rossji

Well, if your d, the LEAD, doesn't get a copy of the cast recording, someone should sue!! I thought the theater was small, but maybe not. Glad it's bigger than CAP! THat would be cool if someone produced the musical on or off-Broadway! How awesome!

alwaysamom

rossji, when a show like this goes into the studio to record, it isn't the same as when a running production makes a cast recording. As Susan said, this is being done to shop the show around for potential investors and producers. It's not a cast recording that is going to be available for purchase. They may or may not give a copy to the current cast but even that doesn't always happen.

Congrats on your D's run in ITW. I've heard from a few different people how good she was! Finding adequate theatre space in NYC has always been an issue which, intuitively, sounds crazy but it's true. The demand is such that it isn't easy, even for Broadway theatres. Shows are 'lined up' waiting for available Broadway theatres. The demand will not exist elsewhere (on other college campuses) obviously, in the same way. The other issue is that new theatre space isn't being built. That, combined with the huge number of productions done at NYU, means that some shows are performed in theatres which could be filled many times over. Another thing to keep in mind is that the demand for tickets is going to be much larger than at any other college. You have not only the college itself, with tens of thousands of students, but also a city that is chock full of theatre fans. Tisch and Steinhardt shows are advertised on theatre sites both online and in the press so attract many non-NYU people, and also the many Tisch alumni who are living in the city. There really isn't a solution so it's imperative that you keep on top of what productions are planned and when tickets go on sale, that you call immediately. If you do this, you won't ever have a problem getting tickets!

rossji

Alwaysamom, I know they're making a recording in hopes of "selling" the show to producers, but I can always HOPE that my BFF SoozieVT can get me a copy.... hee hee....
As far as theater space goes, it just SEEMS (and I'm probably wrong!) that many times the big theaters are available (i.e. Skirball) when other shows are performing in the tiny theaters. I'm sure it must be a timing thing; the show schedules overlap some of the Skirball schedules, or whatever. Also, my d says that Tisch has to "pay" to use Skirball? Can't figure that one out; it's an NYU building!
I know the demand for tix is high, esp. in the city. But I have to disagree with you about one thing: You will NOT always get tickets for soon to be sold-out shows, even if you're early. I mentioned in a post last year that I went online the SECOND (Literally!) that Parade tickets went for sale, and couldn't even get tickets for my PARENTS to see their granddaughter. That ain't right, I'm sorry.....
Thanks for the compliment, by the way!

MusThCC

I think cast members should have a narrow window of opportunity to order tix for family members before they go on sale to the general public, particularly if the shows are in venues with limited audience size. I don't think they have the right to buy out the show, but grandma should be able to see it once!!!

rossji

Thanks, MusThCC! I agree. To be fair, they DID hold 3 tickets for each cast member, so my husband, younger daughter, and I were able to attend. But poor Grandma.... outta luck...

nydancemom

Our D got her NETC audition letter in the mail yesterday. She has an appointment on the Saturday for the MT room. She is a freshman, so this is the first time we have been through this process. She did not apply to Strawhats, since it looked like there was sufficient overlap of theaters who attend both NETC and Strawhats, and since she has a Saturday class as well as several weekend rehearsals for various productions she will be in this spring, she wanted to limit the time away from school. She also auditioned for PCLO since it was over Elon's "Fake break" betweeen winterterm and spring semester. She was fortunate enough to make it through the initial dance audition, and received a callback for the next day where she danced some more, then made it through all the cuts, to sing and read. We are trying not to get our hopes up too much, but obviously she was thrilled to make it that far. Several other Elon kids also made it to callbacks--yay!

soozievt

NYDanceMom,
That is great about your D and her callbacks at PCLO and that she'll have the opportunity to audition at NETC. Good luck to her!

RossJi...I feel funny as this is so off topic of this thread but to respond to your post about the CD recording of Only Children...it won't be a CD that is for sale. I am sure it will be used in some capacity to shop the show to producers. My D is happy to get to record it as an original cast. I'm not saying she won't get a copy but simply I don't know the answer. This is her third time in a recording studio this year. She was the musical director for Liz Swado's professional production of Atonement and they recorded it in a recording studio and she DID receive a copy but I haven't heard it yet (though saw the show). She also recorded NYU N'Harmonics first published CD that will be for sale. I think we may have a copy but I am losing track.

I'm on the West Coast and flying East and again, kudos to the third year Cappies in ITW. AlwaysAMom, are you going to be in the city to see Only Children by chance?

rossji

How were the NETC/Strawhat auditions, everyone? Any feedback? Any gossip? C'mon, you can tell me! Lol.

Melsmom

NETC was weird for the acting portion. The kids that did get call backs were offered experiences in which they had to pay for summer work/training? She mentioned circle in the square and Hanger. At least the few kids that my d knew about. I think one boy was offered something that actually payed.
D thought that no call back meant that she shouldn't go to the dance call, so she didn't. I think she should have anyway, but she emailed them and was not able to get any information after it was said and done. She just left, not really clear about what to do. I might add that there was really little or no information sent to her prior.
The MT kids did a lot better it looked like to her, so for future reference, it is best to try to get an appointment for mt, or maybe just crash the dance portion in case they are still writing down names. Luckily it wasn't a huge expense for her & we enjoyed the quick visit!

BTW, SETC was great! Unlike NETC they had numerous classes & workshops presented by professionals, as well as performances & even a few callbacks! They sent plenty of information prior in the form of magazines and newspapers with plenty of details about what to expect. She ended up with two job offers. Well worth the time & effort in the long run for her. D said that many Elon kids will be working this summer in places far and wide from SETC.

zedgar

My son, a freshman at NYU, thought NETC was good, although he auditioned on Monday and some theaters did not attend that session. He got 6 MT callbacks and he thought they went well based on the comments, interactions, the length of time they spent with him, etc. But so far, he hasn't heard back from any of them. Does anyone have any thoughts on how this works? Do some of them wait until after Strawhat before making firm offers?

sweetclyde

I did an acting audition at NETC and a MT audition at Strawhats. As Melsmom said, several of the companies in the Acting room at Strawhats were internships that you pay for (Stella Adler, Hangar Theatre, etc.), but sounded like good experiences nonetheless. Though I didn't get a musical audition at NETC, many of the same theatres were at Strawhats. I heard the dance call at NETC was very difficult, and the Strawhats one was difficult the first day, but on the second day they split it up between movers and dancers.

So far I've gotten two offers, one from a theatre that saw me at both Strawhats and NETC, and one from someplace I sent a video too; I'm waiting on a couple of others that seemed very promising. Out of the three friends that I came with, two got offers from NETC - they did not audition at Strawhats - (and one actually got mulitple offers), and one has not heard anything.

All in all, I'd say it's a positive experience to, at least if nothing else, see where you stand among professional competition. I, for one, realized how much work I need to do on my basic dance skills. Definitely recommended for college age performers looking for summer work (though if you need to make more than $300/week or so you're most likely out of luck).

edmondsg

My son had to cancel his Strawhat auditions because the snow in Chicago caused his flight (and many others) to be cancelled. We tried for hours to get him on a later one, but the ones that weren't cancelled were full because of spring break crowds.

As it turns out, he was offered a great part in an AMTP show for the summer, so he's going to stay on campus. He was still disappointed about Strawhat, though. I learned something new this weekend... Telecharge gives refunds! (I'm sure you NY'ers know this!) We're used to Ticketmaster in Chicago, so I was shocked, but thrilled!

rossji

Congrats to Melsmom's d, sweetclyde, and edmondsg's son! My d did not get an audition at NETC, but went to Strawhats. Zedgar, we were wondering the same thing, but it doesn't look promising if others were already given offers. D got 7 callbacks, so she went to the dance call (movers only; def. not a dancer!) but didn't have to go back for a "specific" callback. That was it. Looking at all the theater offerings, many shows they are having this summer are dance shows, so that's not her strong point. As I mentioned in previous posts, lots of theaters that go to NETC also attend Strawhat, so that means many jobs are already offered before they attend Strawhat. (check sweetclyde's post) Although my d will not be attending Strawhat anymore (she'll be a senior next year) I suggest to all posters that if you want summer stock, try like #$!! to get into NETC as WELL as Strawhat!
Melsmom, I hear ya about the dance call. I think I emailed you or mentioned in a post that NETC's callbacks were very unclear; my d didn't go to the dance call since it wasn't clearly stated on her callback lists (she met with the indiv. theaters, but didn't know she was supposed to go to the dance callback as well!)

Melsmom

I know you said something about it rossji, but d wasn't sure as she was there for acting "only" she thought. Very confusing. I hope your d hears something soon. I wish mine had gone in to dance anyway, even if not getting positive feedback for her monos, especially if it was difficult as she would have loved that. Oh well, she also said that if she does it next year, she will ask for an earlier appt as well because she was in the last group of the day to audition which she didn't think was in her favor.
D seemed to think that there were many more theatres casting for musicals than for straight acting this summer. It makes sense that you would want to be seen musically then, rather than just for acting. Especially if they are only going to be offering expensive "experiences" rather than paying you to work!

rossji

Hi Melsmom- I know at Strawhat, they had an audition JUST for dancers; your d was sure to be cast at that! I guess they didn't do that at NETC. Did your d decide which job offer she was going to take? (she's a sophomore, right?)