Sheridan Arts Foundation: “Meet Me in St. Louis,” Auditions, 5/15, 5/16, 5/18!

03 Apr Sheridan Arts Foundation: “Meet Me in St. Louis,” Auditions, 5/15, 5/16, 5/18!

The following is a note from Leah at the Telluride’s Sheridan Arts Foundation about upcoming auditions for “Meet Me in St. Louis,” a Not-So-Young People’s production. Link to sign up: https://www.slottr.com/sheets/18276098′

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Dear friends of the Sheridan Arts Foundation,

Calling all musical theater lovers! The Sheridan Arts Foundation is holding auditions for Meet Me in St. Louis, the 1944 classic musical starring Judy Garland and the third annual Not-So-Young People’s Theater production. The Not-So-Young People’s Theater was founded in 2021 to put on one splashy musical a year with community members of all ages. Last year’s sold-out production of The Sound of Music had a cast of 29 community members, as young as age six, including parents, kids and couples all acting alongside one another.

In “Meet Me in St. Louis,” it is the summer of 1903, and everyone in the Smith family eagerly anticipates the opening of the 1904 World’s Fair. Over the course of a year, the family’s mutual respect, tempered with good-natured humor, helps them through romance, opportunity, and heartbreaks. The musical includes seven of the best-loved songs from the film, plus ten additional Martin and Blane songs written specially for the stage. Memorable musical numbers include Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, The Boy Next Door, The Trolley Song, and Whenever I’m with You.

AUDITIONS

Seeking actors ages 6 and up.

Auditions: May 15, 16, 3:30pm- 9 pm at the Sheridan Opera House
Callbacks: May 18, 5pm- 9 pm (Leah will notify you immediately after your audition if you are called back!)

Rehearsals begin: Monday, August 21
Rehearsals are Monday through Thursday from 5:30-7:30
Not all actors are called every day!!!!! I will create a schedule as well as I can around everyone’s conflicts.

Tech week and the shows are mandatory
Tech week: October 16,17,18
Tech week begins at 5:30 pm and goes late
Performances: October 19, 20, 21, 22

The MGM film “Meet Me in St”. Louis premiered on November 28, 1944 and starred Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake and Marjorie Main.

The stage version opened on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre on November 2, 1989, starring Betty Garrett, George Hearn, Charlotte Moore and Milo O’Shea.