Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced the founding of Bay Street Theater Student Academy, a theater academy for children and teens serving the youth of Eastern Long Island. Created by Director of Education and Community Outreach, Allen O’Reilly, Executive Director, Tracy Mitchell, and Academy Director, Kayla Matters, the newly formed repertory hopes to empower a new generation of artists to discover theater as a powerful means of emotional expression, as well as a litany of other theoretical and technical concepts.
Bay Street Theater Academy will launch in January 2022 with their inaugural production, “The Addams Family,” directed by Kayla Matters, premiering in April.
The Addams Family is open to any fully vaccinated performers ages 12 and older. Every performer must show proof of vaccination prior to auditions, which begin Monday, January 24. Every performer must be fully masked for the duration of each rehearsal; in order to perform unmasked during Tech Week and for each performance, each performer must provide a negative PCR Test from their medical provider, as well as a negative rapid test prior to each performance. Safety procedures will be updated according to all current Federal and New York State guidelines.
Each performer is asked to prepare 32 bars from the following song choices: “Pulled,” “Just Around the Corner,” “Happy Sad,” “Crazier Than You,” “What If,” “The Moon and Me.” An accompanist will be provided.
Callbacks for specific roles will follow on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Every performer who auditions for “The Addams Family” will be cast in the show. The Addams Family will rehearse weekly, Mondays through Wednesdays, beginning January 24 through April 4, from 3 to 6 PM each day. Performances will be held Friday, April 8, at 8 PM and Saturday, April 9, at 3 and 8 PM.
Tuition for The Bay Street Theater Academy production of The Addams Family is $450, payable via www.baystreet.org.