Announcing CVU Performing Arts Fall Musical: Newsies!

On May 22, new CVU Theatre Director, Elisa Van Duyne, announced that the Fall 2023 Musical will be Disney's Newsies. Newsies is an exciting, poignant musical, based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses, they band together to enact change against the ruthlessness of big business. As you can see from the video above, we were just a tad excited about the selection of musical!

Important Dates

(CHECK OUT THE NEW "NEWSIES" DATES OF TECH AND REHEARSAL BELOW OR HERE!)

• ​Summer Intensive: Monday & Tuesday, August 28 & 29,  3:30-7pm
• Auditions: August 30, 31, & September 1, 3:30-7pm
• Updated Rehearsals & Performance Dates:
  • September 6 - October 27: MWF,  3:30-5:30pm 
  • September 21, October 12, October 26 (Thursdays): 3:30-5:30pm
  • October 30 - November 3: MWThF, 3:30-6pm (extended rehearsal time)
  • ​September 30 (Saturday): 2:00-6:00pm
  • October 14 and November 4 (Saturdays): 9am-1pm
  • November 12 post matinee: Strike
• ​Technical Days: 
  • ​September 6 - November 3: TTh, 3:30-5:30pm
  • Tech Week - November 6 - 9: MTWTh, 3:30-8pm
  • Possible tech build on one of Saturday rehearsals 9/30 or 10/14  (TBA)
  • November 12 post matinee: Strike
• Performances:
  
  • ​November 10, 7pm; 
    
  • November 11, 2pm and 7pm; 
    
  • ​November 12, 1pm

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Notes from the Theatre Director:

​Hey Everybody!  

We're getting excited about our upcoming NEWSIES auditions, Aug 30 - Sept 1st. To help you prepare, here are the sides to print up and prepare in advance. We will also have some available at the Aug 28th and 29th intensive.

​We suggest...

• If you're interested in a Newsies role and/or Wiesel (including Jack, Davy, Les, Race, Albert, Crutchie, Romeo, Elmer, Spot, etc.) read  the Newsies scene
• If you're interested in Crutchie or Jack, also read the Crutchie & Jack scene  to be used at callbacks
• If you're interested in Roosevelt, Pulitzer, and his staff, read the Pulitzer & Roosevelt scene
• If you're interested If interested in Medda, Les, Davy or Jack, read the Medda Larken scene
• If you're interested in Katherine, read the Jack & Katherine scene
• If you're interested in Oscar or Morris, read the Oscar & Morris scene​

Please know that we are open to non-traditional casting. ​

Thanks,
Mrs EVD

Notes from the Music Director:

Hey Everyone! 

​We're so looking forward to our upcoming auditions. To help you prepare, we've provided PDF files of the musical selections for you to study in advance. We'll also teach these selections during the August Intensive. ​

​We suggest...

• If you're interested in Newsies Ensemble (including Les) sing Seize the Day (Newsies Ensemble/Les Cut)
• If you're interested in Davey or Crutchy, sing Seize the Day (Davey's Cut); a separate Crutchie musical selection will be used during callbacks, if needed.
• If you're interested in Medda, sing That's Rich
• If you're interested in Pulitzer, sing The Bottom Line
• If you're interested in Katherine, sing Watch What Happens
• If you're interested in Jack, sing Santa Fe
• If you are a treble voice auditioning for Jack, we have provided two alternative keys (Eb Major and F Major) that are better suited to treble voices. Choose the key that works best for you.

Thanks!
​Cameron