As seniors prepare to graduate in May, some are putting their names out into the world for employers to hopefully be recruited for a job after college. For senior Logan Capek, this meant venturing south to Memphis, Tennessee, to audition with over 80 different theater companies at the Unified Professional Theatre Audition (UPTA) in hopes of securing a job post-graduation.
“I hoped to get a few callbacks from it, to hopefully secure a job after graduation in May. At the time of this email, I haven’t heard anything back yet, but my fingers are still very crossed,” Capek said.
Capek did several auditions in-person as well as virtually and credits his extensive time with Doane Theatre for why he feels passionate about performing theatre post-graduation and for preparing him for the professional stage.
“Doane Theater has prepared me for the opportunity to be a “Swiss Army Knife” in the industry, meaning that I won’t be confined to just acting, or just performing in general I have the basic knowledge on a wide variety of facets within the theater, so if I would want to branch out, it wouldn’t be like I was starting at square one,” Capek said.
The audition process only gives potential actors 90 seconds of runtime for their auditions or to present all their materials that might interest a potential company. So those who audition need to be composed and purposeful with their alluded time. Capek credits Doane Theatre for not only preparing him to succeed in his auditions but also for connecting him with the UPTA to audition. “I would also attribute a lot of my ability to create and garner connections to the department, in a field where knowing people is extremely important. Outgoingness is cultivated and supported within Doane Theater, and I know that I have personally benefited from that,” Capek said.
Immediately after completing his auditions at the UPTA, Capek joined the Doane Choir on tour, where they went from Minnesota to Oklahoma, where they sang both with other choirs and at unique venues.
“Not a lot of Choirs are able to provide such a unique tour, but in my 3 years of going on them, I can safely say that I have made some fond memories that will stick with me for a very long time,” Capek said.
Capek plans to graduate with a theatre major and a music minor and will perform from March 6-8 in the musical “Fly By Night.”
