Casting procedures

Please read and familiarize yourself with our procedures concerning auditions and casting:

Auditions are hard. We sincerely appreciate the courage it takes to put yourself on the line and to risk what feels like rejection if you don’t get the role you want, or even a part in a show. We also know that the casting decisions we make will inevitably disappoint some of you.

We are committed to keeping the education in educational theatre, and so we want to offer every student an opportunity to learn from their audition experience. One way we do this is by providing all Stage Raider auditioners feedback about their audition.
How do we do this? The following is meant to help students and their parents know just what they can expect from us once a cast list has been posted, and what in turn we expect of them.

What we won’t do:

1. Reconsider a casting decision. Once a casting decision has been made, it is final. The casting director will not offer explanations for, entertain complaints about, or discuss in any way the decisions that have been made with anyone.
2. Discuss the larger casting decisions with parents. Although we are happy to share the same feedback about your student auditioner that we share with them, we will not discuss the audition of another student(s). This is a matter of basic privacy, and you can rest assured that your student auditioner will not be discussed with other parents. 

What we will do:

1. Provide written feedback to student inquiries about the audition. If a student wishes to receive written feedback about his/her audition, he/she is welcome to write an email to [email protected] and the director will respond to him/her with a personal email as soon as he is able after casting is completed (this may take several days, so please be patient with us). The response will include kind and constructive criticism regarding a student’s audition, and specific advice about where to most effectively direct efforts for improvement.
2. Help describe what does go into casting a show. Casting is a challenging and complicated process, involving multiple variables. A number of key elements that go into a casting decision are simply out of a student’s control. By the same token, we would like students to know what elements they can control and improve upon. 
3. Encourage ongoing training. Finally, we urge students to continue their training through workshops and classes whenever possible and will happily point any student toward upcoming opportunities at Habersham Central and elsewhere. We believe it is much more productive and effective to work on one’s performance skills when the pressure of auditioning is not looming ahead.

Thank you for auditioning for the Habersham Stage Raiders! ​

Dark Road

Greta - Karely
Daimler - Ary
Guard - Salem 
Lise - Lilly
Overseer - Jasmine 
Marga - Ash
Ingrid - Kathryn
Person 1 (etc.) - Samantha
Person 2 (etc.) - Nancy 
Person 3 (etc.) - Callie 
Person 4 / Doctor - Lyla
Person 5 / Observer - Corbin
Girl / Prisoner 4 / Crowd - Riley 
Prisoner 5 / Woman 4 / Crowd - Salem
Observer Crowd - Corbin

Stage Manager - Kyla

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Theseus - Myra 
Hippolyta - Kai
Philostrate - Madilynn 
Egeus - Alan 

Hermia - Ashley
Lysander - Jack
Demetrius - Aiden 
Helena - Abigail

Robin Goodfellow (Puck) - Joshua
Oberon - Jaron
Titania - Aliyah 

Nick Bottom - Ary
Peter Quince - Caden 
Francis Flute - Jacob
Robin Starveling - Desiree
Tom Snout - Nathan 
Snug - Grace 

Peaseblossom - Sara
Cobweb - Gracie
Moth - Peyton
Mustardseed - Herendira
Coriander - Jennifer

Courtiers / Fairy Creatures: Abbigial, Tobi, Vere

Stage Manager: Sari Elliott
ASM / Technician: Annalee Lewis

Mamma Mia!

If you did not receive a role, and are interested in a technical part, please let me know. If you are unwilling to continue with the show, please let me know in a short, respectful email. If you were not cast, it is natural to feel discouraged, but please do not let that keep you from continuing to try-out for Stage Raiders productions. I'm happy to give you feedback about how you can improve your audition. 

We will have our first cast meeting and read-through Thursday 3:30-5:30. I am strongly considering understudies for this show, and have quite a few already in mind. 
 
Donna – Abigail
Tanya – Annalee
Rosie – Ary S.
 
Sophie – Elloree
Ali – Ava
Lisa – Sari
 
Sam – Clark
Harry – Jaron
Bill – Drew
 
Sky – Terrell
Pepper – Jack
Eddie – Merrick
 
Specific Ensemble Roles – TBD
 
Principal Dancers: Ashley and Joshua
Asst. Choreo. / Dance Captain: Ashley
 
Ensemble: Adam, Aliyah, Bailey, Callie, Fatima, Gracie, Herendira, Ian, Kai, Kaiya, Kayla, Kierra, Lily, Mallory, Mia, Peyton, Riley, Romeo, Tobi, Vere

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