DANCE This Workshop + Auditions with THE OUTSIDERS

STG’s DANCE This is seeking talented dancers of ages 15 and over with strong technical dance background and work with Kristen Carcone, Associate Choreographer of THE OUTSIDERS. This workshop will also encompass casting for this piece for DANCE This, which includes audition elements later in the workshop. Please note that due to limited space those auditioning will be prioritized over folks just taking the workshop if needed.

DATES OF PROGRAM
Auditions + Staging Rehearsal with KRISTEN CARCONE| MANDATORY ATTENDANCE
April 30 from 6-9pm (Auditions + Workshop)
May 1: 5-9pm
May 2: 10-6pm
May 3: 10-6pm
May 4: 5-9pm

REHEARSAL WITH LOCAL REHEARSAL DIRECTOR
May 17: 3:30-6:00pm
May 31: 12:00-6:00pm (as part of Cross Cultural Workshop)
June 7: 6:30-9:00pm
June 14: 3:30-6:00pm
June 28: 3:30-6:00pm
July 1: 4:00-6:00pm or 7:00-9:00pm

See registration link for production dates

ABOUT DANCE THIS
Seattle Theatre Group (STG) has been producing DANCE This for the past 28 years as its signature dance program that brings together youth and adults together to collaborate and share their culture through the art of dance. This program provides local dancers a unique opportunity to work with each other and with renowned international dance artists as well national choreographers.

ABOUT THE OUTSIDERS
Winner of 4 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, and 2 Drama Desk Awards, The Outsiders features a book by Tony Award® nominee Adam Rapp with Tony Award® winner Justin Levine, music and lyrics by Tony Award® nominees Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay & Zach Chance) and Justin Levine, music supervision, orchestration & arrangements by Justin Levine, choreography by Tony Award® nominees Rick Kuperman & Jeff Kuperman and is directed by Tony Award® winner Danya Taymor.

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of “outsiders” battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. This thrilling new Broadway musical navigates the complexities of self-discovery as the Greasers dream about who they want to become in a world that may never accept them. With a dynamic original score, The Outsiders is a story of friendship, family, belonging… and the realization that there is still “lots of good in the world.”

The Outsiders is produced by The Araca Group, American Zoetrope, Olympus Theatricals, Sue Gilad & Larry Rogowsky and Angelina Jolie. The general manager is 321 Theatrical Management.

ABOUT KRISTEN CARCONE (THE OUTSIDERS)
Kristen Carcone is a Toronto-born director & choreographer.
Recent projects: co-choreographer & associate director of Life and Trust (produced by Emursive of Sleep No More); associate choreographer of the Tony Award-winning musical The Outsiders (produced by The Araca Group and Angelina Jolie); associate choreographer of the Broadway revival of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years with Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren; and associate director of NYCC Encores! 2025 production of Urinetown featuring Jordan Fisher and Rainn Wilson.

Other roles: associate choreographer of Cyrano with Peter Dinklage and Jasmine Cephas Jones (New Group) and developmental work on MCC’s Alice by Heart (which received Lortel and Chita Rivera Awards for Outstanding Choreography).
Kristen’s original direction & choreography can be seen in Tate McRae’s dance film seven, on board MSC Cruise Lines, and in her original evening-length works 4-7-8 (Toronto Arts Council) and Dinner is Served (Ontario Arts Council & Canada Council for the Arts). Kristen co-founded and served as co-artistic director of TOES FOR DANCE for more than a decade. She was a company member of Third Rail Projects, performing as “Alice” for many years in their Bessie Award-winning production Then She Fell. She graduated with highest honors from New World School of the Arts.

For questions contact dancethis@stgpresents.org

Photo: Matthew Murphy