Musical Storytellers Rehearsal Schedule
| Prologue: FULL CAST | prologue | Soldiers | Family 1 | Family 2 | Family 3 | Family 4 |
| ships | Joy | Rebecca | Henry | Morgan | Savannah | |
| british soldiers | Caroline | Autumn | Mom | Gracie | Kiera | |
| settlers | Avery | Monroe | Matilda | Renny | Cassidy | |
| Dot | Charlotte | |||||
| Scene 1: |
everything, but nothing without you
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| Henry |
See the country
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Family 1 | Family 2 | Family 3 | Family 4 | |
| Dot | Rebecca | Henry | Morgan | Savannah | ||
| Matilda | Autumn | Mom | Gracie | Kiera | ||
| Willie Wagtail | Monroe | Matilda | Renny | Cassidy | ||
| Sugar Glider | Dot | Charlotte | ||||
| Scene 2: | On our Way | |||||
| Mrs Kangaroo |
Ensemble Group 1 = Rebecca, Autumn, Monroe, Morgan, Gracie
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| Dot |
Ensemble Group 2 = Renny, Charlotte, Savannah, Kiera, Cassidy
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Ensemble (Group 1 and 2)
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| Scene 3: | Waterhole | |||||
| Kanga | ||||||
| Dot | ||||||
| Larry Lorikeet | ||||||
| Mal Magpie Goose | ||||||
| Wazza Waterheron | ||||||
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Bari Birds = Monroe, Autumn, Charlotte
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Scat Birds = Morgan, Rebecca, Savannah, Kiera
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Rhythm Birds = Renny, Gracie, Cassidy
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| Scene 4: | lullabye | |||||
| Kanga | ||||||
| Dot | ||||||
| Matilda | ||||||
| Henry | ||||||
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| Koala | ||||||
| Kookaburra | ||||||
| Dot | ||||||
| Kanga | ||||||
| Scene 6: |
King of the Burrow
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| Kanga | ||||||
| Platypus | ||||||
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Lorikeets = Larry, Mal, Wazza, Autumn, Savannah, Kiera
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| Wombat | ||||||
| Echidna | ||||||
| Dot | ||||||
| Kangaroo | ||||||
| Dingoes - TBD | ||||||
| Scene 8: | Ladies Lounge | |||||
| Peacock Paul | ||||||
| Babs | ||||||
| Belle | ||||||
| Bree | ||||||
| Dot | ||||||
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| Dot | ||||||
| Kanga | ||||||
| Scene 10: ALL | Council | |||||
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| Kanga | ||||||
| Mal | ||||||
| Larry | ||||||
| Wazza | ||||||
| Kookaburra | ||||||
| Koala | ||||||
| Pelican | ||||||
| Galah | ||||||
| Brolga | ||||||
| Wombat | ||||||
| Echidna | ||||||
| Cockatoo | ||||||
| Black Swan | ||||||
| Scene 11: |
See the Country
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| ALL | Finale |
JANUARY - APRIL
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
| 1/4/2025 | no rehearsal | |
| 1/10/2025 | MUSIC WEEKEND w/Shelby 5-8pm | |
| 1/11/2025 | MUSIC WEEKEND w/Shelby 8-12pm | Prologue |
| 1/18/2025 | rehearsal 12-3 | Scene 1, 2, 3 + Waterhole |
| 1/25/2025 | rehearsal 12-3 | Scene 4, 5, 6 + King of the Burrow |
| 2/1/2025 | rehearsal 12-3 | Scene 7, 8 +Ladies lounge |
| 2/8/2025 | rehearsal 12-3 | Review and clean scenes 1-8 |
| 2/15/2025 | NYC summit weekend | |
| 2/22/2025 | rehearsal | scenes 9, 10 + council |
| 2/28/2025 | MUSIC REHEARSAL 5-8 (Shelby) | |
| 3/1/2025 | MUSIC REHEARSAL 8-12 (Shelby) | scenes 11 + finale |
| 3/8/2025 | rehearsal 12-3 | FULL RUN/clean |
| 3/15/2025 | spring break - NO REHEARSAL | |
| 3/22/2025 | spring break - NO REHEARSAL | |
| 3/29/2025 | rehearsal 12-3 | FULL RUN/clean |
| 4/5/2025 | rehearsal 12-2 | FULL RUN/clean |
| 4/12/2025 | rehearsal 12-3 |
DRESS REHEARSAL @ GADA
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| 4/14/2025 | TECH REHEARSAL at Cedar Ridge Black Box | |
| 4/15/2025 |
PERFORMANCE at Cedar Ridge Black Box (Tuesday PM)
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| 4/17/2025 |
PERFORMANCE at Cedar Ridge Black Box (Thursday PM)
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| end of season! |
AUDITION INFORMATION
Thanks for your interest in GADA’s Musical Storytellers.
We are very excited for the full season ahead!
Please email sally@greateraustindance.com to sign-up for the audition in advance. Include the performer's name, birthdate, relevant training, and why the performer wants to participate in the musical storyteller program.
For the audition on Saturday, April 20th from 2-4:30pm, performers MUST prepare IN ADVANCE the following and plan to stay for the full time period (this will be a closed audition and take place at GADA in studio 4.5):
Slate -
Be ready to slate your name, your current grade, a story you have always loved and why
Vocal -
Please sing 32 bars of a song from a musical. If you are unfamiliar with choosing audition cuts or what "32 bars" means, see this document on Choosing An Audition Song. Your piece should be sung with an accompaniment track which has no vocals. You can find an accompaniment track for almost any song on Youtube. If you search "[SONG NAME] accompaniment" or "[SONG NAME] Karaoke," you will likely find a track to sing with.
**Please email the track you will be using to shelbyschisler@gmail.com by Wednesday, 4/17 so that we can play it for you. Also, include the timestamp where you would like your music to start.
Dance -
You will learn some choreography at the audition. You do NOT need to prepare anything in advance for your choreo audition.
Acting -
Please prepare ONE paragraph of a chosen monologue. Must be memorized and performed at the audition. We will also be reading scenes.
FOR THE AUDITION:
Please wear comfortable clothes
Jazz shoes or sneakers
Hair pulled away from face
A great attitude ready to work!
AUDITIONS for the 2024-25 season
Auditions for the 2024-25 Musical Storytellers will take place:
SATURDAY, APRIL 20th
2-4:30pm
WHY JOIN A MUSICAL THEATER COMPANY?
The Musical Storytellers is a musical theater company that exists to provide gifted artists (ages 10-18) the ability to push their singing, acting & dancing abilities. Through mini-revues, productions, additional materials, and performances, students can grow their potential as performers and more importantly, deepen their respect and understanding for the art of musical theater. If your son or daughter is passionate about musical theater, they may make the perfect addition to the talented GADA's Musical Storyteller Company Auditions take place each May.
