The Young Company
The
Peacock Players' Young Company is made up of young performers between
14 and 18 years of age who are serious about their theatre training.
YOUNG COMPANY
Peacock Players, New Hampshire's premiere award-winning youth theatre,
is proud to offer our most select educational theatre program, Young Company.
Young Company is a summer-long intensive for the advanced young theatre
professional, which focuses on excellence in all aspects of theatre.
Young Company members are encouraged and challenged in stagecraft, design,
backstage production, and performance, as well as share in the mentoring
process for younger students as camp counselors at our Peacock Players
Summer Theatre Camp.
Each year, a limited group of students (between the ages of 14 and 18)
are chosen from an intense audition and interview process. For more information
regarding Young Company, please call Artistic Director, Keith Weirich
at (603) 889-2330 X 94 or via email at keithw@peacockplayers.org.
THE YOUNG COMPANY COMMITMENT
During the 2008 Summer Season, Young Company members will have an option
of performing in our Family musical production of Barnum. Family members,
alumni and friends of Peacock Players will join together to rework this
classic musical favorite based on the exciting life of circus showman,
P. T. Barnum. Barnum will run for four performances from Friday, July
18th through Sunday, July 20th. Barnum rehearsals will be held Mondays
through Fridays from 7pm-10pm, beginning on Monday, June 2nd.
Young Company members will also be showcased in their own fully-mounted
Peacock Players Mainstage production. This summer Young Company will perform
in the smash hit musical, Little Shop of Horrors. Little Shop of Horrors
will run for four performances from Friday, August 1st through Sunday,
August 3rd. This production's rehearsals will be held Mondays through
Fridays from 4pm-7pm, beginning on Monday, June 2nd.
This year Young Company members will mentor other young students as camp
counselors-in-training for both sessions of Peacock Players Summer Camp,
and will serve as the design and backstage production team for the Camp
Showcase performances scheduled for Friday, July 25th and Friday, August
15th. Camp hours scheduled Monday through Friday from 9am-3pm, beginning
on Monday, July 7th and ending on Friday, August 15th.
THE YOUNG COMPANY AUDITION & INTERVIEW
Auditions for Young Company will be held Monday, May 12th & Tuesday,
May 13th from 6pm-9pm at 14 Court Street in Nashua, with invited only
callback interviews on Wednesday, May 14th between 6pm-9pm.
To schedule an audition, please email your name, age, phone number and
preferred audition date and time to Artistic Director Keith Weirich at
keithw@peacockplayers.org.
Please prepare a short musical selection and a one-minute monologue that
showcases your singing and acting talents. Singing from either Barnum
or Little Shop of Horrors is acceptable. Please bring a headshot or photo,
a resume or list of theatre experience (on and off-stage), and your own
sheet music, as an accompanist will be provided.
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