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Got talent and want $500?<\/p>\n

Auditions for the fourth annual Juneau’s Got Talent contest are 5-7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17 and Tuesday, Dec. 18 at Juneau Dance Theatre, and are the first step toward a possible payday.<\/p>\n

“We really want variety,” said Juneau Dance Theatre Executive Director Bridget Lujan. “We loved it that we had a clown audition last year. We loved that we had a jump roper our first year. We want to know where are our jugglers, where are our sword swallowers.”<\/p>\n

Lujan said the show is open to talent of all age groups, but the Feb. 9 show will have an adult atmosphere and a bar. She also emphasized the contest is not restricted to amateur artist.<\/p>\n

“We want a high-quality show,” Lujan said. “If you’re a professional artist, you can still come play.”<\/p>\n

A two-day audition process is part of an attempt to mine a wider vein of talent. Auditioners can register online at juneaudance.org\/juneaus-got-talent\/<\/a>. There is a $20 registration fee.<\/p>\n

Lujan said participants won’t need to spend the entirety of their night at auditions, after registering a roughly 10-minute audition window is set up.<\/p>\n

After auditions, Lujan said about a dozen finalists, who will perform in the show, will be announced just before Christmas. While there is not a cap placed on the number of finalists, Lujan said time means there is unlikely to be more than 15.<\/p>\n

“We don’t want it to be an all-night affair,” Lujan said.<\/p>\n

Once finalists are chosen, Lujan said there will be a couple of rehearsals and a technical rehearsal ahead of the actual show.<\/p>\n

During the show, contestants will be judged by a handful of local personalities, and audience members will be able to vote with their money.<\/p>\n

Funds raised will go toward Juneau Dance Theatre.<\/p>\n

In each of the past three years, Lujan said a different sort of performer has taken the top spot.<\/p>\n

“Our first winner was a vocalist, the next year was an electric violinist, then it was a dance duo,” Lujan said. “That was unintentional. That’s just how it worked out. We are hoping for that variety.”<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Contact arts and culture reporter Ben Hohenstatt at 523-2243 or bhohenstatt@juneauempire.com.<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

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