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Gretna Theatre’s 2010 Gala Idol Scholarship Competition!

All contestants MUST pre-register (see instructions and deadlines below).

There are three rounds to this competition:  Auditions on June 5, Initial Competition Round on June 19 and Final Round on October 9, 2010.

Awards:

1st Place:

• $250 Cash Scholarship
• Four Full Season Tickets to Gretna Theatre’s 2011 Mainstage Summer Season
• Four Full Season Tickets to Gretna Theatre’s 2011 Theatre for Young Audiences Season
• Full Scholarship to Gretna Theatre’s Summer Master Classes in Performance, Audition Technique and Dance as part of our Summer Intern Program of 2011
• Being cast in a Summer 2011 Mainstage Production

2nd Place:

• $150 Cash Scholarship
• Being cast in a Gretna Theatre Summer 2011 Theatre for Young Audiences production
• 8 Tickets to any Gretna Theatre 2011 Mainstage Summer Season Performance.
• 8 tickets to any Gretna Theatre 2011 Theatre for Young Audiences performance.

3rd Place:

• $100 Cash Scholarship
• 4 Tickets to any Gretna Theatre 2011 Mainstage Summer Season Performance.
• 4 Tickets to any Gretna Theatre 2011 Summer Theater for Young Audiences Performance.

4th Place:

• $50 Cash Scholarship
• 2 Tickets to any Gretna Theatre 2011 Mainstage Summer Season Show.
• 4 Tickets to any Gretna Theatre 2011 Summer Theater for Young Audiences Performance.

RULES

Please read and understand all the information below!

The initial Audition on June 5 is from 1pm to 4pm (first come, first served) at the Mt. Gretna Playhouse, located at the corner of Pennsylvania & Carnegie Avenues in the heart of Mt. Gretna, PA. 

The top 20 finishers or less of the best from the auditions on June 5th will proceed to the second round on Saturday, June 19th (two weeks later), again at the Mt. Gretna Playhouse. Arrival on June 19th is at 8:30 AM for the drawing to determine the order of performers.  There will be a dress rehearsal at 9:00 AM and the competition will begin promptly at 11:00 AM.  Audience members with tickets will be admitted beginning at 10:40AM.  Four top finalists will be announced at the conclusion of the June 19th competition. 

The top four finalists will perform at the Gretna Theatre Annual Gala at the Hotel Hershey on Saturday evening, October 9, 2009.  The final competition will be judged by the Gala attendees and awards will be presented at that time.  All first and second round finalists must agree to be present and perform at the Gala on October 9th if chosen as one of the top four finalists.

All contestants must be between the ages of 10 and 16 at the time of the first audition.  Birth dates must be provided on the registration form and should there be a protest, proof may be requested.

All acts must consist of a solo, individual talent only.  No group performances.  Performers may be Singers, Musicians, Comics, Jugglers, Magicians, et al.  Note that any performance must be able to be accomplished on a relatively small carpeted riser/stage in the ballroom at the Gala in order to be included in the final. All performances are limited to three minutes from the start of the performance.  Piano accompaniment or CD sound system is provided.  Contestants, if performing to music, must either provide sheet music already in their key OR provide a CD-R with only their performance music recorded on it.  (All CD’s MUST be in a jewel case and have the competitor’s name, song title, duration, and telephone number listed on the case and CD.  Sorry, CD-RW disks will not be accepted.  CD’s with more than one track on them will not be accepted.  No more than a three-second delay may be included before the start of the music.)  All materials must be picked up at the end of the auditions/competitions.  Unclaimed materials will not be returned.  Note that live accompaniment will be provided and is required at the Oct. 9th Gala.

All presentations must be of a “family friendly” nature as to content, dress and movement and be appropriate for all ages.  It is up to the sole discretion of the judges as to the appropriateness of material.   Inappropriate content or dress will automatically disqualify a contestant.

All contestants must come dressed and ready to perform at both the initial audition and the follow-up contests.  Dressing room facilities will not be provided.  Backstage personnel will organize and send contestants out on stage.  Contestants ONLY are permitted backstage or onstage during any part of these events – parents, guardians and friends must wait outside or in the theatre.  Contestants may join their parents/guardians/friends in the audience at the conclusion of their audition/competition via the backstage entrance/exit.

There is no charge for the initial audition on June 5th.    All contestants must fill out a registration form that must be signed by a parent/guardian and submitted between May 1 and June 1, 2010 only.

There is a registration fee of $20 for the top 20 finishers who will compete on June 19th. 

The Audience will count as one vote during the June 19th competition via the strength of the response to each competitor!  All audience members, including parents and guardians, must purchase a ticket and be seated in the Playhouse in order to attend the June 19th event – tickets are $5 each. 

Parents or guardians, limited to two, may accompany the contestant to the final Gala competition on October 9th at the Hershey Hotel.  Food will be provided and those parents/guardians are invited to watch the final contest.  This is a “black-tie-encouraged” event and that should be taken into consideration regarding dress for contestants and parents/guardians.  Should the parents wish to do so, they may purchase full Gala event tickets in order to be seated at tables with full dinner service, but this is NOT a requirement of the competition.

Auditions on June 5th will be in the order of arrival.  The line up of competitors at the June 19th competition will be in the order chosen by random drawing prior to the competition.  The line up of competitors at the October 9th final will be by random drawing prior to the competition.  Judges (other than the audience members) may not be related to any contestant.

The master of ceremonies for the event on June 19th will be Gretna Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director, Larry Frenock.  Judges at the June 19th event will include Gretna Theatre’s Casting Director, Musical Director, and a member (or members) of the Gretna Theatre summer professional acting company;  the Audience will count as one vote via the strength of their reaction to the competition.

Please print out and keep a copy of these rules.  Should there be any questions, you may email reneekrizan@gretnatheatre.com.  DO NOT CALL THE OFFICE OR BOX OFFICE, PLEASE!

You MUST pre-register for the initial audition.  Print out a copy of the registration form, fill it out fully and either mail or fax that to the office no earlier than May 1 and no later than June 1.  The Fax number is 717-964-2189.  Address is Gretna Gala Idol Registration, Gretna Theatre, PO Box 578, Mt. Gretna, PA  17064-0578.

CLICK THIS LINK FOR THE REGISTRATION FORM FOR THE AUDITIONS FOR THE GRETNA GALA IDOL COMPETITION!!

GOOD LUCK TO ALL COMPETITORS!!