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Spend your summer on stage!
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| Celebrate the cheers and applause of the more than one million guests who visit Valleyfair every year. Make the most of your summer by taking advantage of all that Valleyfair and the Minneapolis/St. Paul area have to offer. Strengthen and perfect your craft as you work with and learn from other talented people like yourself. Receive valuable experience and exposure while earning a competitive salary. |
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You can earn well over $6000 this summer!
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As a Valleyfair employee, enjoy great benefits like on-site housing, an off-site housing assistance program, free admission to our 90-acre facility as well as free passes for family and friends, and employee social events including ride nights, dances, talent show nights and sports leagues. Enjoy it all while showcasing your talents on a Valleyfair stage doing the thing you love the most — ENTERTAINING! If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been waiting for, make plans today to visit one of our audition sites.
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Audition Requirements & Tips:
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* You must be at least 18 years of age by May 2012.
* Please limit your prepared audition to two minutes.
* You must bring a current one-page, typed résumé with references to your audition.
* Select music that is upbeat and positive, keeping in mind that most of our shows consist
of pop, R&B, country and classic rock 'n' roll formats.
* Clearly mark all cuts and instructions on your music in red for the accompanist.
* In some cases we may need to measure for costumes, please do not wear bulky
clothing.
* Musicians, please have your equipment prepped, tuned and ready to set up before
auditioning.
* Know your material cold! Otherwise, your nerves may sabotage your audition.
* Show off your personality and energy! |
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Audition Tour 2012
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| Auditions will begin approximately 15 minutes after registration opens. Dance callbacks will be held at each site. Please be prepared to change into dance attire. |
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Twin Cities, MN
Sunday, February 5
Hopkins Center for the Arts
1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins
Registration: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
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Eau Claire, WI
Friday, February 10
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Haas Fine Arts Center
Registration: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. |
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Mankato, MN
Saturday, February 18
Minnesota State University - Mankato
Earley Center for Performing Arts
Registration: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. |
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Twin Cities, MN
Sunday, February 19
Hopkins Center for the Arts
1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins
Registration: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. |
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Twin Cities, MN
Monday, February 20
Hopkins Center for the Arts
1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins
Registration: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
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| If you cannot audition in person, you may send a résumé and audio or video materials to the address listed under “Contact Info.” Please specify the dates you will be available to work. Materials will not be returned. First consideration will be given to performers who audition in person. |
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Valleyfair shows demand well-rounded, versatile entertainers to engage our guests with a variety of popular musical styles like Top 40, country, R&B, rock ’n’ roll, and music just for kids. We have more than 40 positions to fill in the following areas:
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Singer/Dancer
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Musician/Singer
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Street Performer
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Costumed Character
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Magician's Assistant
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Production Staff
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Keyboard
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Guitar
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Electric Bass
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Steel Guitar
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Fiddle
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Saxophone
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Trumpet
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Trombone
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Tuba
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Drum Set
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Snare Drum
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Bass Drum
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Singer/Dancers
| We are looking for strong singers who dance. Valleyfair shows feature totally live vocals, so we ask that you demonstrate your singing ability first. You must audition individually. Prepare two songs, one up-tempo and one slow ballad, in the correct key, avoiding repetitive choruses. An accompanist will be provided but will not transpose. A standard cassette/CD player will also be available. You may bring your own accompanist or commercially-produced accompaniment tape/CD, but you may not sing a cappella. Some individuals may be asked to stay for a dance callback. Please be prepared to change into dance attire. |
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Instrumentalists
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| All instrumentalists must audition individually. Choose two selections of contrasting styles which demonstrate your versatility (e.g. pop, country, classical). Avoid highly progressive jazz and hard rock. Sight reading may be requested. Drummers, be prepared to play a variety of styles (e.g. pop, jazz, rudiments). A drum set and a piano will be available, other players should provide their own instruments and amps for the audition. |
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Street Performers
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| We are seeking “variety performers” to entertain our guests in a highly interactive walkway setting. Show us roughly two minutes of your most visually entertaining routines such as juggling, clowning, magic, mime, prop comedy, comic improv, etc. |
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PEANUTSTM Costumed Characters
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| These loveable costumed characters perform shows and make appearances daily in our new Planet Snoopy themed area. The PEANUTSTM characters also represent Valleyfair at parades and promotional appearances around the Twin Cities. We are looking for strong performers with acting and movement skills. Applicants must be 4'8" - 5'2" (BFOQ). Send a detailed résumé (including your height) listing your experience with costumed character work, dance, children's theater or recreation to the Live Entertainment Department no later than March 1, 2012. You may also attend one of the audition sites for an interview. |
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Production Staff
| Be a sound engineer at our outdoor Gazebo Stage or PEANUTSTM Showplace, be a projectionist or usher in our Pepsi IMAX® movie theater, or join the technical crew in the Galaxy Theater. |
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Sound Engineer
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Master Electrician
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Stage Technician
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House Manager
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Experienced applicants for production staff positions should send a detailed résumé no later than March 1, 2012. Be sure to include the dates you will be available to work, a detailed account of related experience, and the names, positions and phone numbers of three professional references. You may submit your resume at any of our audition sites or mail it to the address listed below. Qualified individuals will be contacted for an interview at a later date.
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Employment Information
Performance dates for our 2012 season include full-time schedules beginning in early June and ending between late August and Labor Day (September 3), depending on show assignment. Some schedules will include weekends in May and/or September. Halloween Haunt performance dates include weekends in late September and October.
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For more information please contact us:
Phone:
(952) 496-5341 |
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Address:
Live Entertainment Department
One Valleyfair Drive
Shakopee, MN 55379 |
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Email:
liveentertainment@valleyfair.com |
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Provides musical instruments
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