Announcing
Creative Grounds Production of
Les Miserables – School Edition

Directors: Katie Landis, Brandi Vozos, Lawana Penrod
Music Directors: Mark Landis & Terion Cooper
Show Coordinator: Shonda Sonnefield, Erin Troxell
Choreographer: Christa Fleming
Additional Staff TBA

What does it mean to be School Edition?

This is a slightly shortened version of the full production and the next step up from the Jr. productions we have done in the past. This production adjusts language and situations to be appropriate for a “school audiences” to watch and/or perform it.

Rehearsal & Performance details

Rehearsals will be Tuesdays 6-9, Friday 6-9 and Saturday 10-3. See rehearsal schedule calendar below.

Performances & Rehearsals will be held at Creative Grounds Fine Arts Academy Studio One – at the Greenwood Park Mall

Performances will be held in person, and streamed online if needed. Performance dates will depend on number of students who audition (one week or two weeks of performances).

Performance dates are set for April 29-May 2 and May 6-9 if needed based on casting results.

Full Rehearsal Schedule (Advance to January through May to see the whole schedule)

Cast Party Date, Time TBA

Sign up for REMIND messages for Spring Production of Les Mis byclicking here. Class code is @cgfaalmse

CGFAA Code of Conduct

CGFAA Audition Welcome Letter

CGFAA Parent Committee Roles Defined

COVID Class & Production Information

Casting Information

This production has been cast.  You can find the cast list here. This production is open to students ages 12-18 ONLY.

Production & Audition Fees

Audition Fees are $25 per student. The audition fee is applied to your total Production Fee of $175 which makes the remaining balance $150.  Production fees may be paid in payments split over 6 weeks, but must be paid in full before Tech Week begins.  Audition fees are non-transferrable and not refundable. Limited number of scholarships are available for the production. Please contact Mark Landis to receive the application for Scholarship.

Students are only called for rehearsal when they are needed and will not be called for the entire rehearsal unless needed.  Pizza will NOT be available on Friday.

Saturdays, any student that is called and might need to eat will be encouraged to bring a sack lunch or snack.

Auditions

Auditioning for Les Miserables School Edition will be different than our “normal” so that we can begin rehearsals sooner.  Students must submit their one minute song or monologue video via email or Google Drive by no later than January 10 at 12:00PM (noon).  Audition paperwork will also be required to be filled out, no later than January 10 at noon.  A separate email with further details for how to submit your video and a link to the online audition paperwork will be sent by January 4th to all who have signed up to audition and every 2 days after the 4th.

As part of their video submission students should have the following on the video:

• Student name
• Student age
• Any specific role you’d like, and/or that you’d accept any role
• What you’ll be singing/doing for us
• Do you have any special talents we should know? -BRIEFLY describe these talents
• Your one minute song or monologue
• SMILE!!

Videos should be labeled like the following when uploaded or shared:  Last name First name Les Mis Audition

Click here to sign up to audition.

If there are none of these available, you may email Mark at mark@cgfinearts.org to be placed on the waiting list.  It is possible you will be asked to submit your audition video by 1:30 Sunday, January 10, if you’re placed on the waiting list and someone drops off the auditions.