Two shows down...and now we're onto auditions for JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT! Our first night (last night) we saw 43 people- quite a few of whom were new. We saw some great talent. I'd like to say a special thank you to my Dance Captains who stayed through the entire process to teach people the callback combinations- its a huge help to have so many people I can rely on.
Auditions are a hard process for me- we have an AMAZING amount of talent and trying to find a way to show off all that talent can be difficult. JOSEPH is a great show- but there's no denying that it is mainly an ensemble show. ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (which I count as my favorite show I've ever directed at ECC) was the same way. With the way that JOSEPH is written, the ensemble is in almost every number- and when they're offstage, they're frantically changing costumes! I need a strong Joseph and a strong Narrator (or more than one), but what I mostly need is an ensemble of strong singer/dancer/actors who are up for the challenge- and I know that I saw many of them last night.
The cast list will be posted on Friday morning- I'm looking forward to starting the journey!
