Who is eligible to Audition?

YATS productions are cast by audition and open to any child within certain ages based on the type of production. The October production is a large cast (35-45 actors) show open to children ages 12 to 18 at the time of the production and to actors who are taking a gap year and have been in a previous production. A gap year is an academic year, taken by a student as a break between high school and university or college education. Auditions may be opened to 10 and 11 year olds based on the needs of the production. In general, casting for all productions is based on an audition. Artistic ability is the primary criteria in making casting decisions but the actor’s experiences in YATS activities including workshops, number of years participating in YATS and parental involvement will also be taken into consideration.

What do you need to do at an audition?

1. PREPARE: We can’t cast everyone who takes an audition, you’re going to need all the help you can get, so we strongly encourage you to consider signing up for one of our FREE Pre-audition Workshops, or the Audition Training.
2. SINGING AUDITION: You must prepare a song of your choosing. It does not need to be from the show that is being cast but it should be from musical theater – NO rock, NO rap. We do not need the entire song – 45-60 seconds will show us what we need. The song must be memorized and have musical accompaniment. If you select one of the songs here, we will provide the accompaniment in the audition. If you choose something else, you will need to download the accompaniment track and provide it on a USB memory stick. There are many accompaniment tracks available on the internet. The accompaniment must be instrumental only, with no vocals. We want to hear YOU, not another singer. Please prepare so that you can perform it as if you were in a show on stage.
3. HARMONY AUDITION: You are also required to prepare a short piece of music, to demonstrate your ability to sing in harmony (parts). We will provide (1) the sheet music, (2) a recording of your part played with the backing track and (3) the backing track by itself. You will sing this with the backing track by yourself. This does not need to be memorized. You can download the material here.
4. DANCE AUDITION: You will perform a dance routine with other young actors. Watch the two reels below to learn the steps and practice the moves.

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