HHS RISING STARS AUDITIONS

TBD

FALL 2026

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PREPARE YOUR ACTING/SINGING AUDITION

        1. Prepare 16 -32 bars (appx. 30 sec-1 min) of a song of your choice.

                -Please bring an accompaniment track (music track with instrumental only – no vocals).

                -Sing any song you like that you feel best represents your vocal abilities.

                -Consider the style of music in the show and/or the character you feel suits you best.

        2. Prepare a one-minute monologue of your choice.

                -Monologue should be from a published play or monologue book written for stage performance. Please do not select a film/tv         monologue.        

                -Choose material that you connect with that has a clear and immediate character objective.

                -Consider the style and general time period of the show (i.e. don’t select Shakespeare if it’s set in modern-day times).

 

SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION SLOT

        Sign up for your preferred audition time. Sign up here!

                -Auditions slots will be offered as individual 3 minute time slots.
                 -You must check in for your audition at least 15 minutes before your time slot, so please choose your time wisely.

 

PREPARE THE AUDITION PAPERWORK

        - Download, print and fill out the following:

                Audition Application Form completed at home with Actor’s & Parent’s signature

                Conflict Calendar completed at home with Actor’s & Parent’s signature Actors are allowed NO MORE THEN 5 conflicts

                 Copy of Grades

                *Optional*  Résumé of Acting Experience

                        - Write on the back of your Audition Application form, or use your own template and attach to your application

 

PREPARE YOUR DANCE AUDITION

        Practice the audition dance at home.

        Learn the audition dance on your own to the best of your ability.

        Video will be posted on the audition page of the Rising Stars website by May 12th.

 

COMPLETE YOUR AUDITION

        It’s audition time!

                 All auditioners will first participate in dance auditions from 3:30-4:30pm.

                 Following the dance auditions, individual singing/acting time slots will begin.

                 Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your audition time to check in.

                         -At check in, you will get your audition number, turn in your audition paperwork and have your photo taken.

                 You will go into the room one at a time to do your audition for the casting directors.

                 The callback list will be posted on the Rising Stars website no later than 9pm on Monday May 18th.

 

ATTEND YOUR CALLBACK

The final step!

         It’s time for call backs…

                -Callback times for each character will be included on the Call Back Sheet.

                -Please carefully read over the full callback list

                      - you may be asked to come in at multiple times for multiple characters.               

                -Callback material will be available on the website.

                -Callback sides do not need to be memorized.

                -Please arrive at least 10 minutes early for your call back slot to allow time for check in.               

                -HAVE FUN! The directors want to work with actors who are kind, collaborative and respectful. Do your best, but don’t forget           it’s a PLAY…keep that sense of play in your callbacks and make big choices!

 

CAST LIST

The waiting, the waiting, the WAITINNNNNG!

          -The cast list will be posted on the website by 8pm on Saturday May 23rd

          -Our first rehearsal will be Tuesday May 26th.

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*Don’t forget to fill out a Crew Application form if you are interested in working on crew in the event you are not cast in the production. Crew Applications are due on the day of auditions, May 18th.