Axelrod Performing Arts Center Seeks Pre-professional Children Performers for brand new JOSEPH!

Director Nick Hrutkay, the award-winning director from the famed Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in NY, is leading the creative team for the Axelrod PAC’s new production of JOSEPH which relies heavily on cast of young performers.

We are seeking experienced child performers, ages 10–14, to audition for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which runs on the main stage at the Axelrod PAC for three weeks, from November 6 through 22.

The Axelrod PAC is a professional regional theater that employs Actors Equity Association actors and stage managers. THERE IS NO FEE FOR STUDENTS to participate in the production. Children will not be compensated for performing.

“This is an amazing opportunity for Jersey Shore students to participate in one of the Axelrod Performing Arts Center’s professional musicals, working alongside an amazing cast of Broadway performers and first-class directors, choreographers and designers,” shares Andrew DePrisco, APAC Artistic Director.

TO AUDITION

In person, Wednesday, October 14, sign-up slots available, starting at 4:30 PM, taking place at Axelrod PAC (100 Grant Ave, Deal Park/Ocean Township, NJ). Prepare a musical theater song, and be prepared to dance.

Virtual submissions due Monday, October 12: record 30–60 seconds of a musical theater song that shows your voice and personality. Sing with an instrumental track or live accompaniment, without recorded vocals. To sign up for an in-person audition or to submit a video, click below:

REHEARSAL COMMITMENT

Rehearsals run October 17–November 5. Students must attend every scheduled rehearsal. Two children’s casts will rotate performances. Previews are November 6 at 6:30 p.m. and November 7 at 1:30 p.m.; opening night is November 7 at 6:30 p.m. The full performance schedule will be shared separately.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

• Oct. 17–18: Sat. 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

• Oct. 21–25: Wed.–Fri. 5–8 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

• Oct. 28–Nov. 1: Wed.–Fri. 5–8 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.–3 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

• Nov. 3–5: Tues.–Thurs. 5–8:30 p.m.

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat

Lyrics by Tim Rice | Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Director: Nick Hrutkay · Music Director: Charles Santoro · Choreographer: Maggie Savoie · Casting Director: Michael Cassara

Producer: Andrew DePrisco

“Joseph is filled with boundless imagination as Lloyd Webber and Rice wrote this for children to perform and watch,” says director Nick Hrutkay. The creative team is reimagining the show to retell the Biblical story of Joseph and his eleven brothers through the eyes of modern young people. “Our production has a group of kids on a field trip to the museum and the Narrator dreams up a world where the museum comes to life as a pop/rock concert as we go back in time to tell the story. The kids then take over the museum and the adults in the cast become their playthings to give a childlike sense of fun and wonder to this whimsical family show.”

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Nick Hrutkay is an award-winning director who loves helping young performers grow. He is the Director of Education and Assistant Artistic Director at Stagedoor Manor, where he has worked for 11 seasons. He has directed productions across the country, including at the Kennedy Center, Central Square Theater, Hippodrome Theatre and Bell Theater.

Nick helped develop the school production of Dear Evan Hansen with the show’s writers and has directed favorites like Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and Little Shop of Horrors. He brings professional theater experience and a passion for teaching to every rehearsal.

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