The Weaver family recently went through quite a whirlwind three months, during which my 10-year-old daughter rehearsed for and performed her first real show; she played Matilda in Matilda the Musical at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. After being obsessed with this musical for about two years, it was such a joy to see my daughter, Libbie, get to play the part of the five-year-old Roald Dahl character. We truly had no idea what we were getting into, though, simply that she loved Matilda and musicals and wanted to audition.
(As she’s never been in a musical outside of her school, we certainly weren’t expecting her to be cast as the lead. We thought auditioning would be a good experience for her. Just goes to show that “anything can happen in the theatre!“)
So I’m here to reveal what happens backstage at the Theatre Centre, what the commitment for a show is like, and what you can expect at an audition.
Please note that our experience was with an adult show. I believe the processes of the Youth Theatre are similar, but the rehearsals take place in the afternoon and the shows don’t run for as long.
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