SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS
Auditions and Hungary Trip
THINGS TO KNOW
- Small Mouth Sounds is the first production of the spring semester. Auditions for Small Mouth Sounds will be held separately from auditions for Baskerville (those will be in January). Small Mouth Sounds performance dates are February 23-26, 2023. Students who are cast in the play will travel to Hungary over Spring Break 2023, which is the week after the production closes here at ISU, to perform the production at the University of Pécs in Pécs, Hungary. You can expect to be gone from the evening of March 4 to the evening of March 12, 2023.
- The University will fund most of the trip, however, you will have to contribute money as well. Our best estimate is that you will have to pay around $200 for the trip. We are trying to reduce that number, but it may not be possible. That money will cover flight, rooms, transportation, some sightseeing, and meals that we eat together. You will be additionally responsible for transportation and sightseeing that you do on your own, and some meals. We will spend two days in Budapest, and the rest of the time in Pécs.
- You’ll need to register for a three-credit, 400-level course, which will meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3:00-4:50 PM. We will also rehearse Monday-Friday evenings beginning January 11, 2023. One of the outcomes of the course will be the production of Small Mouth Sounds and the Hungary tour, but we will continue to meet after we get back from Hungary and create final projects to be shown as part of the end of the year student showcase.
- You must be fully vaccinated and boosted, or willing to be fully vaccinated and boosted before the trip.
- ISU is only funding travel for six actors and the production stage manager on this trip, and the production stage manager has already been assigned.
TO APPLY
The Department of Theater is excited to offer students this opportunity for study abroad and for immersion in a host culture. However, it is your responsibility to make the most of this experience. In a paper of approximately 2-3 pages, introduce yourself and explain your goals – both academic and individual – for traveling/studying abroad and for this class. What situations from your past (coursework, job experience, travel, intercultural experience) have influenced you to develop and prepare to accomplish these goals? Email your paper to Julie Dixon at julie.dixon@indstate.edu by 5:00 PM on November 11, 2022.
You must audition and interview in order to be cast, but you don’t need to prepare anything for your audition and interview. You’ll need to register for a 15-minute audition slot at www.isuauditions.com. Auditions will be held from 3:00-7:00 PM on Monday, November 14, and 5:00-8:00 PM, Tuesday, November 15. Callbacks will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM on Wednesday, November 16. If you’re not free at that time, we can work out another time for you to audition, but you must be able to attend callbacks.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Julie Dixon at julie.dixon@indstate.edu.
