This remarkable musical is a story of second chances in one of Sight & Sound’s most beloved productions. Journey alongside an ordinary woman whose faith in God ignites a chain of events that change the course of history.
About Sight and Sound
Sight & Sound Theatres is an entertainment company that produces Bible stories live on stage. Based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Sight & Sound operates two theaters: one in Ronks, Pennsylvania, and the second in Branson, Missouri.
About Ohio Star Theater’s Partnership with Sight & Sound
Ohio Star Theater has been given the opportunity to present original Sight & Sound Productions beginning with Ruth. The musical score, dialogue, story, and characters provided by Sight & Sound will be brought to life on the Ohio Star stage.
About Ohio Star Theater
Ohio Star Theater is a state-of-the-art theater in Sugarcreek, Ohio. This beautiful venue is a proscenium theater with 500 plus seats located in heart of Amish country and is home to family-friendly entertainment including Broadway-style musicals, concerts, and other special events throughout the year. Ohio Star Theater is committed to producing theater that provides high production value, compelling storytelling/entertainment, and immersive/intimate audience experiences.
Looking for Audition Material?
Rehearsals begin on April 1, 2024. Ruth opens for 125 performances on May 15, 2024, and closes on November 9, 2024.
REHEARSAL/PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Professional Auditions
Auditions are held at these audition sites:
- All in One Conference (A1)
- Norwalk CT January 12-15, 2024
- Unified Professional Theatre Auditions (UPTA)
- Memphis, TN February 2-5, 2024
Local Auditions
Please submit an Online Audition. Online Auditions will be screened and actors will be scheduled for in-person auditions at Ohio Star Theater on January 27 & 28, 2024. Audition materials will be accepted until all roles are cast.
About Contracts
- Salaries are up to $400 a week.
- Housing is provided if you travel over 60 miles
- Meal stipends
- Work out facilities
- Comp tickets
- Internet/cable
Children Auditions
- Children ages 10-13
- Submit Online Application here
- In-person audition will take place on February 18 from 1pm to 4pm.
- Parents or legal guardians must accompany children during the audition.
- We are looking to cast 2-3 children in each role (up to 9 children total), so each cast of children will only perform in 2-3 shows a week.
- Cast children will be scheduled for select rehearsals
- More details available at auditions
Audition Instructions for Adults
You will have up to 2 minutes for your audition. You may choose to do a classical monologue and/or contemporary monologue and/or song whatever you can accomplish within your 2 minutes.
If singing, musical selections should be accompanied by piano or keyboard only:
- Either live or piano-only track
- Avoid tracks with background vocals
Taping Instructions
Step 1: The Set-up
- Please make sure you are in good lighting and a solid background. A wall works just fine.
- Nothing else should be in the shot except for you. Please make sure your audio is clear. You should be in a three-quarter shot for the entirety of the audition. Please shoot your audition in landscape (horizontally)
- Face forward and look just off camera, but do not audition straight into the camera lens.
Step 2: Record
- Non-singing Actors
- Please state your name and what monologue(s) you’ll be performing. We’d like to see a one-minute contemporary monologue and a second one-minute monologue. Your second monologue may be a classic text or another contemporary piece.
- Musical Theater
- Please state your name. We’d like to see a cut of a contemporary musical theatre or pop/rock song: 16 Bars for a ballad and 32 bars for an uptempo.
- If you are a dancer, please include a dance reel if available.
Step 3: Upload
- Upload your pre-screen video to Vimeo or YouTube. You may select it as unlisted, but please do not password-protect your video.
How to share your video link
Providing a link to a YouTube video
- Find your video on YouTube
- Click on Share
- Copy the full link and paste it into the “Auditioning Screening Video” field on the Registration form
- The privacy setting for the video must be set to either Public (the default) or Unlisted
- The privacy setting for video embedding must be set to Allow Embedding (the default)
Providing a link to a Vimeo video
- Find your video on Vimeo
- Click on the Share icon
- Copy the full link and paste it into the “Auditioning Screening Video” field on the Registration form
- The privacy setting for the video must be set to either Anyone (the default)
- The privacy setting for video embedding must be set to Anywhere (the default)
Providing a direct link to a video
- Copy the complete address such as: upta.org/media/video/my-audition-video.mp4
- Paste it into the “Auditioning Video” field on the Registration form
- The link must play in a web browser. Test this by having someone paste your link to ensure it works