• You need to be prepared to sing a song for auditions. This can be any Broadway show tune or old standard song. A new popular song you hear on the radio isn't usually a good choice. You can bring sheet music for the song, or a tape or CD without vocals (like a Karaoke version). We have some suggestions about finding songs and music on our FAQ page. If you bring sheet music, a piano accompanist will be available at auditions to play for you. You MUST have a prepared song to audition.

• Wear comfortable clothes to move freely in, you will learn a simple dance and may read from a script. 

• Be prepared to list date conflicts you might have with other school performance or sports groups.

• Have a parent or guardian present  to sign permission slips.

• Our participation fee is currently $140 and covers instruction, costumes, insurance, cast T-shirt and a memory book. Scholarships are available. Parents are asked to perform 20 hours of pre-show labor (per family) doing publicity, set construction, costume sewing, or whatever they can contribute. Parents also help with ushering and backstage tasks during the run of the show. Deposits of $100 for pre-show hours and $100 for show-run hours are required per family. These are refunded when parents meet their work-hour requirements. Parents who know they won't be able to meet the hour requirements can forfeit the deposits up front and we'll use hired labor to work their hours.

• At BOT we have no problem with actors listing only the roles they will accept. We understand that kids are all busy and have other options for performance and activities. We do ask that if you do specify a role, and you are given that role, please accept the role. Changing your mind a few days after auditions is not fair to the other kids trying out for that part, or the director and staff who may have to re-shuffle the whole cast or find a replacement.

• Rehearsal schedule is Saturdays from 9AM to 3PM, and Monday and Wednesday evenings from about 6:30PM until 9PM. That schedule starts the Saturday after auditions and continues up until the week before the show opens - usually about 6 weeks. Not all characters are called to every rehearsal. The final week before opening , there are dress rehearsals every night from about 6:30PM until 10PM.

• Shows run Saturdays and Sundays for three or four weekends.

• If your just getting into Children's Theater, you may want to read the information on our About Us page before surfing off to look at other organizations. Things to consider are:

•  - Location (driving how many times a week for how many weeks)

   - Participation costs

   - Cast sizes

   - Number of performances and how many actors share a role

• For our one hour shows, we usually have one or two times the number of kids needed come and audition. For two hour shows, it may be two or three times the number required. Previous experience is not required, although it usually helps.

• Our goal is to help kids learn to act, but we also must provide a quality show worth our ticket price to continue to exist. We can't give a part to everyone who auditions. We do encourage you to come out and try, even if you've never acted before. You always learn something at an audition, even if you don't get cast for the show. Another thing to consider is that our one hour shows are the best place to "break in" to children's theater. Don't wait to audition for your favorite part in "Annie" or "High School Musical" as a first attempt. We get a large turnout at the big show auditions, and many of the kids have a lot of stage experience.

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