Presented by: Breiding Family
Dance Week, 15-Minute Musical and Little Women will be performed at Studio East’s mainstage in Kirkland, WA.
Fun Home will be performed at Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall in Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA!
Musical Theater Festival
Music Theatre Fest: Dance Week
Ages 10 and up, including adults welcome.
Ages 10 and up, including adults welcome.
Rehearsals
Mon – Fri 1/6 – 1/10 from 6-9pm
Showcase Saturday 1/11 6pm followed by Music Theatre Open Mic at 7:30pm
Every day, work with a different choreographer and style to learn a brand new dance piece – all to be performed at the final showcase. Increase your skills in picking up choreography quickly, nailing your dance callbacks, learning the vocabulary of different styles, and meeting working artists from around the Seattle area.
30 person class limit
Tuition $200
Music Theatre Fest: Fun Home Staged Reading
Rehearsals
Mon – Fri 1/6 – 1/17 6-9pm.
Invited Dress at Studio East 1/18 at 7pm.
Performance
1/19 at 6pm – Fun Home will be performed at Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall in Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA!
Directed by Zach Barr. Starring Kaysy Ostrom as Older Alison
The Story
Fun Home is based on Alison Bechdel’s bio-graphic novel of the same name. When her father dies unexpectedly, Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality, and the looming, unanswerable questions about her father’s hidden desires. Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
Cast will be age appropriate. 9 actors 8yo – Adult
Tuition $325
Audition Information
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for our 2025 Inaugural Musical Theater Fest staged readings. Please fill out the following information to the best of your ability. If you have any questions, or anything about the requirements for this audition or filling out this form are a barrier to you auditioning, please email [email protected] for assistance and accommodations.
Show information, including dates and roles can be found at this link.
Auditions will be VIRTUAL ONLY. You must submit a video audition (via unlisted youtube link or google drive). Videos must be submitted by Sunday, December 22. Casting will be complete by Friday, December 27th.
There will be no callbacks.
Auditions are ONLY open to Studio East students. You must have participated in a camp, class, or mainstage production at Studio East previously to be considered.
Tuition is $325 for youth/teen roles. There is no tuition for adult roles.
For Auditions please prepare:
Please prepare two contrasting 16-32 bar (aprox 30 seconds – 1 minute each) selections from the contemporary musical theatre cannon. Examples of shows include Freaky Friday, First Date, Next to Normal, The Prom, or Ordinary Days. Please focus on material that tells a story and you can truly act through. Due to the lack of callbacks, singing from the show is welcome and encouraged, but not required.
Please utilize a backing track for your audition. This can be in the form of a karaoke track, a sheetmusic midi file, live or recorded piano accompaniment. If you need assistance with this, please email [email protected]
If you need ideas or help with material please see our audition resources folder.
Music Theatre Fest: 15-minute Musical Festival
Rehearsals
Mon – Fri 1/20 – 1/24 6-9pm
Showcase Saturday 1/25 6pm followed by Music Theatre Open Mic at 7:30pm
Students will work together guided by Studio East directors and teachers to create an original 15-minute musical play based on an existing piece of music. Students will be given prompts they must utilize to create their piece.
Each day, they will focus on skills including playwriting, directing, acting, marketing, and more as they collaborate on this original work to be showcased on the final day.
Ages 14 – 20
30 person class limit
Tuition $195
Audition Information
Staged Reading Auditions
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for our 2025 Inaugural Musical Theater Fest staged readings. Please fill out the following information to the best of your ability. If you have any questions, or anything about the requirements for this audition or filling out this form are a barrier to you auditioning, please email [email protected] for assistance and accommodations.
Show information, including dates and roles can be found at this link.
Auditions will be VIRTUAL ONLY. You must submit a video audition (via unlisted youtube link or google drive). Videos must be submitted by Sunday, December 22. Casting will be complete by Friday, December 27th.
There will be no callbacks.
Auditions are ONLY open to Studio East students. You must have participated in a camp, class, or mainstage production at Studio East previously to be considered.
Tuition is $325 for youth/teen roles. There is no tuition for adult roles.
For Auditions please prepare:
Please prepare two contrasting 16-32 bar (aprox 30 seconds – 1 minute each) selections from the contemporary musical theatre cannon. Examples of shows include Freaky Friday, First Date, Next to Normal, The Prom, or Ordinary Days. Please focus on material that tells a story and you can truly act through. Due to the lack of callbacks, singing from the show is welcome and encouraged, but not required.
Please utilize a backing track for your audition. This can be in the form of a karaoke track, a sheetmusic midi file, live or recorded piano accompaniment. If you need assistance with this, please email [email protected]
If you need ideas or help with material please see our audition resources folder.
Fun Home
Fun Home will be performed at Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall in Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA!
Date: Sunday January 19th 6:00pm
Accessibility
More information coming soon.
Studio East is committed to providing access for all for all of our programming and performances.
Tuition & Scholarship Info
Tuition for the Show: $300
Scholarships Available
Studio East has a Scholarship Fund to offer partial scholarships for all of our programs to students who could not otherwise participate. Apply for a scholarship here. Turnaround for scholarships is usually 1-2 weeks. If you are concerned about the class/cast filling before your scholarship application is processed, please let us know, and we will save a spot in class for your student.
More questions on tuition or scholarships? Contact Carolyn Agan.
Show Sponsor
- Presenting Sponsor: The Breiding Family
- Artistic Sponsor 1: Available
- Artistic Sponsor 2: Available
- Technical Sponsor 1: The Caley Family
- Technical Sponsor 2: Stella Batzel
- Technical Sponsor 3: Available
SPONSOR THIS SHOW
Presenting Sponsor: $5,000
- Billing as Presenting Sponsor on the show poster, program, website and social banners/posts.
- Sponsor notes in the program.
- Four Opening Night Celebration Tickets to your sponsored show.
- Two Complimentary tickets to one other mainstage production of your choice.
Artistic Sponsor: $2,500
- Billing as Artistic Sponsor in the show program, and website show page.
- Two Opening Night Celebration Tickets to your sponsored show.
- Two 50% off tickets to one other mainstage production of your choice.
Technical Sponsor: $1,000
- Billing as Technical Sponsor in the show program.
- Two Tickets to Opening Night Celebration of your production.
- Two Tickets to one other Main Stage Production of your choice.
Thank you for Supporting Studio East!
Our Mission
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