SD42 INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS ACADEMY 2025/2026
IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEXT SHOW:
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2026
The Interdisciplinary Arts Academy is dedicated to providing students with hands-on, immersive learning through the production of theatrical performances. Both cast and crew gain a wide range of competencies from interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, to project management, time management, and creative thinking. They walk away with the confidence of having achieved a monumental goal: putting on a full-scale Broadway Musical.
We would like to celebrate the addition of a student-led production slot in the spring, where students can put to the test everything they have learned!
BIG THINGS ARE COMING...
2027/2028 show is moving to February!
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REHEARSAL TIMES:
Tuesday/Thursdays 3:30pm-6:30pm (Starting September 2025)
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AUDITIONS
Tuesday, February 18th
3:00pm-7:00pm
AND
Tuesday, February 25th
4:40pm-7:00pm
Please see more information below.
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CREW:
Thank you to all who expressed an interest in being a part of our crew!
Crew Applications are currently OPEN. (Paperwork available below)
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About the Director/Producer:
Before joining the staff at Garibaldi Secondary, Ms. Miller received her BFA from UVic and returned to the Kootenays to work in a local musical theatre company. After completing the season with them, she had the opportunity to start theatre and film classes for the new independent school in town.
She enjoyed the work in the film class very much and when the opportunity to move back to the coast to work in the film industry came up, she took it. Over the next few years, Ms. Miller worked on many sets and production offices in commercials, television, and film. While she had a lot of fun, met a bunch of really cool people, and learned a lot, the work hours weren’t conducive to the life style she wanted to live.
Inspired by her time spent teaching in the independent school, she went back to school to get her BEd, in Theatre and IB, from UBC. Upon graduation, she accepted the job at Garibaldi, where she has worked since 2019. Since then, Ms. Miller has furthered her training by completing the Advanced Arts and Entertainment Management program at Capilano University and a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate from Cornell University.
Ms. Miller looks forward to working with current and future students, from all schools across the district, for the Interdisciplinary Arts Academy. So come on out and check out the program!
AUDITION STEP ONE:
Please review the information below...
Rehearsals will start in September and be held Tuesday and Thursdays 3:30pm-6:30pm, unless otherwise scheduled.
Rehearsals run for TWELVE weeks starting Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025.
Crunch and Tech Weeks starts Monday, November 10th, at which point we will be rehearsing Monday-Friday for TWO weeks, unless otherwise scheduled.
Performance weeks run Tuesday, November 6th to Saturday, December 6th, 2025.
AUDITION STEP TWO:
Please review the following Company positions...
CAST:
Violet Newstead
Doralee Rhodes
Judy Bernly
Franklin Hart Jr.
Roz Keith
Joe
Dwayne
Josh
Missy
Maria
Dick
Kathy
Margaret
Bob Enright
Tinsworthy
Detective
Doctor
Candy Striper
New Employee
Ensemble Men
Ensemble Women
CREW POSITIONS:
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Wing Manager x4
Sound Board Operator
Sound/AUX
Lighting Board Operator
Spotlight Operator
Props Coordinator
Props Construction
Costume Coordinator
Costume Construction
Set Construction
Set Painting
AUDITION STEP THREE:
Choose Crew or Cast Applications...
CREW:
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CAST:
*Please choose one scene AND one song (32 bars)*
Please note that you are not auditioning for a specific character, you are auditioning into the company. Roles will be assigned after auditions are complete. Please choose any song and any script that speaks to you as an actor, and to your character development interests.
Songs:
OR
Bring in your own:
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approx 1 minute monologue (show us your character building skills)
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approx 1 minute song with instrumental track (make sure to demonstrate your vocal range)
AUDITION STEP FOUR:
Please attend the dance audition in person, even if you are submitting a video audition.
DANCE AUDITION (all call): TBD
AUDITION STEP FIVE:
Please email sharmila_miller@sd42.ca to do any of the following:
1. Book a 10 minute audition time slot (below), or
2. Submit a video recording of your audition (by [February 20th, 2025]), or
3. Submit a completed production application
AVAILABLE TIME SLOTS:
In-person auditions are now closed.
Video submissions will remain open until Friday, March 7th @ 4:00pm.
