Smith College Department of Theatre
AUDITIONS for
DANCE NATION
by Clare Barron
directed by Daniel Elihu Kramer

Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they’ll claw their way to the top at Nationals in Tampa Bay. A play about ambition, growing up, and how to find our souls in the heat of it all.

Auditions: 
Sunday, September 10 and Monday, September 11, 7:00-9:00 PM
Acting Studio 1, Mendenhall CPA
Please let us know if you are interested but unable to make either date.
Callbacks will be on Tuesday, September 12

Performances:
October 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 PM and October 28 at 2:00 PM
in Hallie Flanagan Studio Theatre

Casting Breakdown: 
9 Actors. Actors of all ages and identities are encouraged to audition. No dancing ability is required! (But also it would be cool if some people can dance/move.)
DANCE TEACHER PAT – The head of the dance studio.
AMINA – The star dancer.
ZUZU – Always second best.
CONNIE – A talented dancer who thinks she should play the role of Gandhi.
LUKE – The only male dancer on the competition team.
MAEVE – The oldest and least talented dancer on the team.
SOFIA – Knows what’s up.
ASHLEE – Future president of a post-apocalyptic USA.
VANESSA/THE MOMS – Could’ve been a phenomenon./Means well. Grown-up Wendy.

Audition Prep: 
No appointment necessary. Sides from the script will be available at the audition for cold reads. No preparation necessary. Perusal scripts available at Josten Library.

Contact/Questions: 
Production Manager, Nikki Beck, ncbeck@smith.edu
Director, Daniel Elihu Kramer, dkramer@smith.edu