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Youth Circus Auditions for "Circus in Wonderland"

Oddfellows Playhouse
and ARTFARM announce auditions for the 2013-14 cast of Circophony, a touring youth circus company co-sponsored by the two
Middletown-based theater groups. Young people ages twelve to eighteen are
invited to audition to join the cast of this year’s show, Circus in Wonderland.



Auditions will be
held Tuesday, September 10, 6 – 8 pm
at Oddfellows Playhouse at 128 Washington
Street in Middletown.



Circophony is a select
youth circus company committed to providing first class training to aspiring
circus artists while creating exciting new performances which will tour to
schools, clubs, fairs, corporate events and festivals. Young people selected
for the Company will receive a rigorous combination of circus training,
physical conditioning and rehearsal/production experience. Members are expected
to arrive punctually, attend all rehearsals and performances, work hard, be
strong team players, and train independently outside of rehearsals.

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Circophony is open to young people ages twelve to eighteen. Prior circus
experience is not required. If you do not have circus experience, a background
in dance, gymnastics, theater, cheerleading, parkour, hooping, magic or serious
physical activity is helpful. The show is directed by ARTFARM’s Executive Director
Dic Wheeler, who has been performing, directing and teaching circus in the
United States and Europe for thirty years. Dic is the founder of the Children’s
Circus of Middletown and ARTFARM’s Circus for a Fragile Planet, and is a
charter member of the American Youth Circus Organization. Lead Trainer is
circus performer and teacher Allison McDermott, an acrobat, aerialist, and
graduate of the Professional Track Program at the New England Center for Circus
Arts in Vermont.



Rehearsals will be
on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 – 9 pm at Oddfellows starting Tuesday, September
17.  Attendance at rehearsals is compulsory –
if you cannot commit to the rehearsal schedule you should not apply to join Circophony 

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The opening of this
year’s show will be January 17 & 18 at Oddfellows Playhouse. There will be
rehearsals every evening January 13 – 16. Circophony’s Circus in Wonderland will be an original, main stage circus
production loosely based on the characters and scenes from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, incorporating
juggling, acrobatics, balancing, clowning, physical comedy and other skills
developed by the company members.



 The show will be
available for touring throughout the school year, and Circophony members will be expected to be available for touring
performances between January and May. Performers and their parents will be
given adequate notice about show times and dates. We may also travel to
regional youth circus festivals during the year.



Tuition for Circophony, which includes over thirty rehearsals
plus the performances and tour, is $250. Some financial assistance is available.



To register for the
audition, or if you have questions, email info@art-farm.org or call (860) 346-4390. www.art-farm.org

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