DRAYTON – Drayton Entertainment has announced auditions for its upcoming Youth Musical Theatre Programs and Children’s Chorus opportunities in four regions across the province.
The not-for-profit theatre company has been steadily growing its training offerings for young performers over the past several years, including launching the Youth Musical Theatre Program, which will return for a fourth year.
Auditions will be held in three communities during February:
– Feb. 2 in Grand Bend;
– Feb. 3 in Cambridge; and
– Feb. 9 in Penetanguishene.
The auditions will be used to determine participants for various opportunities, including the Youth Musical Theatre Programs and Children’s Choruses for Annie and Jack and the Beanstalk: The Panto.
Young performers must sign up in advance.
The Pre-Professional Production Program gives teen performers hands-on insight into how a musical is cast, rehearsed and performed while they work with a professional team to create a concert version of a musical culminating in a performance.
The 2019 Pre-Professional Production is Legally Blonde Jr. This two-week session will take place in St. Jacobs from Aug. 12 to 23 for ages 13 to 18.
More information about the Youth Musical Theatre Program, including tuition costs and audition requirements, is available at www.youthmusicaltheatreprogram.com.
In the Waterloo Region and Wellington County area, young performers aged 8 to 15 may audition for children’s chorus roles in Annie, which will be on stage at Drayton Festival Theatre from June 5 to 30 and at the Hamilton Family Theatre in Cambridge from Oct. 2 to 27.
Auditions will be held on Feb. 3.
More information about Children’s Chorus opportunities, including show dates and audition requirements, is available at draytonentertainment.com/youth-auditions.
