For Young Performers
We are seeking video submissions from youth ages 12 or 13 years old for the role of Tommy in Ah, Wilderness! directed by Melia Bensussen to begin rehearsals this September.
*All youth must be 12 or 13 years old, vaccinated, non-union and live with-in a 50-mile radius of Hartford Stage. They must not turn 14 before November 7, 2021 to be considered for the role of Tommy.*
Ah, Wilderness
First rehearsal: 9/14/21
Tech rehearsals begin: 10/8/21
1st Preview: 10/14/21
Opening: 10/22/21
Closing: 11/7/21
Tommy: A good natured, fun-loving boy*. Looks about 10 or 11 years old.
Performances: Performances are nightly Tuesday-Sunday. There are no student matinees. Weekend and Wednesday matinees are at 2pm.
Rehearsals for the role of Tommy will be after school Tuesday through Friday and during the days on Saturday and Sundays. Your child will be required to miss some school during tech rehearsals and during any Wednesday 2pm matinees. Please share all potential conflicts in the audition form.
To audition, follow this link: https://forms.gle/AM5V2GyveeRPKeRd8
Auditions should include the Tommy side (download) plus a short song (up to 16 bars) a cappella. If you play any instruments, feel free to demonstrate that as well. The music in Ah, Wilderness! has an “Americana” feel and takes place on the 4th of July. Let that inspire your song selection.
All videos should not exceed 3 minutes in length.
The deadline to submit is August 30.
*While the characters are written with “he/him” or “she/her” pronouns in the original scripts, we welcome gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to audition for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. In addition, we will list disability when specific to a character, but are otherwise seeking actors of all abilities. Thank you to First Folio Theatre for inspiring the language in this note as we work towards a more inclusive casting process.