Audition Date: March 16, 2-4pm

Audition Location

Hightstown/East Windsor Historical Society
164 North Main Street
Hightstown, NJ 08520

Actors Ages

We cast as young as 3rd grade and as old as 12th grade.

Download and print the audition script here.

The Audition Process

Here’s what to expect on the day of the audition.

You’ll be brought in with another auditioner, your guardian, and their guardians. Everyone auditioning will have an opportunity to read for each character. You do not have to have the dialog memorized. You can hold your script during the audition.

If you’re interested in a singing part, please prepare a song and bring your own instrumental.

We will be recording your audition. We do this mostly to remember the auditions when making casting choices. All video will be deleted after casting and will not be posted anywhere.

Why a Short Film Instead of Live?

These productions started out as a live performance, but we switched to short film in 2021 due to the constraints of COVID. We had such a fun time (as you’ll see in our blooper reel below) that we decided to continue producing it this way.

Filming Schedule

We’ll be shooting the video on Fridays from 7-9 pm and Saturdays from 12 noon to 4 pm. Friday shoots are for middle school and high school students only while Saturday shoots are for everyone. These shoots are at the Historical Society Headquarters (address above) in the same space as the audition.

Spring 2024 filming schedule to be determined.

You won’t need to be at all the shoot dates. In fact, we ask for your schedule at the audition so we can create a shooting schedule based on the actors’ availability.

The Screening

We’ll be screening the short film at the Historical Society Headquarters (address above).  Date and ticket pricing to be determined. About a month after the screening it will be posted to YouTube for far-away family and friends to watch.

Questions?

You can email me here with any questions. I usually check my email once a day. Sometimes twice.

Be notified of our upcoming audition by Clicking Here to fill out our “Notify Me” form and you’ll receive an email for the upcoming date.

Past Short Films

Our 2023 production was called It’s Grace!: Board of Education Series. It’s the story of the woman behind the name of Grace Norton Rogers Elementary School.

Watch It’s Grace and the It’s Grace Blooper Reel below or see all of our past shows here.