Concordia's Got Talen

There will be two divisions:
Division I will showcase youth from 6 to 16 years of age, while Division II is for adults 17 and older.  Individuals and groups will be considered for any type of appropriate talent for a family-oriented audience.
All live auditions will be held on Saturday, March 1st at 3:00pm at the Brown Grand. Contestants must pre-register online no later than
Wednesday, February 26th, no additional acts will be accepted after this deadline. Individuals and groups must check-in as they arrive. Doors will
open at 2:30pm and the audition round is free and open to the public to watch. Those auditioning will have 4 minutes to set up their act and then 2.5 minutes to give a sample of their performance. Performance time for the finals will be a maximum of 5 minutes.

Participants should audition with the act they intend to perform at the talent show, even if it
cannot be completed in the 2.5-minute audition – which should showcase the best of their
talents.

If contestants cannot attend the March 1st audition, they may submit a video. All absentee
submissions should be emailed to the Brown Grand at director@browngrand.org. All electronic
submissions must be received by February 26th. Cast lists for the final show for each Division
will be posted on the Brown Grand’s website (www.browngrand.org/events) following the
audition day on March 1st. All rules, regulations and information are posted on the Brown
Grand’s website. Contestants may be from any area.
Each group/contestant should fill out a registration form which is available on the Brown
Grand’s website: www.browngrand.org/events. Forms may also be picked up at the theatre.
Those sending forms back before March 1st may enclose them as attachments to the above
email address by the deadline of February 26th.
The theatre will provide the same general lighting for all acts, up to six microphones and a
sound system which can play electronic files from a USB drive. A Brown Grand technician will
run the equipment. A grand piano and monitor will also be available. All other equipment must
be provided by contestants. Acts which contain fire or are dangerous to audience members will
not be allowed.
Criteria for selecting the acts will be based on stage presence and professionalism, technical
ability, appearance/costume, creativity, appropriateness for audience and overall
performance/difficulty of the act. Three judges will select the acts for the final show. Each judge
will have the ability to forward one act directly to the final show.
Admission to watch the live auditions on March 1st is free and open to the public. The final
performance will be Saturday, March 8th – Division I will begin at 3pm and Division II will begin
at 5pm. Admission to attend the final performances is $15 per person for one of the two
Divisions or $25 per person for both Divisions. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door
only.
For further information, go to www.browngrand.org/events.