CDAI Productions Presents…
Youth Musical Production
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World."
Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.
Disney's The Little Mermaid offers a fantastic creative opportunity for rich costumes and sets, as well as the chance to perform some of the best-known songs from the past 30 years.
What to Expect…
When and where are auditions?
Auditions will be held on Saturday, February 3rd at the Capital District Arts Initiative Studios in Latham. Initial auditions will happen from 9:00-12:30. Audition attendees will then find out if they’ve received a callback. With a break for lunch and callback preparations from 12:30-2:30, we will start back up with callbacks from 2:30-6:00.
When and where are rehearsals?
Rehearsals will be held at the Capital District Arts Initiative studios in Latham. Initial rehearsals will happen April 1-6 from 10:00-5:00. This will allow for the entire show to be set as a rough draft and give everyone a head start for weekly rehearsals. Rehearsals will then take place every Monday until show week from 5:00-7:00. There will be 6 Monday rehearsals in total.
When and where is tech week?
Tech week will happen at the theatre the week leading up to the show, May 13-16 from 5:00-9:00. Attendance is MANDATORY during tech week to ensure that all actors are set and ready to go for their weekend of shows. We’re all a team and it’s difficult to operate as such if we’re missing people!
When is show weekend?
Shows will take place on Friday, May 17th - Sunday, May 19th. Friday and Sunday will have one show each, Saturday will have two. PLEASE NOTE: WE ADJUSTED THE SHOW DATES AS OF JANUARY 28TH. They were originally set for May 24th-26th, but they’ve since been changed to May 17th-19th. Thank you for your understanding!
What is the fee to participate?
There is a fee of $500 for all who want to participate. This includes the participating in the show and a 6 class trial of our triple threat theatre program, The Ensemble, on Wednesdays from 5:00-7:00 during rehearsal weeks! Fees for all current members of The Ensemble are waived!
