Laurens County Community Theater opens auditions for “Prince of Egypt”

Laurens County Community Theater is looking for singers, dancers and actors to bring the story of Moses to the stage this winter. Auditions for “Prince of Egypt” will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, and Sunday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m. at Harper Theater on the Presbyterian College campus, 360 Fifth Ave. in Clinton.

Holly Hollingshead will direct the production. Kipper Ackerman, choral director at Presbyterian College, will serve as music director.

The musical is adapted from the 1998 DreamWorks animated film. It follows Moses from his upbringing as a prince of Egypt to his role in leading the Hebrew people out of slavery, and it explores his bond with his Egyptian brother, Ramses.

Auditions are open to performers ages 8 and older. However, the show includes only three roles for performers who appear 14 or younger: Young Miriam, Young Aaron and the sisters Leah and Keturah. The theater notes that the ages in its role list describe how old a performer looks on stage, not their actual age.

The production also calls for adult principal roles, including Moses, Ramses, Pharaoh Seti, Queen Tuya, Yocheved, Miriam, Aaron, Nefertari, Tzipporah, Jethro and the high priest Hotep. Several of the roles call for singing in both Hebrew and English. Ensemble performers ages 14 to 30 are also needed, with strong choral voices and several featured roles for skilled dancers.

People auditioning should prepare 16 to 32 bars, about 30 to 60 seconds, of a song in the style of the show but not from it. A Bluetooth speaker will be provided. Performers should download a backing track, such as a karaoke track, to their phone ahead of time. A cappella singing will not be accepted.

Anyone who cannot attend in person may submit a video audition by midnight Nov. 15.

Callbacks, by invitation only, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. at Edmunds Hall on the Presbyterian College campus. Parking is available at 105 E. Maple St. Performers invited to callbacks should wear clothes they can move in, since the callbacks will include dancing.

The first rehearsal is set for Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. Cast members can expect a few rehearsals in December, then three rehearsals a week from January until tech week. The theater will work around conflicts as long as cast members report them by the end of callbacks. Conflicts cannot fall during tech week, Feb. 17 through 23, or during performances.

Performances are scheduled for Feb. 25 through 28.

The full list of roles and the video audition submission form are available at lcct.net/auditions.