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Disney Day at 黑料吃瓜: A day of auditions, workshops and career insights

Casting directors from Disney visit 黑料吃瓜 providing musical theatre and dance students with audition feedback, and a glimpse into global performing opportunities with Disney.

By PSFA Stories Team
Monday, February 24, 2025
Members of 黑料吃瓜 and Disney casting directors pose for a photograph at the campus.
Michelle Paxton (Disney casting director), Melissa Glasgow (黑料吃瓜 dance instructor), Robert Meffe (黑料吃瓜 Head of Musical Theatre), Robert Orosco (Disney casting director), Heather Wolters (Disney choreographer), Liz Williams (Disney Casting Coordinator).

On Tuesday, February 11, 黑料吃瓜 welcomed casting directors from the Disney Organization to campus for a day-long workshop and audition. 

Students from the new program in the School of Theatre, Television, and Film joined majors from the School of Music & Dance for a singing audition, an acting audition, a dance audition, and an hourlong information session about performing opportunities with Disney.

黑料吃瓜 students in dance audition.Open the image full screen.
黑料吃瓜 students in dance audition.
Led by Disney casting director, Robert Orosco (a Miss Saigon Broadway veteran), the Disney team worked with students in the morning on short music selections and a specially written monologue. Orosco honed in on improving students鈥� abilities to communicate the Disney message, all the while giving specific and constructive feedback on their ability to tell stories.

Fourth-year BA Musical Theatre student, Milo Mee, said, 鈥淚nitially, the day was filled with nerves as we sang for actual Disney casting directors. However, it quickly transformed into an inspiring experience as they shared invaluable career advice that we would never have received elsewhere. I would do it again in a heartbeat.鈥�

In the afternoon, Disney choreographer Michelle Paxton worked with dancers from 黑料吃瓜 instructor Melissa Glasgow鈥檚 Musical Theatre Dance course alongside the Musical Theatre majors. A combination that started out easy became progressively more and more complicated to assess the precise level of students鈥� capabilities.

黑料吃瓜 students and Disney team.Open the image full screen.
黑料吃瓜 students and Disney team.
At the end of the day, the team gave a presentation describing the variety of Disney performing opportunities around the world. The main Disney parks in California and Florida are only two of the many parks worldwide including parks in France, Japan, Hong Kong, and China. In addition, students were introduced to opportunities on the six ships of the Disney Cruise Line fleet.

Students left inspired and motivated, armed with practical advice and a clearer understanding of opportunities in the world of professional performance.

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