CALENDAR QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
Initial Auditions:
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
or
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Callback Auditions by invitation:
Thursday, August 31, 2023
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Loyola High School
Berendo Building Black Box
Mandatory Parent Requirement:
Attend the parent meeting
Thursday, August 31, 2023
6:30 p.m. via Zoom.
(Zoom link to be posted on this website)
OR
complete HTC Parent Orientation Presentation by 7pm on Thursday, August 31, 2023
Pertinent Performance Dates:
Five Performances:
Thursday, November 9 at 8:00 pm
Friday, November 10 at 8:00pm
Saturday, November 11 at 2:00pm and 8:00 pm
Sunday, November 12 at 5:00pm
Location: Loyola High School
Hannon Theatre
Pertinent Rehearsal Schedule Dates:
Mo, Tu, Th, Fr Rehearsals Begin:
Tuesday, September 5, 2022
September Rehearsal Hours: 3:45 to 7:00 p.m.
October 3-14 Rehearsal Hours: 3:45 to 7:30 p.m.
October 17-28 Rehearsal Hours: 3:45 to 8:00 p.m.
October 31 - November 4 Rehearsal Hours:
(including Wednesday, November 2)
3:45 to 9:00 p.m.*
*Mandatory Rehearsals/No Conflicts Allowed:
Beginning Monday, October 30, 2023. Students must be available from this date forward.
Tech week and dress rehearsals (until 11pm)
begin on Saturday, November 4, 2023.
If you have a conflict after October 27, 2023 you will not be cast.
Click here to check the "HTC Fall Play Calendar" for complete schedule details.
Cast members may be required to attend a scheduled costume fitting in October or November -- possibly during Weekends. These can be scheduled around car pools and conflicts.
Fall Play 2023
AUDITION INFORMATION
How to get cast
in an HTC Production!
(Hint: Read everything on this page and scroll all the way to the bottom.)
What kind of play is it?
Visit the "This Season" page for information about the play.
What are your Covid-19 policies?
The directors hope that every student will agree to get the new Covid Booster when it becomes readily available in late September. Furthermore, we hope all cast members will also get this year's flu shot. We cannot mandate that any auditionee must take these precautions, but stating one's intention to do so on the Audition Form may be a deciding factor in one's casting.
Do I need to prepare for the audition?
There is no need to prepare anything before auditions, as everything you will need to know will be explained at the auditions!
If I am cast, what is the time commitment like?
If you’re wondering whether you have the time to become involved in HTC, you may peruse the Fall Production Calendar on the Calendar page of this website so that you are clear about the extensive time commitment for the production.
Sign up to join the Google Calendar or print out a copy of the Calendar for your easy reference and coordinate your other important calendars to see if our schedule will have any conflicts with yours. (It is recommended you use the WEEK view to see the full impact of the schedule.) Also, see Calendar Quick Reference Guide to the left for an overview of scheduling information.
Students who have very few conflicts with the rehearsal schedule are more likely to be cast than those who have many other commitments.
Being in an HTC show sounds so awesome! How do I sign up for an audition?
Initial Auditions for this year's HTC Fall Play
The Trials of Tom and Huck will be held on August 29th and 30th. Callback Auditions will be held on August 31st. All auditions are held from 3:30 to 5:30 in Loyola High's Berendo Building Black Box.
Sign up for a time on either of the inital audition days. Groups are limited to four actors. Do not be alarmed if there are missing group times. When a group is full, it will no longer appear as an option. To sign up to for an audition time, use the link to the Google Form below!
The audition activities will include movement work, paired improvisation, and group collaboration. The audition panel will be looking for individual confidence and charisma, willingness to take direction, and the ability to work with others.
Also required, parents must complete one type of our parent orientation presentations-- 1. attend the Parent meeting on September 1st at 7:00 p.m via Zoom
OR
2. complete the following "HTC Parent Orientation Presentation" option by 7:00pm on August 31st.
If parents are not able to attend the Zoom meeting, they can complete the HTC Parent Orientation Presentation online instead. This mini-course will take about an hour to read and complete the few questions at the end of each segment. This is about equivalent to the time the actual Parent Meeting would last.
Auditionees should be sure to discuss their interest to participate in the fall play with their parents, and be sure one of their parents is able to attend the mandatory Parent Meeting via Zoom on August 31st at 7:00 p.m or complete the Parent Orientation Presentation ON TIME (by 7:00 pm on August 31st.)
Students whose parents do not attend the Meeting or do not complete the Orientation Presentation will be ineligible for casting. The meeting or orientation is mandatory for all parents of prospective company members, even if the company member has been in seven prior productions.
Step #3 - Fill Out the Necessary Forms
The first three forms below must be completed in their entirety and submitted online.
It would help the process for auditionees to submit the Cast Information Form from home before auditions, but computers will be available in Room M6 for anyone who needs one to complete this form before auditioning. If an auditionee is unable to fill out this form in advance, they should plan on arriving at least 15 minutes early to their audition appointment and remember to bring their vaccination card.
The Rehearsal Conflict Form and Cast FAQ/Company Contract are due by Friday, September 2nd at 5:00pm. Failure to turn these in on time will prevent you from being considered for a role.
The final required form, the Consent to Treatment form, will be filled out by a parent or legal guardian. Parents will need to fill out the form at home and have their student bring it with them to the audition. If an auditionee should forget to have their parents fill out the form before their audition, it must be brought to the first rehearsal.
Without a signed Consent to Treatment form, no one is allowed to be in the theatre or rehearsal hall when rehearsals begin on Tuesday, September 6th.
