Auditions for CINDERELLA with the New Britain Youth Theatre

NEW BRITAIN YOUTH
THEATER TO HOLD CHILDREN’S AUDITIONS

FOR RODGERS AND
HAMMERSTEIN’S “CINDERELLA”

Auditions Scheduled for
January; Performances in May

            New Britain, CT – New
Britain Youth Theater will hold auditions for Rodgers and
Hammerstein’s Getting to Know Cinderella on Sunday, January 15, and Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at Trinity-on-Main Performance Center Annex at 19 Chestnut Street in
New Britain.  Sunday hours are 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 – 8:00
p.m.  Monday hours are 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
The production will be rehearsed at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, and
will be performed there on May 4, 5 and 6, 2012. Jefferson is near the
Farmington border in New Britain, just off I-84.

No prior experience is required, and auditions are
open to children from any town. Both boys
and girls between ages 7 and 14 are encouraged to audition. All levels of
experience are needed. No prepared monologue is required, but those auditioning
should prepare at least four to six lines of a song, preferably from musical
theater, to be sung a cappella
(without accompaniment). Children auditioning will also be asked to repeat
lines or read from the play. To
schedule an audition, call (860) 515-8115 or email auditions@nbyt.org.
Pre-scheduled auditions are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Those cast
will be asked to pay a participation fee of $65, but will receive two
complimentary tickets for the production. No child or family, however, will be
turned away for inability to pay, so please ask about financial assistance if
necessary. Students age 13 and up may also call with interest in stage crew and
technical positions.

This production of Cinderella is the world’s most magical fairy tale set to the
music and lyrics of Broadway legends Rodgers and Hammerstein. It features songs
such as In My Own Little Corner, Impossible/It’s Possible!, Stepsisters’
Lament, and Ten Minutes Ago. This
“Getting to Know” title from the Rodgers and Hammerstein Library is adapted
specifically for young performers. The production will be directed by NBYT Executive Artistic
Director David Sousa, with musical direction by Anne Collin and choreography by
Adrienne Marie.

For more information
about New Britain Youth Theater, visit the company’s website at www.nbyt.org.

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About New Britain Youth Theater

New
Britain Youth Theater was founded in 2010 to provide after-school programming
to the Consolidated School District of New Britain, to produce a season of
performances by and for children and young adults, and to offer drama classes
and summer programs. The theater reaches children and their families in Greater
New Britain, Greater Hartford, the Farmington Valley, and throughout
Connecticut. NBYT is dedicated to enriching the lives of children and young
adults by encouraging creative thinking, fostering self-confidence and
self-esteem, and developing general life skills through involvement in low-cost
programs in the performing arts. NBYT maintains its administrative office at
Trinity-on-Main Performance Center in downtown New Britain, and operates
programs throughout Greater New Britain. New Britain Youth Theater is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.