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Upcoming Auditions - Elementary/Middle School Students

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  • Eligibility: Students in elementary and middle school currently enrolled in acting or vocal classes at PYT or dance classes at our sister program, The Dance Loft.

  • Participation fee and costumes/script: $175/month (billed from February through June); costume fees will be billed separately, but parents will fundraise to cover costs to keep costume costs minimal. An additional $25 script fee is charged by Music Theater International, but students are permitted to keep their scripts and write in them.

  • Auditions: Sunday, February 1st from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at PYT. Auditions will begin promptly at 11:30 AM with a dance call where students will learn some choreography from the show (no dance experience necessary). Students should be prepared to dance with comfortable clothing, water, and either jazz shoes or sneakers. After the dance call, students will sing one-by-one for our artistic team (they will not sing in front of one another). Students should prepare a 30-60 second cut of a song in the style of the show (Disney or pop). Please do not sing from the show. We ask that students not hold lyric sheets or sheet music while they sing. Students should be prepared to sing their song with an instrumental track (YouTube has many free karaoke tracks) that we can play on our speaker. Alternatively, students are permitted to bring sheet music for our accompanist. After a student has sung, he/she/they may call a parent to pick them up. We expect that auditions will wrap up by around 1:00 PM but may run slightly longer depending on turnout.

  • Callbacks: Callbacks will be held on Tuesday, February 3rd from 4:30-7:30 PM at PYT. All students will receive an email with callback information on the evening of February 1st after they’ve auditioned. Students should familiarize themselves with the material linked in that email (scenes and songs) but do not need to memorize any material. We suggest that students spend some time familiarizing themselves with the show’s soundtrack over the next few weeks so that the music is not brand new to them. At callbacks, students will sing and read from the material sent home in their email. There will not be a dance callback.
    *** If a student has any inflexible conflicts with the audition or callback days, please reach out to us directly so we can be sure to accommodate their needs.*** 

  • Casting: Casting will be announced via email on Thursday, February 5th at 4:00 PM. Rehearsals will begin on Sunday, February 8th.

  • Rehearsals: Sundays, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM (rehearsals may be extended until 4:00 PM as needed) starting on Sunday, February 8th. ***Please note that younger students in our cast may start rehearsals as early as 11:30 AM and may be dismissed by 2:00 PM. We will always release our weekly schedule well in advance so parents can plan accordingly.*** Students will have off for holiday/vacation closings. Additional rehearsals may be called as needed, but we will always work around a student’s availability. Rehearsals run from February through May. Mandatory technical rehearsals will be held (tentatively) from May 14th through May 21st (students will not be called everyday and we will work around student conflicts).

  • Tentative Performance Schedule: Tentative performances will be held from Tuesday, May 26th through Friday, May 29th. Exact performance dates will be determined once we assess student availability during this very busy time of year.

  • Tickets: $30 (ages 14+) / $25 (ages 13 and under) - cash only. Online ticket reservations will open two weeks prior to our performances.