StageOne: WHAT TO BRING ON DAY ONE

By now, you're probably chomping at the bit to get to work at Signature Theatre. We know some of you may be nervous (don't be!) or forgetful (don't be!). As you get ready for your first day, here's a handy checklist for your first day at Stage One:

• Pen and pencil.
• Lunch. We will have a microwave you can use. Your lunch break is not long enough for you to go out and buy lunch.
• Plenty of water. We have a water fountain but you won't want to leave class to get water!
• Optional: Snacks for morning and afternoon breaks. 
• Clothes and dance shoes. Closed-toes shoes only for all classes at Stage One!
• Pop Song - You will need a 16-32 bar cut of a pop song (and will need to supply sheet music for it.) Your voice instructors suggest that you use the pop song that you love to sing in the car, the song you love to jam out to, that is exciting in your voice. What’s the song that makes you feel like a star? Your pop song selection should not be from a musical (and preferably isn't in a jukebox musical) and should have accompaniment that sounds good on the piano. If you are struggling to find sheet music, reach out. We have a very limited pop library and may have what you want (but again, it’s limited.)  
• Additionally, you will need a 32-bar cut of a Golden Age musical theatre song (you will need to supply sheet music for it.) Golden Age musicals are typically defined as early 1940s to early 1960s. For both this and pop music, we have a large library of selections if you don’t have music of your own. Let us know if you need help finding music (or if you just need us to print the sheet music you already have!) 
• Optional: Change of clothes for post-dance classes (most mornings will begin with a dance class but note that your acting classes will frequently be fairly movement-heavy as well.)
• Recording device.
• Sheet music for your memorized assigned song. 
• Your audition songbook, if you have one.  At the front of your book, you should have a list of everything in your book.
• One 1-2 minute, age appropriate monologue from a play you have read. The monologue should come from a play where you understand its context. For more information on choosing the right monologue, check out our other blog posts. Please bring a printed copy of your monologue with you on day 1. 
• Your resume and picture (if you have it in headshot format, that's preferred. If not, no worries.) 
• For the class demo on the last day, you will need black pants or black shorts that you can dance in. We’ll give you a shirt to wear that you get to keep at the conclusion of the program.  
  
• Don't forget that on day one, we ask that you arrive at the theater at 9:30AM for final registration. After that, every day begins at 10AM. See you on Monday.

ABOUT THE SIGNATURE EDUCATION STUDIOS

Parking for StageOne? There are limited parking spots in the surface lot during the day. The Shirlington Garage only has parking spots available in the evening. If parking in the surface lot is full, park in either the Campbell Garage or the Randolph Square Garage and walk the five minute walk to the Signature Education Studios.