You can also use that address to contact us if you have trouble submitting the form.)
- Then print out (or download to your tablet) the audition sides from our Google Drive Audition Docs folder. You’ll want to look over and/or rehearse them before your audition, and it will be very helpful if you can bring your copy to the audition (although we’ll have a few extra copies printed out).
- Then, show up for your audition at the scheduled time! Good luck and have fun!
Some Things to Know
- The audition process involves one form that you fill out online (the appointment form) and two paper forms which you should print out, complete, and bring with you to the audition. They’re not interchangeable. (The paper forms are on Google Drive.)
- If you show up for an audition without the paper forms (or the sides), we’ll probably have a few extra copies printed out and you can fill out the forms there. However, it saves time and trouble and makes the process go more smoothly if you can bring completed forms with you. (It also helps demonstrate to the directors how responsible and resourceful you are!)
- Walk-ins are welcome, but people with appointments will take priority. If there are no-shows during a given hour, we will fill those slots with walk-ins. Any remaining walk-ins will be auditioned at 10pm. It helps the directors tremendously if you sign up in advance, though.
Available Roles
This is an ensemble show; voice actors will be portraying campers telling stories around a campfire, and then also portraying the characters in each story. So voice actors will be performing in multiple segments, and also in the interstitial scenes.
Foley Artists (Live Sound Effects)
If you’re interested in being a Foley performer and making the live sound effects, there will be a Foley interview at the time of your audition slot. You can absolutely both audition for a voice role and express interest in being a Foley artist (although you can only do one or the other, since voice actors and Foley artists are performing simultaneously). Just let us know on your form what you want to be considered for: voice, Foley, or both.