Schedule of Events
June 9, 2010
June 16, 2010
Anyone can try out! Just bring your voice!
Closed Auditions. 7:00 p.m. Intelliplex Conference Center, 2150 Intelliplex Dr, Shelbyville, Indiana. Anyone can enter ages 13 -25 (regular division) or 10-12 (Junior Division). Contestants may not have been professionally recorded or have sold recorded material in the past. Limited to the first 50 contestants and first 25 Juniors registered each week. Juniors will audition first. Contestants may enter more than one closed audition and may re-audition if they do not make it through in one of the first auditions (but they must re-register). No music. No instruments. Auditions limited to 1-1/2 minutes. Contestants will audition in front of three judges in a private room - no spectators. Spectators must wait in the holding room but are cncouraged to attend. Contestants who advance will be announced and pictured on line on the day following each audition and will be required to attend a second screening on June 26, 2010, at The Strand Theater.
June 26, 2010
First Performance at The Strand!
Approximately 25 Contestants and 12 juniors will advance from the above auditions. These contestants will be invited to a second audition at The Strand Theater on June 26, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. There will be no rehearsal for this show. No Music. No Instruments. Mics will be used. Accupella auditions will be 1-1 1/2 minutes long. A bell will sound at the end of 1 1/2 minutes to end the audition. Three Judges will be present. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WILL BE ABLE TO CAST VOTES FOR 6 SEMI-FINALISTS AND 3 JUNIORS AT THIS SHOW ONLY. THE JUDGES WILL PICK AN ADDITIONAL 4 SEMI-FINALISTS. Admission to this show is $3.00 at the door.
July 10, 2010
Second Performance at The Strand!
The 15 Semi-Finalists and 5 Juniors from June 26, 2010, will perform on July 10, 2010 at the Semi-finals at The Strand. Music is permitted - CD Form - light background voices permitted. Each contestant will sing one song. A rehearsal will take place on Tuesday, July 6th at the Strand Theater. Two adult mentors will also perform at this show. Show begins at 7:00 p.m. $3.00 per person admission for spectators. AUDIENCE DOES NOT VOTE AT THIS PERFORMANCE. Three Judges will choose to advance 6 contestants and 3 Juniors to the final round on July 17, 2010. Conestants who are advancing will be announced on stage.
July 17, 2010
Final Performance at The Strand!
Winners Announced!
Finals - 6 Contestants and 3 Juniors from above. EACH CONTESTANT WILL PERFORM TWO SONGS! Juniors only perform ONE song. There will be two GROUP songs with all 6 contestants
and 3 juniors participating. Practice for the GROUP songs is set for Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. at The Strand. There will be no rehearsal prior to the show on July 17th. Performers should arrive on 7/17 no later than 6:30 p.m. Admission to this show is $3.00. Three judges will preside. Audience does NOT vote at this performance. One Winner and one Junior winner will be announced on stage immediately following the show. Prize packages will be presented.
