YOUTH AUDITIONS

26|27 ACADEMY AUDITIONS AT A GLANCE:

DARE TO DREAM Jr| Fall Musical: AUGUST 2026 (Performances October 22-November 1, 2026)
HADESTOWN Teen Edition | Winter Musical: OCTOBER 2026 (Performances January 14-20, 2027)
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER ONCE UPON A TIME | Summer Play: APRIL 2027 (Performances June 18-26, 2027)
SPONGEBOB THE MUSICAL Youth Edition | Summer Musical: APRIL 2027 (Performances August 5-8, 2027 afternoon cast or August 13-15, 2027 morning cast)

*Subject to change. Please check back throughout the year for updated information regarding our 26|27 ACADEMY SERIES Auditions.

THE GREAT GATSBY | Youth Staged Reading
Casting 10-15 Students ages 12+

Champagne, obsession, and the American Dream

F. Scott Fitzgerald's iconic tale of love, wealth, and longing roars to life in the glittering Jazz Age. Some dreams are worth dying for. Others never existed at all.

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Audition Date: June 30 | 6pm-8pm
**Unavailable for auditions? Please submit a video audition by June 30 @ 6pm
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Rehearsal Dates: August 10-13, 2026 | 6-8:30pm
Performance Dates: August 14 & 15

Free to Audition | Program Tuition $165

WHAT TO PREPARE FOR THE LIVE AUDITION:

Interested students should sign up for a 30 minute audition group. Students will be given the opportunity to read from the script with other auditionees. Nothing to prepare, although a broad understanding of the story and characters will help you with your character choices.

WHAT IS A STAGED READING?
A staged reading is live theatre stripped to its purest form — actors bring the play to life through voice, expression, and presence, scripts in hand, with no sets or costumes to distract. The story lives in the words, and the audience's imagination does the rest.

Download A Monologue

HOW TO PREPARE A VIDEO AUDITION:

Please sign up on the Audition Signup Genius for a “video audition” slot - so we know to expect your video and have updated contact information.

  • Slate your name & age.

  • Record a monologue of your choosing in the style of the show and to show off your ability to interpret a script.

Videos must be sent as a YouTube link to education@lakecountryplayhousewi.org.

GENERAL AUDITION INFORMATION:

  • Students interested in being cast in a production workshop MUST AUDITION, either in-person or by submitting in a video.

  • Students cast, are placed by the directors in a production based on skill level, age, roles available and availability/conflicts.

  • Actors must be available for ALL TECH REHEARSALS (the week before performances) AND PERFORMANCES to be cast.

  • There is NO FEE to audition - Tuition will be assessed upon the acceptance of a role.

  • Auditions will take place in our Rehearsal Studios: 246 E. Capitol Dr. Hartland, WI 53029 (The basement of the church across the street from the Playhouse)

  • Casting is usually complete within 2 weeks of the callback dates listed. Unfortunately, we cannot cast everyone who auditions - we WISH we could! Either way, everyone who auditions will be notified of casting decisions via email as soon as possible.

All Academy classes, workshops and auditions will take place in our Rehearsal Studios: 246 E. Capitol Dr. Hartland, WI 53029.
For questions regarding Performing Arts Academy programming, contact education@lakecountryplayhousewi.org