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Overture’s Rising Stars Talent Search Audition
August 8, 2015 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Type: Performance
This Event: May be of interest to the LGBTQ community
Overture’s wildly popular Rising Stars program has officially returned for a second year, with registration open today and the preliminary auditions set for August 8.
“We’ve always known there is amazing talent right here in the Madison area, talent that deserves a stage and a spotlight,” said Overture’s Vice President of Programming and Community Engagement Tim Sauers. “We expected to find some real rising stars and that’s exactly what we found, and we have every reason to believe we’ll find some more this year.”
“There’s excitement about performing at Overture Center,” said Sauers. “We love being able to search our community for talented performers and then showcase them in the Capitol Theater. Last year, many of our groups entered the competition for that opportunity.”
Auditions will be held in the summer, and participants selected by the all-star panel of judges will be invited to The Callbacks at Overture on August 29, 2015, to vie for a spot in The Finals on September 19, 2015. Anyone age 6 or older is welcome to audition, including those who auditioned but were not grand winners last year.
Auditions will be classified into the categories of Music, Dance and Variety, and within each category, performers will be divided into age divisions of 6-12, 13-18 and Over 18. Prizes will be awarded in each age division in each category, for a total of nine category awards.
In addition, a grand winner will earn the opportunity to perform as part of Overture’s 2016/17 subscription season.
“No animals, no glitter, and keep it under three minutes. Those are pretty much the rules,” Sauers said.
Registrations will only be accepted online through overturecenter.org/risingstars, where you can also find complete rules and audition information.
Overture’s Rising Stars talent search is in no way associated with ABC’s Rising Star.
