Please read all info carefully before registering.
Entry into each workshop session is by audition only. Each workshop session will consist in studying and participation in a LIVE online streaming performance.
NO VIDEOTAPING!! YAY!
By the way, we cast first-timers in almost every show, so if this your first time auditioning for us (or for anything!), don't worry! We'll help you have your best audition!
Tuition:
18 and under:
Non-members $300 ($125 audition deposit, $175 workshop tuition)
YST Members $250 ($125 audition deposit, $125 workshop tuition)
Adults:
No fees
Auditions will be held in a 30 minute blocks where each auditioner will get to read from sides in consideration for that show's full production workshop.
ALL auditioners 18 and under will pay a deposit with the registration form below. This deposit is non-refundable except under the conditions listed under "After the audition" below.
Next Audition Days and Times (Zoom Audition)
Saturday, October 3rd, 12pm to 12:30pm
Saturday, October 3rd, 12:30pm to 1:00pm
Saturday, October 3rd, 1:00pm to 1:30pm
Saturday, October 3rd, 1:30pm to 2:00pm
The actor will stay the entire block of time.
Video Audition
If you are interested in auditioning but are not available for this date and time, after you register, there are instructions on how to do your Video Submission in the Audition Info email. In person (via Zoom) is best, but if there's just no way you can, that's another option. However, you can't audition for more than one show in a row via video. We feel the live audition is a great experience and we want everyone to experience it whenever possible. First preference is given to live (Zoom) auditioners.
Please check your availability against the schedule below before requesting a time slot!
If cast, we will only excuse you from rehearsals with conflicts that you list BELOW today. Please remember that the fewer conflicts you have, the better chance you have at being cast.
Production Schedule:
Rehearsals -
See registration form below
Mandatory Tech Rehearsals -
See registration form below
Production Dates -
Friday December 11th at 7pm
Saturday December 12th at 7pm
After the audition:
Generally within a week after the final audition day you will receive an email letting you know if you are accepted into the workshop production.
1) If you are invited into the workshop CONGRATULATIONS! At that time, on receipt of the casting email, the remainder of tuition is due.
2) If you are not cast and invited into the workshop you will be refunded the deposit and we encourage you to audition again in the future.
3) If you are offered a role that you stated on your audition form that you would accept, but then choose not to participate, your audition deposit is non-refundable as we will use that for the time and resources we will need to use to recast the role.
To register, fill out the registration form below and click "Submit" to pay the audition deposit. Adult submissions, just click "Submit" and you are done.
Once that is done, you will receive a confirmation email with sides info and all of the information you need to have a wonderful audition.
A few FAQ's:
Can my friends and siblings audition?
YES - just forward them this web page address: www.youngstarstheatre.org/auditions
What ages are you looking to cast?
All Ages
What roles are available?
ROLES:
[MATHA CRATCHIT] all ethnicities female. The oldest of the Cratchit siblings. Martha comes home from work to surprise her Father for a Christmas celebration.
[BELINDA CRATCHIT] all ethnicities female. Belinda Cratchit helps to set the table for Christmas Dinner and loves her family celebrations.
[PETER CRATCHIT] all ethnicities male. The oldest brother of the Cratchit family, he enjoys their Christmas dinner and loves mashed potatoes!!!
[SARAH CRATCHIT] all ethnicities female. The youngest Cratchit sister. Sarah loves her siblings and enjoys her family celebrations.
[TINY TIM] all ethnicities male or female. Small and frail, Tiny Tim is the symbol of faith and love that the spirit of Christmas is all about.
[MRS. CRATCHIT] all ethnicities female. The Mother of the amazing Cratchit family and wife to the hard working Bob Cratchit. Heart of gold and love for all.
[BELLE] all ethnicities female. The girl who got away.
[FAN] all ethnicities female. Scrooge's Sister. Comes to his school to bring him home for the holidays.
[GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE] all ethnicities male or female. A personification of past, present, and the relentless march of time towards both a fixed and an unfixed end.
[MR. FEZZIWIG] all ethnicities male. Mr. Fezziwig's wife. Very sweet and supporting to her husband and his career.
[MRS. FEZZIWIG] all ethnicities female. The man under whom young Ebenezer Scrooge served an apprenticeship, whose party for employees and friends at Christmas exemplifies the generosity of spirit and power to nurture others which old Scrooge must learn.
[NEPHEW FRED] all ethnicities male. Scrooge's nephew (the son of Scrooge's sister, Fan), who, like Bob Cratchit (with whom he naturally sympathizes, despite the gap in their economic status), maintains a child-like enjoyment of life and family.
[BOB CRATCHIT] all ethnicities male. Scrooge's overworked and underpaid clerk, who nonetheless finds great joy in life, especially in the love of his large family.
[MARLEY] all ethnicities male or female. Scrooge's late business partner, who died on Christmas Eve seven years prior to the beginning of the story.
[NARRATOR 1] all ethnicities male or female. Narrator 1 is a bit "blonde" and needs to have things explained to her/him. Must have strong reading and comedy skills. Large amounts of Complicated dialogue along with several comedic bits.
[NARRATOR 2] all ethnicities male or female. Narrator 2 is the brains of the operation - Must have strong reading and comedy skills. Both Narrators have large amounts of Complicated dialogue along with several comedic bits.
[SCROOGE] all ethnicities male. The protagonist of the novel, who begins the story as a hard-hearted, tight-fisted man of commerce and ends it as a large-hearted, open-handed man for his fellow human beings.
Current Auditions
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