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.

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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.

Rehearsals begin on April 1, 2024. Ruth opens for 125 performances on May 15, 2024, and closes 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.

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

Audition Instructions

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