Musical Theater Writing Class Vocalist

Berklee College of Music•Boston, MA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Seeking singing actors who learn music quickly, strong sight-reading skills, eager to take on new character work and be the first to try out new material written by students in the Musical Theater Writing minor. Seeking singing actors who learn music quickly, strong sight-reading skills, eager to take on new character work and be the first to try out new material written by students in the Musical Theater Writing minor. Strong connection delivering lyrics in character as well as dialogue. Rehearse outside of class with music director and writers, and present material during the class itself, while getting paid for it! When applying please specify which class(es) you’d be available for. Partial availability is a possibility, but you must list ALL potential conflicts. You must be available to present the songs you rehearse the night before. Also please include a link to one or more videos of yourself performing solo, ideally musical theater repertoire. If your link isn’t ready, feel free to apply first and prepare a video audition as soon as possible. See dates and times below: SW-445 MT Writing 2 - Reiffel Class: Wednesdays 11am-1pm, 135 Mass. Ave, 3rd floor (the conference room) Rehearsals: Tuesday evenings, 6pm-11pm. Note that this is a small class. It’s likely that there will only be 2 or 3 projects, so the Tuesday rehearsals will probably only run 2 or 3 hours. 9/16 - Rehearse Group Anthems 9/17 - Present Group Anthems 10/7 - Rehearse I Want solos 10/8 - Present I Want solos 10/21 - Rehearse AABA terse solos 10/22 - Present AABA terse solos 11/4 - Rehearse Crisis/Climax scenes and songs 11/5 - Present Crisis/Climax scenes and songs 11/18 - Rehearse pitches 11/19 - In-class rehearsal / draft presentation 12/2 - Rehearse revised pitches 12/3 - In-class first “dress rehearsal” of pitches 12/9 - Final rehearsals of pitches ADDED REHEARSAL 12/10 - In-class Live pitches on Zoom SW-345-001 MT Writing 1 - Reiffel Class: Thursdays 9am, 921-511 Rehearsals: 4 Wednesday evenings, 6-11 PM. This class is very full—we will likely have 8 projects for each rehearsal. 9/24 - Rehearse every lyric is a lie - solos 9/25 - Present every lyric is a lie - solos 10/15 - Rehearse action/activity - solos 10/16 - Present action/activity - solos 11/12 - Rehearse duets from PROOF 11/13 - Present duets from PROOF 12/10 - Rehearse PROOF threaded scenes 12/11 - PROOF threaded scenes recital

Requirements

Current student at Berklee College of Music or Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
Enrolled at least half-time in a degree, diploma, or certificate-seeking undergraduate or graduate program.
Summer is the only semester in which a student can maintain employment without being enrolled. In this case, the student must be pre-registered for the upcoming fall semester. This exception does not apply to fall or spring semesters.
Have a valid United States Social Security Number (SSN).
Remain in “valid” Visa status as applicable.
A minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA. Students in their first semester can work, even though they do not have an official GPA until the completion of their first semester.
Federal Work Study student may apply.
In good disciplinary standing.
Must be located in the U.S.
Singing actors who learn music quickly
Strong sight-reading skills
Eager to take on new character work and be the first to try out new material written by students in the Musical Theater Writing minor
Strong connection delivering lyrics in character as well as dialogue
Must be available to present the songs you rehearse the night before
Include a link to one or more videos of yourself performing solo, ideally musical theater repertoire