Open Call Auditions For Garrettsville Idol
The 1st round of auditions will be held on Sunday, April 25th in the Iva Walker Auditorium at James A. Garfield High School (10233 State Route 88, Garrettsville, Ohio). All contestants must be prepared to sing without musical accompaniment. This is a closed audition with no audience and has been broken into the following categories and time slots.

Age Categories
There are three age categories:
   • Youth (8-12) - Auditions begin at 1:00 PM
   • Teens (13-17) - Auditions begin at 2:00 PM
   • Adults (18+) - Auditions begin at 3:00 PM

Rules & Regulations
Contestants advancing to the 2nd round will sing in front of an audience at Iva Walker Auditorium on May 23rd. Participants in the Youth and Teen categories are scheduled to perform beginning at 3:00 PM. Adult contestants are scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM. Each contestant must be prepared to sing a complete song with and provide their own background music. Contestants are required to check-in 30 minutes before their event begins.

The final competition for Garrettsville Idol will be emceed by Big Chuck and Lil’ John at Garrettsville Summerfest on Sunday, June 27th. All contestants will be judged by a panel of three judges (to be announced). There will be a final Sing Off performed by the top three adult contestants selected by the judges. The winer of this Sing Off will win the Grand Prize. All adult contestants must be prepared to sing two songs at the final competition. Please ote that not everyone will have the opportunity to sing both of their songs, so choose wisely.

In all rounds of the contest, there will be a four minute time limit for each contestant. In some cases the judges may use their own discretion in regards to limiting the contestant’s time. A different song must be performed for each round and the song must be family friendly. Inappropriate lyrics, costumes and movements may result in disqualification. Judges will be rating participants on stage presence, showmanship and ability.

The adult Grand Prize Winner is not eligable to participate in Garrettsville Idol for two years.

Prizes
The winner in the Youth category will receive a $500.00 savings bond.
The winner in the Teen category will receive a $500.00 savings bond.
The winner in the Adult category will receive $1000.00 in cash.

Location
Garfield High School - Iva Walker Auditorium
10233 State Route 88
Garrettsville, OH 44231

Contact
Please contact Aaron King at (330) 524-2646 with any questions about this event.