LMC Visual & Performing Arts Department Holding Auditions for Spring Musical

November 20, 2024

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – The Lake Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Department will hold open auditions for the Spring production of “School of Rock,” based on the Paramount movie by Mike White, book by Julian Fellowes, lyrics by Glenn Slater, and new music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. This production will be directed by Susan Matheny and produced by LMC Instructor of Theatre Shalico Sain.

Students and community members are invited to participate in auditions set for 12-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7; 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8; and 6-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9 in the LMC Mendel Center Sizer Rehearsal Studio, 2755 E. Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor.

While the Visual & Performing Arts Department prioritizes casting full-time enrolled students, community members are strongly encouraged to audition.  

Audition guidelines are as follows:

Pre-registration is encouraged at tinyurl.com/LMCSOR25. Drop-ins are permitted.
Bring a picture and resume (if you have one).
Come prepared to move/dance; dress in comfortable clothing.
Bring a cutting of a Broadway or pop-rock song from the 1970s-2000s. An accompanist will be provided. You may also sing to a background track.
Prepare a monologue, poem, or prose piece that is under one minute in length. Selections from the musical are available in the School of Rock Audition Packet or you can bring your own.

Characters/roles available include Dewey Finn, Rosalie Mullins, Ned Schneebly, Patty, Summer Hathaway, Zack Mooneyham, Freddie Hamilton, Katie, Lawrence, Tomika Spencer-Williams, Marcy, Shonelle, Billy Sandford, Sophie, Mason Ward, James, Madison, Ms. Sheinkopf, Mr. Noble, Mr. Green, Gabe Brown, Ms. Bingham, Mr. Mooneyham, Mrs. Hathaway, Mr. Spencer-Williams, Mrs. Sandford, Mr. Ward, Mr. Hamilton, Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Travis, Jeff Sanderson (MC), Stanley (Record Store), Girl 1, Girl 2, Security Guard 1, Security Guard 2, Police Officer. Including the “No Vacancy” band kids – Doug (Drums), Tina (Bass), Bobbi (Guitar), Snake (Guitar), and Thea (Vocals) – all who must be 14 years old or younger and able to play the instrument on stage.

Performances are Friday and Saturday, March 28-29, and Friday through Sunday, April 4-6. Rehearsals begin on Monday, Jan. 13. They will regularly run 7-10 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, with occasional Friday-Sunday rehearsals a possibility.  

Students and community volunteers interested in building the set or assisting with costumes, lights, props, or run crew should contact Sain at ssain@lakemichigancollege.edu.  

For more information about the LMC Visual & Performing Arts department and performances, visit lakemichigancollege.edu/arts, email mmccaffrey@lakemichigancollege.edu, or call 269-927-8876.

About the Lake Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Department
The Visual & Performing Arts Department allows students to reach new levels of excellence through classroom instruction and public performance. Many programs, including theatre, instrumental and vocal music, and dance, are based in the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center, the only performing arts center of its kind in southwest Michigan. Here, LMC students have opportunities to study the performing arts in a venue that attracts thousands of patrons annually. Programs including drawing, painting, and graphic design allow students to explore the possibilities in the visual arts.

Auditions are held for select ensembles that perform on the same stages as world-renowned touring acts. Students in any major also have opportunities to audition for Broadway musicals and plays and join two different vocal ensembles, string and wind ensembles, a pop-rock ensemble, and jazz band. One of only two colleges in Michigan to carry the prestigious All-Steinway designation, LMC has a team of highly qualified faculty that bring real-world expertise to the classroom.