Advanced Performers
Come see our Advanced Performer's production of HONK Jr. here in Oakland once they return from the Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, GA!
Performance Dates
Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 5 PM & 7 PM
Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 2 PM
Performance location: Lakeside Theatre, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland CA
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Junior Theatre Festival
The Junior Theatre Festival brings students, teachers, and outstanding musical theatre professionals from all over the United States together in Atlanta, GA, over the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday weekend to celebrate musical theatre and learn from each other. Produced by the Junior Theater Group and iTheatrics, the festival attracts more than 4,500 participants each year! Student groups perform a 15-minute selection from a Broadway Junior Collection® musical for adjudication, participate in workshops, watch other groups perform, and enjoy performances by Broadway and Disney stars.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE JTF BROCHURE!
Auditions
Auditions for our 2015-2016 Advanced Performers are complete. Please check in again in Spring 2016 for details about next year's auditions.
<!-- <p>Auditions for Advanced Performers are open to students aged 8–18.
ONLY ATTEND ONE AUDITION.
San Ramon: Saturday, May 16
9 AM MANDATORY Dance Audition
10 AM - 12 PM Individual Audition Slots
Piedmont: Monday, June 1
4 PM MANDATORY Dance Audition
5 PM - 7 PM Individual Audition Slots
NEW AUDITION DATE ADDED
Piedmont: Wednesday, June 3
4 PM MANDATORY Dance Audition
5 PM - 7 PM Individual Audition Slots
CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP FOR AN AUDITION SLOT
Audition Procedures
Please prepare a one-minute memorized monologue and 16-32 bars of a memorized a cappella song. You will also be asked to sing scales with a piano - accompaniment will be provided.
Everyone will arrive at the same time for a dance call. You will be taught a simple piece of choreography and will perform it in small groups. After that, students will audition privately for the directors.
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Rehearsal Schedule
Saturdays 9 AM - 1 PM
October 3, 2015 through February 6, 2016
(No rehearsal Nov. 21, Nov. 28, or Dec. 26)
Monday Dec. 21, Tuesday Dec. 22, & Wednesday Dec. 23 from 10 AM to 4 PM
Monday Dec. 28, Tuesday Dec. 29, & Wednesday Dec. 30 from 10 AM to 4 PM
Junior Theatre Festival Trip
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - Monday, January 18, 2016*
*Advanced Performers aged 8-9 must be accompanied by a parent. BACT will make all arrangement for the Atlanta trip. Parent chaperones travel as part of the group and are responsible for all their travel expenses.
Costs
Tuition and Junior Theatre Festival
(festival fee, flight, hotel, meals and ground transportation in Atlanta)
$1,800 --!>
Questions? Email: classes@bactheatre.org