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AussieTheatre.com 2009
Rising Star
AussieTheatre.com is proud to present the third annual AussieTheatre.com Rising
Star initiative. This competition will give one extraordinary young Australian talent the
opportunity to kickstart their career with a range of prizes and opportunities that will
see them explode into the music theatre industry with a bang.
Last Year's winner...
 Melbourne's Erin Cornell won the 2008 AussieTheatre.com
Rising Star competition, taking home a raft of prizes including a performance at
Light The Night and a fully produced cabaret show.
She won the competition after being named as a finalist alongside Alana Tranter,
Lauren Paul, Chris Scalzo and Celeste Notley-Smith.
Erin was chosen as the winner by a host of industry professionals including Jersey
Boys producer Rodney Rigby, theatrical agent Les Solomon, performer Margi De
Ferranti, Kookaburra's Peter Ross, performer and writer James Millar and a host of AussieTheatre.com
representatives.
Erin Cornell said: "This is my chosen career. This is my chosen life. I have
dreamed of being a music theatre star since I saw Pirates Of Penzance with my mum
and nan when I was seven but dreamt of being an entertainer since being in mother
dearest's womb!"
Emily Cascarino won the competition in 2007.
The Rules
Performers entering the
AussieTheatre.com Rising Star must be no older than 23 years and 0 days as of
September 1, 2009. They may have agency representation, and there is no limit as to their
past theatrical credits. Applicants must be Sydney based or willing to take up Sydney
based prizes at their own travel and accommodation expense.
The Prizes
Performance at Light The Night 2009:
The AussieTheatre.com Rising Star will perform live at the Light The Night 2009
fundraising concert, alongside some of musical theatre's biggest names.
Headshots package: The AussieTheatre.com Rising Star will get a
$600 headshots package from Blueprint Studios and the talented Kurt Sneddon, who has
photographed hundreds of musical theatre stars.
An appearance on Melbourne radio: The winner will be interviewed by Will
Conyers on Broadway at Bedtime, which airs Sunday evenings on JOY 94.9 in Melbourne.
Private acting sessions: The winner will receive two 90 minute
private acting sessions valued at $220 from Jane E Seymour at RPW Studios in Sydney.
Agent consultation: The winner will have a one hour one on one
consultation with respected musical theatre agent Les Solomon, who will discuss future
career opportunities.
Publicity package from Watchdog Communications: The AussieTheatre.com Rising
Star will receive a tailored publicity package from Geoff Sirmai and his team at Watchdog
Communications, helping to announce your arrival in musical theatre!
Media Training: Respected musical theatre publicist JP Bolton will provide
a half-day of media training, usually work up to $1000. This will ensure you have the
right knowledge and experience for interviews, and make you more appealing to the media!
AussieTheatre.com Theatre Jobs Subscription: The AussieTheatre.com
Rising Star will receive a subscription to AussieTheatre.com Theatre Jobs, which
lists arts-based job opportunities across the nation. This is a lifetime subscription,
with no renewal fees.
Fully produced and staged cabaret show: The Aussie Theatre Network
will produce and fund a full cabaret show for the winner, to be performed in Sydney in
late 2009 or early 2010.
Cash Prize: The winner will receive a $500 cash prize, with thanks
to the Aussie Theatre Network.
The Judging Panel
Initial judging panel: The
initial judging panel, which will judge all entrants and decide the five finalists, is
AussieTheatre.com Managing Editor Troy Dodds, award-winning musical theatre and
cabaret performer Belinda Wollaston and community theatre mainstay Grant Jones.
Finalists judging panel: The judging panel that will decide the
winner from our five finalists is AussieTheatre.com Managing Editor Troy Dodds, AussieTheatre.com
Deputy Editor Erin James, Wicked star Lucy Durack, Light The Night producer
Shaun Rennie, producer Jon Nicholls, respected agent Les Solomon, Sunday Telegraph
journalist Jo Litson, respected publicist JP Bolton and AussieTheatre.com Sydney
reviewer Caitlin Wright.
How To Enter
To enter the AussieTheatre.com
Rising Star 2009, send a package to AussieTheatre.com, PO BOX 4058 Penrith NSW 2750
including the following items: A DVD or VHS featuring two performances (can be a recorded
live performance or a specific audition for this competition); an information sheet
featuring your name, birthdate, contact details and a 200 word blurb on why you should win
the competition; a CV; and a headshot. Entries close August 15, 2009. The five finalists
and winner will be announced soon after.
Terms And Conditions
- Entrants must be no older than
23 years and 0 days as of September 1, 2009.
- The judges' decision is final. AussieTheatre.com reserves the right to
change the rules withour prior notice.
- In regards to the Light The Night prize, exact details of the particular type of
performance will be decided upon by Light The Night producers.
- Headshots do not have to be professional but the entrant must be the sole person
in the photograph.
- Entrants give AussieTheatre.com permission to reproduce any content sent
as part of their entry in the competition. |
