Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Auditions

Director/Choreographer: Thomas McMahon
Assistant Director: Meg James
Vocal Director: Courtney Palasz

Audition Date: May 10th at Lincoln Center 6-9
Callbacks: May 11th at Lincoln Center 7-9

Performance dates: July 21-23, 28-30 2022 at Main Square Park in Highland, Indiana

Thank you for you interest in auditioning for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat! The staff is super excited to bring this fun and colorful family show to the Highland area with a modern spin on it!

For this audition, we ask that you prepare 32 bars of a musical theatre song in the style of the show. An accompanist will not be provided so please email your track to me and we can connect you to our speaker. In the subject line of that email, please put "Your Name Audition Track" so we can quickly locate it.

CHILDREN AUDITIONERS: We are having all of you sing the same selection for your audition. Here is a link to the recording of it. Your part starts at 1:32 and you will sing until 1:47. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-b3rSWdxwk

Here is the vocal book with all of the sheet music: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sn9_bN1FQsy9vXeVapYk7xR1OjrmnTke/view?usp=sharing

CHILDREN: Your audition piece will be Page 40 measures 45-52

For the audition dance, here is are links to the audition dances that you will have to learn ahead of time. Children DO NOT need to learn the dance. We will be able to run the dance a couple of times before the audition starts but we will not be reteaching the entire dance in your time slot so please come prepared.

Dance Link (Easy) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i393HnxnXo4

Dance Link (Hard) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5uciJ_8ePk

There will be an audition form linked here as well that we ask you print at home and fill out before you arrive for auditions.

If you are unable to attend the audition date, no problem! Just email a video to thomaserhardt@yahoo.com of you singing your song and doing the dance along with your forms. We just ask that you still put your name in the video audition section of the sign up sheet for transparency with other auditioners.

If you are unable to attend callbacks and we offer you a callback, absolutely not a problem! We will do one of two things: either have you do the callback material on the spot or have you film it from your home and send it to us. Just please let us know!

Audition Form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3_5xJMsCfd_TdLBrg-z_LzgBwS4_j9REh3fDpRZseLLOHUg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Show Summary: “Sha la la, Joseph, you’re doing fine! You and your dreamcoat, ahead of your time!” One of the most enduring shows of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, eleven brothers and the coat of many colors.

Told entirely through song with the help of a main character Narrator, the musical follows preferred son Joseph. After being sold into slavery by his brothers, he ingratiates himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar, but ends up in jail after refusing the amorous advances of Potiphar’s wife. While imprisoned, Joseph discovers his ability to interpret dreams, and he soon finds himself in front of the mighty but troubled, Elvis-inspired, Pharaoh. Joseph’s solution to Egypt’s famine elevates him to Pharaoh’s right-hand man and reunites him with his family.

The magical musical is full of catchy songs in a variety of styles, from a parody of French ballads (“Those Canaan Days”), to country-western (“One More Angel in Heaven”) and calypso (“Benjamin Calypso”), along with the unforgettable classics “Any Dream Will Do” and “Close Every Door.”

Appropriate for all audiences and groups, Joseph is performed hundreds of times a year by schools across North America, the U.K. and around the world.

Character Breakdown (some parts may be doubled):
ENSEMBLE
Choir (Men & Women)
Children's Chorus (Boys & Girls)

CHARACTERS
Narrator
Joseph
Jacob, Joseph's Father

Joseph's Brothers:
Reuben
Simeon
Levi
Naphtali
Issachar
Asher
Dan
Zebulon
Gad
Benjamin
Judah

Potiphar
Mrs. Potiphar
Butler
Baker
Pharaoh

Chorus (Boys & Girls)*
Children's Choir (5-12)

Understudies will be cast for all named characters that sing solo parts within the show as long as we have enough people signed up.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email me at thomaserhardt@yahoo.com. Thank you all and we can't wait!

The "Joseph" 2022 Staff