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STUDENTS ABROAD USE SKYPE TO AUDITION FOR MUSICAL |
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November 18, 2008
GROVE CITY, Pa. – The use of technology has allowed two Grove City College students studying abroad in Nantes, France, to audition for the spring musical. For the first time ever, the theater auditions were open to students who were unable to audition on campus in person for the March 2009 production of “My Fair Lady.’
The musical’s director, Professor Betsy (Boak ’77) Craig, held electronic auditions on Nov. 17 for two students studying at the Nantes Study Center in Nantes, France. Juniors Mark Bernardo of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Jordan Zimmerman, Reinholds, Pa., auditioned at 7 p.m. in France, 1 p.m. EST.
Craig used the computer program Skype, essentially an instant messaging program with both audio and video options, to conduct the auditions.
“They both did a reading and sang a song like everyone else,” Craig said. “I was able to ask them questions and see them on the video monitor.”
“My Fair Lady” is a popular Broadway musical about Englishman professor Henry Higgins, who undertakes the task to transform Miss Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower vender, from a tramp into a lady. Craig held auditions in November because of the short rehearsal time before the show in the spring semester.
“My Fair Lady” will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. March 11-14 and during at 2 p.m. matinee on March 14 in Ketler Auditorium of the Pew Fine Arts Center.
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