Highland Summer Theatre 2012
Auditions

Sunday, February 26
12:00 PM

in the Earley Center for Performing Arts

Please prepare a one-minute comic monologue and sing a song cutting (no more than 32 bars) from
either Avenue Q or Sound of Musicor BOTH!  There may be immediate cold-reading callbacks. 
These will be short and efficient!  Available roles and salaries are posted below.

Any questions?  Contact Hustoles by email at paul.hustoles@mnsu.edu

 

Highland Summer Theatre 2012

(our 46th Season)

Love, Sex and the I.R.S.
By Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore
7:30 p.m. May 29-June 2 in the Andreas Theatre
Made possible by General Mills Foundation
Matching Gift Program
(pending)

Avenue Q
Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Whitty 
7:30 p.m. June 13-16 in the Ted Paul Theatre
Sponsored by Gislason Hunter Law Office (pending)

God of Carnage
by Jasmina Reza; translated by Christopher Hampton
7:30 p.m. June 26-30 in the Andreas Theatre
Sponsored by the Minnesota State Mankato TRIO Programs (pending)

The Sound of Music
Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II,
book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.  Suggested by “The Story of the Trapp Family Singers.”
7:30 p.m. July 12-14 & 18-21 in the Ted Paul Theatre
Sponsored by Eide Bailly, Orthopaedic & Fracture Clinic and Farrish Johnson Law Office (pending)

 

WORKING FOR HIGHLAND SUMMER THEATRE

Love, Sex and the I.R. S.
May 21-June 2 (Performs May 29-June 2); two-week contract

Avenue Q
June 4-16 (Performs June 13-16); two-week contract

God of Carnage
June 18-30 (Performs June 26-30); two-week contract

The Sound of Music
June 25-July 21 (Performs July 12-14 & 18-21): four-week contract

Rehearsal schedule, typical week: Su-Fri, 1:00-5:00 & 6:00-10:00; Saturday free

Actor salaries are determined by role size/contract length per the following:

Love, Sex and the I.R.S.: Leslie, Jon @ $425; Kate, Floyd, Vivian @ $300

Avenue Q: 6 actors @ $350 each

God of Carnage: 4 actors @ $450 each

The Sound of Music: Maria @ $1,000; Capt. von Trapp @ $750;
Mother Superior, Max, Elsa, Liesl @ $600; Rolf @ $400

Actors may be contracted to play one or more roles. Auditions at Region V KCACTF in January 2012.
Local auditions on Feb. 26, 2012. Video auditions are also accepted.

Musical performances are held in the Ted Paul Theatre, a fully equipped proscenium stage; plays are performed
in the Andreas Theatre (state-of-the-art black box) in the air-conditioned Earley Center for Performing Arts of
Minnesota State University, Mankato. More than 10,000 patrons are expected to see this, our 46th season!

Academic credit is available to those interested, although we do not have an official apprentice/internship program.
On-campus dorm housing is available for approximately $50/week for a double but we usually find something better.

Technicians should submit a resume. Technical positions range from $1,600-$2,000 for the nine-week season.
All director and designer positions are filled.

For additional information, contact: Paul J. Hustoles, Artistic Director at paul.hustoles@mnsu.edu.