Audition Details
- Date: April 22, 2025
- Time:
- New Students– 3:30-6 pm
- Returning Troupe Students– 6:15-8:30
- Time Slot Notification: Sent via email about a week before April 22 (40 min – 1 hr slots)
- Registration Deadline: April 9
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Mandatory Registration Steps (Due April 9)
Register Online: Complete this registration on our website and provide card information for the $25 non-refundable audition fee (charged within 1-5 days).
Fill out this Google Form: Complete and submit this required form in full
FAQ: Similar questions may appear in both steps
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Acceptance Notification
Details on acceptance and placement will be communicated in the days following the auditions
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Preparing for your Audition
Before the Auditions
- Prepare according to your child’s rising grade level (see section below)
- Practice with instrumental tracks (both with and without vocals), not a capella – these tracks are provided for you (see section below)
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Audition Day
Arrive: 15 minutes before assigned time (notified via email- week of April 7) with a photo of your child
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Audition Process
- Students wait in the hallways before being called in.
- Upon entering, hand judges their photo, state their name, age, rising grade, and song selection
Example Slate: “Hello my name is Jane Doe, I am 17 years old, a rising senior in high school, and I am singing Let it Go.”
- Perform without vocal backing tracks (music provided by MTC)
- Learn a 30-second dance combination with an MTC choreographer and perform it for the judges
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Attire Guidelines
Girls
- Bottoms: Jazz pants, yoga pants, leggings, workout shorts with tights
- Top: leotard ( or fitted tank top as an alternative)
- Shoes: Jazz shoes, ballet shoes, or barefoot (No socks)
- Hair neatly styled (bun, ponytail or braid) no Jewelry
Boys
- Bottoms: bike shorts, jogger pants or an athletic pants
- Top: white or black fitted shirt
- Shoes: Jazz shoes, ballet shoes (No socks)
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Audition Requirements by Age Group
Rising 4th-12th Graders
- Memorize a 1-minute monologue Sample options available
- Monologue= a long speech by one actor (can be found in scripts, books or online)
- Select and prepare ONE song from the provided song list Here
- Practice both with and without vocals. Students are scored on tempo, pitch, stage presence and volume
Rising 1st-3rd Graders
Select and prepare ONE song from the provided song list Here
Practice both with and without vocals. Students are scored on tempo, pitch, stage presence and volume