Auditions August 9th & 10th!
Performances will be October 
For Ages: 6th grade & up! Some adult roles available.

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>> Click HERE to sign up for an audition slot!

WHAT TO PREPARE:

• 16 bards (approximately 30 seconds) of a song in a pop/punk/rock style. (Bring your own accompaniment, or sing acapella.)
• You will learn and perform a short dance at the audition.
• Prepare a 30 second monologue from a Disney show or movie.

WHAT TO BRING:

• Comfortable clothes and shoes to dance in.
• A recent, color headshot
• A list of scheduling conflicts for August 16 - October 31, 2021.
• Your completed auditions forms.

WHEN:
Monday & Tuesday August 9th & 10th, 6PM 9PM. Each audition slot is 1 hour.

WHERE:
The Edward R. Driggers City of Greer Center for the Arts
​804 Trade Street, Greer SC, 29651

Addie has been singing since she could talk. She is very shy so she has had to learn to put that aside to showcase her talent. Addie has been in several plays at school and performed with the Inman Theatre for three years.  Singing, writing, and performing are her passions.

​Olivia has performed in fifteen musicals in the Upstate over the past four years. She takes private voice lessons and has participated in several Broadway Master classes. She absolutely loves to perform and is very excited to sing some new styles of music in Greer Idol, Jr!

Lela was a member of the honor choir at her elementary school for two years and a member of the honor choir for her school district for one year. Earlier this year she auditioned and was accepted into the SC State Elementary Honor Choir. Lela has taken voice lessons for almost a year. She regularly sings with a group and as a soloist in plays at her local theatre. Some of her recent roles included, Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mrs. Whobottom in The Grinch, and Nemo in Finding Nemo. 

Adriana has loved singing since she was very little. When she was four years old, she participated in a Christmas recital singing Jingle Bells. When she was six years old, Adriana sang How Far I’ll Go at her school talent show. She is currently taking piano lessons.

Lily has loved music and singing from the time she could talk. She has discovered her voice in the last few years through her church praise band. She has practiced her skill through voice and piano lessons, the Greenville Youth Chorale and various talent shows. 

​Ashlyn Blakely is a Performing Arts Voice major at Clemson University. Since her early childhood, she has been singing and performing. Ashlyn comes from a family full of musicians and has been writing original songs since she was 10 years old. After being a national anthem singer for Clemson University Athletics, she began performing the national anthem for NBA teams and The Miss South Carolina Pageant 2019. She competed in Miss Clemson University 2021 and came in fourth place representing Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.

JP is being classically and contemporarily trained vocally by Angela Barrett. His history in performance includes a professional theatre production, multiple gigs in the upstate, and years of singing in church.  

uditions for Greer Idol and Greer Idol Jr will be held on Saturday, May 22, at this year's first Tunes in the Park! Greer Idol Jr auditions will be held first, at 6:30 PM. Greer Idol auditions will be held during intermission at 8:15 PM. Each auditionee will sing two 30-second selections (a capella) of songs of contrasting styles. Auditionees MUST pre-register to receive an audition slot. To register, send in this audition form to artscouncil@cityofgreer.org by 5 PM on Thursday, May 20.

Contestants for Greer Idol must be at least 16 years old by January 1, 2021. Greer Idol Jr. contestants must be at least 8 (but younger than 16) on January 1, 2021.

Beginner Camps:
June 21 - 25, 9am - 12:30 pm (Princesses & Pirates)
July 12 - 16, 9am - 12:30 pm (Land & Sea Creatures)

Advanced Camp(Performing School House Rock Live! Jr)
July 19-22 & 26-29
Tech Week: August 1-5
Performances: August 6-8 & 13-15

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