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Show up.

That's it. Simply walk in the door for the auditions. No one is cut no matter how your audition goes.

No experience? Fine.

Forget the words? No worries, we’ve all been there.

Explode in a ball of nervous flames? It’s all good – you’ll still be offered a place in a show, and we’ll teach you skills that will help it go better next time.

Meanwhile – Just. Show. Up. :)

You are. You don't have to be perfect. You don't need any experience or special skills. You just need to show up.

But I'm nervous!

Understandable. It's okay to be nervous. We promise to be nicer than you are nervous. Just show up.

But I'm not as prepared for the audition as I should be!

So what! You'll get better at all this with some practice – and you will get practice once you're doing shows with us, which you automatically will be no matter how your audition goes as long as you simply… show up. :)

We typically rehearse on Sundays (younger casts: 5:00-8:30pm; older casts: from 1-9pm with a 45 minute dinner break) and Tuesday & Thursdays (younger casts: 5:00-8:30pm; older casts from 5:30-9:00pm).

HOWEVER – most people are not called for most of the time – we only call people for the specific things we’ll be rehearsing at any given time. So for example, we might call you from 2:30-3:45pm to rehearse the number we’re working on, but you wouldn’t be called for the rest of the day if you’re not in the scenes/songs we’re working on during those times. These rehearsals generally go on for about 9 or 10 weeks.

The week of the show, everyone is called for the full time. Tech week rehearsals usually consist of a few hours on the Saturday before the show to “load-in” (setting up the scenery, bringing in the costumes, etc.) and then 1-9pm on Sunday. Weekdays are generally daily rehearsals from 5:00-9:30pm until the show opens.

We let people know the schedule as we go along – publishing the schedule too far in advance is only a recipe for schedules getting out of date when things we work on take longer than expected, when conflicts appear, or because we shift priorities of what to work on next. You should be able to attend all or most rehearsals that you are called for, including ALL technical rehearsals and performances, including post-show strike (where we take everything apart and put it all away).

Callbacks are another round of auditions in which we have people sing and/or read material for particular roles from shows being cast. A callback for one role might actually serve for several similar roles in a show, so being called back for a particular role doesn’t mean you are auditioning just for that role.

Callbacks happen in groups. Everyone called back for a particular role will come into the audition room together. We’ll review the music or discuss the scene, and then we’ll hear you each one by one. Performing in front of each other helps everyone learn more about how to prepare and present callbacks – and it usually helps folks understand casting decisions, since all the auditionees get to see and hear the same things as the directors who will be making the cast lists.

If you do not receive a callback it DOES NOT mean you are not cast in a show. We only have so much time for callbacks, and we use it to find out what we don’t yet know and need to figure out in terms of appropriate castings. We also sometimes call people back for a variety of educational reasons, such as gaining the experience of auditioning alongside others. Please do not try to read too much into callbacks – there are lots of reasons why someone is or is not called back for a particular role, or at all.

We’ve been doing this for a long time. We will consider your strengths and the needs of the shows across the season. If you let us know that you’re only available for one show, and we think that show isn’t a good fit for you, we may offer you a place in a different show. It's our job to put people in the places we feel they will have the most success, and that might even mean offering you a place in a show that you didn’t expect.

Yes. We don't cut anyone and work hard to find the best match for each person within the season. Everyone is offered a place in at least one performance per season. You don't necessarily get to pick which show you are offered. We do our best to find the place where we feel you will have the most success.

Don't envy the people doing the casting. While it's a wonderful job (getting to see and hear courageous young people lay it all on the line is inspiring beyond words), we know that it also means breaking hearts from time to time.

Paramount for us is putting everyone where they will have the most success. It's not unusual for an ambitious, capable, and brave young first-timer to wonder why they didn't get a lead role or even a callback. Please know this:

We would never want to make someone happy the day the list comes out, nervous as rehearsals approach, anxious about struggling with the role, scared for the performances, and then sad and regretful after it's all done. We want everyone to succeed, whatever shape that happens to take.

You bet! You’ll have opportunities and invitations to help with sets, costumes, props, stage management, concessions, etc. You're not required to, but ask anyone who has – it’s a ton of fun, and you’ll learn a lot in the process! You can indicate areas of interest when you sign up to audition – but we always cast you first and then look at these areas of interest. If working on the production/tech side is your main thing, fill out the form below!