The Portsmouth Academy of Performing Arts
The Portsmouth Academy of Performing Arts provides elite theatre education in the form of classes, camps, workshops, and Teen and Youth Productions, taught by Broadway and Regional Theatre professionals, including Seacoast Rep's own Rep Company members.
Our mission is to create a supportive, all-inclusive environment, where students with diverse talents, interests and backgrounds can collaborate to create and perform theater. To instill in them the skills they will need to develop into the best performers they can be. To challenge, engage and inspire students to celebrate the power of the performing arts by finding the beauty in our own uniqueness and the strength in our differences to build a more conscious and compassionate society.
AUDITION NOTICE!
GUYS AND DOLLS, JR. AUDITIONS!
The Portsmouth Academy of Performing Arts based in the Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth, NH is holding auditions for our 2023 PAPA Jr. production of "Guys & Dolls Jr." and is seeking actors, singers & dancers between the ages of 9 and 16.
Directed & Choreographed by Shaina Schwartz
Music Direction by Emily Zentis
Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award-winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. Set in Damon Runyon's New York City, Guys and Dolls JR. follows gambler, Nathan Detroit, as he tries to find the cash to set up the biggest crap game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck. Meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years without ever getting married. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, but Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown. Guys and Dolls JR. takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, but everyone eventually ends up right where they belong.
AUDITIONS:
WHEN: Monday March 6th from 4pm - 8pm (by appointment only) with Callbacks on Sunday March 12th at 6:30pm
WHERE: The Rep Studios located at 2800 Lafayette Road (in the plaza behind The Beach Plum)
PLEASE PREPARE: 1 minute of a song of your choice. Please bring background tracks for your song.
PLEASE BRING: Headshot & Resume
*There will also be a Dance Call during your Audition Time Slot so please make sure you can dance in the clothes/shoes you wear.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
The Portsmouth Academy of Performing Arts offers classes in musical theater, dance, acting and voice. Classes are taught by Regional Theatre professionals, including Seacoast Rep's own Resident Artists & Company members. Classes are open to students from ages 10 and up.
PRODUCTIONS
Teen Mainstage Productions
Teen Mainstage productions are for students ages 13 – 18 and give teens an opportunity to perform full length musicals on the Seacoast Rep stage that are produced exactly like Seacoast Rep's professional productions with the same Directors, Musical Directors, Choreographers, Stage Managers, Costumer Designers, Props Masters, Lighting and Sound Artists.
PAPA JR Productions
PAPA JR productions are designed for students ages 9-16. Students will perform condensed versions of classic Broadway musicals, Disney favorites and modern works that are custom-tailored to the needs of young people with music written in keys that are appropriate for developing voices.
Guys and Dolls, Jr. will run May 3rd-10th
Auditions for 9-16 year-olds will be in early March!
PAPA CAMPS
PAPA Broadway Summer Camp Series
Come join us for 4 exciting and unforgettable two week sessions of Broadway Camp! Campers will learn and perform musical numbers from Broadway & beyond while participating in an array of entertaining and engaging workshops that cover all areas of the performing arts, including improvisation, arts and crafts, singing, dancing, acting, and theatre games. Camp will conclude with a final performance for friends and family on the last day of camp.
PAPA History
In the beginning...
The Portsmouth Academy of Performing Arts was founded in 1985 by Eileen and Roy Rogosin of Los Angeles, who moved to the Seacoast to start a performance school and company. They established PAPA in the Button factory on Islington street. In 1986 they took up residency in a late 19th century brewery warehouse on Portsmouth’s historic Bow Street that housed the Theatre by the Sea, converted into theatre space by Joseph Sawtelle and the Bow Street Theatre Trust in an effort to improve the culture and economy of Portsmouth. In 1988 it became the Seacoast Repertory Theatre.