Performers of all variety between the ages of 12 and 18 are
encouraged to audition for Circophony Youth Circus Company. Auditions for the 2014-15 season will be held
Tuesday, September 9, 6:30 – 8:30 pm at Oddfellows Playhouse, 128 Washington
Street in Middletown.
Circophony is a select youth circus company committed to
providing first class training to aspiring circus performers while creating an
exciting new show which will tour to schools, clubs, fairs, corporate events,
festivals, and perhaps even the 2015 American Youth Circus Festival.
Circophony is a collaboration between ARTFARM and Oddfellows
Playhouse Youth Theater. The Company is open by audition to young people ages
twelve to eighteen. Prior circus experience is not required.
Young people selected for the Company receive a rigorous
combination of circus training, physical conditioning and rehearsal/production
experience. Members are expected to arrive punctually, attend all rehearsals
and performances, work hard, be strong team players, and train independently
outside of rehearsals.
If you do not have circus experience, a background in dance,
gymnastics, theater, cheerleading, parkour, hooping, magic or serious physical
activity is helpful. The show is directed by ARTFARM’s Executive Director Dic
Wheeler, who has been performing, directing and teaching circus in the United
States and Europe for thirty years. Dic is the founder of the Children’s Circus
of Middletown and ARTFARM’s Circus for a Fragile Planet, and is a member of the
American Youth Circus Organization and American Circus Educators Association.
Circophony’s Lead Trainer is circus performer and teacher Allison McDermott, an
acrobat, aerialist, graduate of the Professional Track Program at the New
England Center for Circus Arts in Vermont, and Director of the Advanced Circus
Program at the Children’s Circus of Middletown.
Circophony is in its third season, though the Oddfellows
Traveling Circus has been around since 2001. The 2013-14 show was Circus in
Wonderland, a circus inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, and the
previous season Circophony toured Circophony’s Vaudeville Circus, a celebration
of Vaudeville.
General Auditions for the Company will be held on Tuesday,
September 9, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Auditioners should call or email to pre-register,
arrive early, dress to move, and plan to stay for the entire two hours. Each
auditioner must prepare and present a one minute solo performance showcasing
your best circus skill or skills. Solo should have an entrance, series of
events/tricks leading to a climax, and an exit. Music, props, costume are all
encouraged. Show us what you can do and demonstrate your ability to create
original material.
Circophony’s new show will open in December at Oddfellows
Playhouse, then be available for touring through June. Rehearsals will be held
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6 – 9 pm, starting September 16. Tuition for
the entire season is $300.
For more information about auditioning for Circophony or
booking the 2014-15 touring show, contact ARTFARM (info@art-farm.org) or
Oddfellows Playhouse (info@oddfellows.org).
www.oddfellows.org
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