<p>Has anyone received audition time/day confirmations yet, and if so, would you mind saying when you sent in your application and when the confirmation arrived? We're trying to plan spring break and don't know when we can make any other commitments!</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I could be wrong.... but I think that NETC waits until after the deadline to send audition date confirmations, rejections, etc...</p>
<p>I think that the postmark deadline was today.</p>
<p>You should hear something soon!</p>
<p>If I am not mistaken, NETC said in its materials that people will not be contacted until about three weeks before the auditions. I remember reading that and thinking that, for most people, three weeks is not that much time to make arrangements for travel, hotels and so on. But I am pretty sure that that is how they do it.</p>
<p>Thanks! We'll try to wait more patiently.</p>
<p>NETC Acceptance for our son just arrived. I hope you get your acceptance soon. Keep in mind, though, that we're in CT and the mail from NETC is sent from CT so we may be getting ours a day or two earlier than others.</p>
<p>what does NETC stand for?</p>
<p>New England Theater Conference.</p>
<p>If you are already going to strawhats do you also need to go to NETC?</p>
<p>No, going to just one is fine (or none at all for that matter). Some of the summer theaters that attend StrawHats, also attend NETC. So, there is some overlap but there are some theaters that attend only one of these events. You can attend one or both. For that matter, there are summer theaters that don't attend either of these. You also have to be accepted to audition at both of these. Attending just one is fine. You could go to both. As far as what you "need" to do, it is on an individual basis. My D, for instance, did not apply to either this year (she did do StrawHats once, after freshman year, but never applied any other times).</p>
<p>actressmom - I think it's no different than auditioning for college programs. You might audition for just one school and get lucky and get in. Or you might audition for 8 schools and get in none of them. The point of auditioning for more schools is to increase your odds in an area where the odds aren't very good. I think it's the same for summer stock - you might get a gig auditioning at one place or might not get a gig auditioning at 4 places. But what you do when you audition more is increase your odds. The more people that see you the more possibility that someone may need your type for something.</p>
<p>NETC audition info arrived in Boston yesterday, too.</p>
<p>What Hoosiermom says is true in terms of the more auditions, the better the odds. But it is not quite like the analogy with college admissions, where you apply to single schools. At StrawHats OR at NETC, you are applying for MANY at one time. And in this case, many of these theaters who attend overlap at StrawHats and NETC. There are some that differ. But it is not quite like the college process when you audition for one school at a time, as well as there is no overlap. That said, I am not sure I'd put all my eggs into ONE event like this. There are other summer stock auditions that are separate that do not attend these events. There are also many other jobs in theater for the summer that are not called "summer stock." Summer stock is just one thing a college student can do in summer to perform or be involved in theater. Some things may even pay more. Summer stock is a good experience, however, too.</p>
<p>I will add that since there is no guarantee of getting into Strawhats or into NETC, the value in applying to both is to increase the odds of getting into at least one. You may get into both and attend both. Not sure you need both but it makes sense to apply to both if you want to attend a unified type summer stock audition because there are no guarantees you will be permitted to audition and so in that respect, it makes sense to increase the odds by applying to both events.</p>
<p>Soozie....what other PAYING opportunities are there in summer to perform other than these venues they call summer stock?</p>
<p>She already was accepted at Strawhats and I really didn't want her to do both because she is already in New York and Strawhats would be easier. She already has one option for the summer and is auditioning for two other things outside of Strawhats. I don't know if she got into NETC, she should hear soon and the problem might be solved. (I hope she didn't get in). I just wanted to know if it mattered. Thanks for your advice.</p>
<p>Actressmom, I think your D has it covered with Strawhats and if she auditions for other things outside of Strawhats since she is in NY. Many summer stock theaters hold their own auditions in NYC. </p>
<p>Hoosiermom....my D has made way more money (though that is not her reason for taking these jobs) in summer theatear jobs that have not been called "summer stock". She has no interest right now in summer stock and hasn't done it the past two summers either (she did StrawHats just one year, summer after freshman year in college and got cast in a small Equity theater for the summer, though she is non Equity). My D also prefers being in NYC over the summers for now. In my D's case, this coming summer is not thought of as "summer" work so much necessarily as she is graduating and so it is all one big "get work" thing, LOL. </p>
<p>My D has loved her last two summers and she made WAY WAY more money than the summer at summer stock (which she enjoyed for the experience, but was only paid a small stipend but got free housing). There are many jobs one can do. I can only tell you what she did the past two summers but this is the tip of the iceberg in terms of possibilities. </p>
<p>Summer after soph year in college....lived in NYC. Did a few things. One was a musical in the city for no pay that she worked on in the evenings. She was an accompanist for the NYU/Tisch/CAP21 Vocal Performance classes for the Pre-College program which paid very well. She also works occasionally for a MT program for youth in the city as well as does Broadway themed birthday party performances. She occasionally gave piano lessons privately to a teenage boy whose family paid VERY well. She was involved in other performance endeavors in NYC that don't all pay but she is sometimes in cabaret type shows and is also a singer/songwriter and has gigs at clubs in NYC. </p>
<p>Then, she came home for two weeks to conduct a program she created and ran with one other friend from home who goes to Emerson, that the two of them started the summer after graduating HS. My D could not do it the summer after freshman year due to summer stock all summer but this other girl continued the program and so the next summer, my D did it again with her. Together, they created a summer MT intensive for local kids ages 11-14 (approx) which turned out to be all girls. They secured a local theater for their space and rented it. They signed up families (many local families knew who they were given their reputations for MT in the community and many of these younger kids looked up to these two young women). They ran it all day for two weeks. They gave singing, dancing, and acting classes. My D wrote a musical revue (using published songs) with a story arc/theme (she had written cabarets/revues for her HS already and so creating one for younger teens was not entirely new for her) and the show involved solos and group numbers, etc. The program was quite successful and they netted a very substantial income for themselves for two weeks of work (though I must admit, a lot of planning ahead of time as well as getting the show together also took place). The second summer my D did it, they had the students create the show during the MT camp with the guidance of the two college girls. This was quite empowering to these younger girls to come up with the show. They even helped them to create some of the songs as originals, though published songs were also part of the show. They helped with the choreography. Again, it was quite successful. I have to smile as I ran into one of the student's moms the other day and while our daughters are currently four years apart in school (the girl is a senior in HS and mine is now a senior in college), they are less than two years apart and this girl just had her NYU audition. Not all of the girls will go on to pursue MT but they each had a really great time in this program and could relate to the college girls who were not that much older than them. So, anyway, this is something that does not take up the entire summer and could possibly be combined with summer stock or another job. They did it for two weeks. My D was in NYC the rest of that particular summer. </p>
<p>Last summer, my D's job was to be the musical director for NYU's Reality Show which is entirely written (songs and monlogues and scenes) by the cast. She got free housing and food. She was also one of the cast members. They all were paid. But since she had the musical director job, she was paid a professional salary for the job and was able to net a lot of money for the future from it. They performed at Madison Square Garden. Since that job earned so much and had free housing and food, she was able to do other things in her field that summer for no pay....such as she was in a brand new musical she rehearsed in the evenings for one month, a show written by students in the Graduate Musical Theater Writing program at Tisch. She was in numerous other performances at various venues in NYC....including the Beacon Theater. She got to perform with some well known people in an Obama benefit. She performed in various gigs with her own songs too. Her summer was immersed in theater and music and she not only made a lot of money, but got to do some other things in NYC that did not pay but all built up her experiences. I forgot, she also recorded a CD of another new musical and was paid for that. When you are in NYC, you can piece together a variety of experiences. It need not be summer stock.</p>
<p>Thanks Soozie...I was just curious if I was unaware of some resource. How wonderful to make good money in the summer. Unfortunately we are no where near New York...or practically anywhere else for that matter. LOL</p>
<p>Well, we are not near NYC either. We live in the middle of nowhere. But my D chose to live in NYC. We do not support our kids in the summer if htey live away from home and so their jobs have to be self supporting. They each work in their chosen fields every summer to gain experience. Sometimes their jobs pay for their living expenses and sometimes they also net money on top of it. As well, I mentioned a job to you that my D did twice for two weeks in summer right at home in our rural community where she netted a lot of money, enjoyed it, gained experience, and it is a stepping stone to writing her own musical, which is now putting on at college this spring. As well, her experience teaching youth is on her resume when she has gotten paid work in theater with youth in NYC. Many jobs that I described can be done anywhere....being an accomplanist. Working in a college's pre-college program in some capacity. Augmenting paid work with non-paid musicals (she was in non-paid musicals the past two summers in NYC while she was also doing paid work in theater, for instance).</p>
<p>ActressMom: Another perspective on NETC & Strawhat. Last year our son, who had just ended freshman year at NYU Steinhardt, did NETC. He was given a timeslot for Monday afternoon. By that time, very few theaters were in the audience. He got four callbacks and was ultimately cast as a lead in a small Maine theater. He didn't make a lot of money and the director reneged on the promise of Equity points but it was a great experience. But here's the important part. Last year, Strawhat came first and then NETC was the following weekend. So by the time of the Monday NETC audition, just about every role that had been open in the various theaters was already cast. That's why so few theaters were still at NETC on Monday. This year, the order is reversed with NETC coming before Strawhat. So my advice is that if you get a chance to do NETC and you're not scheduled for the first day of Strawhat, it would be worthwhile to do NETC. Plus we all know that everyone is not at their absolute best on any given day so going to both improves the chances of success. I also very much agree with others who suggested going to auditions that individual theaters are holding if it is practical to do so.</p>
<p>Hoosiermom -- I'm another one from "the middle of nowhere". It's sometimes easier to find opportunities that pay when you're NOT in a big city. My D worked as choreographer to a summer musical theater program in our area for about 4 years. We always had a big group of students because there's nothing else to do around here! If there isn't any kind of summer program where you live, you may be able to organize one yourself, maybe with the help of some local music or theater teachers.</p>
<p>That does make sense. I was just worried how she would get to Natick and if she would have to stay overnight. Also I will be in that week to visit and I just wanted to stay in New York city so its about me being selfish.</p>