Auditions

Audition forms due 8/25 for Sound of Music and 8/27 for Aladdin, Jr.

Signing up for auditions is changing a little bit from how it worked last season. Similar to what we did for our Summer Stock, the production fee will now be paid FIRST through our Zeffy store, and your Zeffy payment receipt will have the link to the audition form. 

We are glad to share that our production fee has never increased in ten seasons. It is still only $175 per student, even though our costs have increased across every production department. We are unfortunately unable to give scholarships or discounts on this amount. 

The audition form will still be what you are used to- choosing your actual audition time slot, uploading your sheet music or accompaniment track, disclosing your calendar conflicts, etc. This form is due on Monday, 8/25 at 11pm for Sound of Music (and those auditioning for both shows) and due on Wednesday, 8/27 at 11pm for Aladdin, Jr. Please don't wait until the last minute as it takes a good chunk of time to do!

Use the button below to start the audition process! Note that Zeffy will pre-fill a "fee" to help keep Zeffy free for nonprofits. You are not obliged to put anything additional at all towards fees, and it does not help or hurt CYT Dallas as an organization.
Pay your $175 production fee on Zeffy

Audition Details

Pre-Audition Practice Opportunity for Mainstage Live Accompaniment
Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 5:30-8:30pm by appointment
  • If you are auditioning for the Mainstage production on Wednesday with sheet music, you can use your audition form to sign-up for a five-minute practice slot with the pianist.
  • Students who use the accompanist will be charged $10 to help cover the cost of the professional musician.
  • Using live accompaniment rather than a pre-recorded track is highly recommended for Mainstage unless you are a younger student auditioning for both shows.
  • See Music Notes or Sheet Music Direct for inexpensive sheet music. Music Notes even has an app that will play the song while it highlights the notes to help you learn.

The Sound of Music: Fall Mainstage Auditions, Ages 8-18
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 5:30-8:30pm by appointment
  • You will choose your group time slot on your audition form.
  • Please note that not everyone who auditions for the Mainstage Production will be cast. 
    • There are very few roles available for younger students in "The Sound of Music." Students younger than 14 are strongly encouraged to audition for the Youth Troupe Production in addition to the Mainstage production.  The two auditions will be adjudicated by the two different directing teams, so if you want to be considered for both, you need to audition twice. 
    • If you are ages 8-13 and auditioning for both shows, you will need to audition on both dates for the two different directing teams. Auditioning for both shows guarantees that you will be cast in a show, but it does not increase your chances to be cast in the Mainstage nor to get a specific role in either show. 

Aladdin, Jr. Fall Youth Troupe Auditions, Ages 8-13
Friday, August 29, 2025, 5:30-8:30 p.m. by appointment
  • You will choose your group time slot on your audition form. 
  • There is no live accompanist at Youth Troupe auditions. You must provide a pre-recorded accompaniment track with your audition form. 
  • Everyone who auditions for Youth Troupe (ages 8-13) will be cast. Ages 8-13 can audition for both shows and will be cast in only one. When a student auditions for both, the decision of which show they are cast in will be made by the directors, not the student. 
Aladdin, Jr. Dance Auditions- required for all Youth Troupe Auditioners
Saturday, August 30th 8:30am-9:30am 
As these dance auditions do not overlap with any callback auditions, we will allow parents to stay and watch their own children's dance auditions and take them home when they are dismissed. (Not open to the public.)
If they have a callback, you will need to leave after dance auditions and come back to pick them up, as callback auditions are closed and there is no place to wait inside the building. Students who are not called back for a role should be picked up or taken home promptly. There is no place for them to wait for a sibling who is called back for either show. We regret that you will have to arrange separate rides. 
The button below will take you to the dance videos. If you want to hear the song itself better, it's here.

There is no general dance audition for The Sound of Music
We may need to see a dance audition from those who are called back for certain role(s) or a particular dance part that would only apply to some demographics. If you are called for a dance audition, we will include that information in your callback email. There will either be nothing to prepare in advance, or it will be shared when the callback invitation is issued. If you are a 14+ student who is called back for one of the older Von Trapp children, we MAY ask you to participate in the Aladdin dance callbacks, just to see how well you move. Do not spend your energy learning it unless we assign it to you in your callback email on Wednesday night/ Thursday morning.

Role Callbacks | Saturday, August 30th by invitation/appointment
  • Those called back for Aladdin, Jr. roles should remain after dance auditions and bring downtime activities. Those auditioners will be released as we finish with their roles. We anticipate all roles being finished by noon, but students should be picked up shortly after their personal release. 
  • Those called back for roles in The Sound of Music will receive individual timelines for arrival and estimated dismissal. Those called back for younger Von Trapp Children will stay through after their Aladdin dance audition. 
  • If you are called for a named role in either show, you will be released when we are finished with your scenes or songs. Please have a ride who can get you within a short period of time when you text them. There will be an adult on site who can text for a ride if your student does not have a phone. 
  • All callbacks are closed and we regret that there is no place for you to wait for your student inside the building. Only students and staff will be allowed in the building once the dance auditions have finished. If you need to reach a student, text a staff member, as students will have their phones put away.
All auditions will be held at the CYT Dallas Character Factory: 907 W. Main Street, Lewisville. 
The Character Factory is located in a stand-alone building behind First Methodist Church Lewisville.
Aladdin Dance Audition Information with Videos

Your Audition To-Do List!

  • Register for at least one CYT Dallas class- trimester or studio.
  • Compare your personal calendar to the production calendar under the pdf menu, and make sure you can attend rehearsals and performances. 
  • If you are ages 8-13, decide whether you will audition for the Youth Troupe Production, the Mainstage Production, or both. If you are auditioning for both, you will audition for each on their own night. It is a different artistic team watching for each show.
  • Choose your audition song (1 minute or 32 measures) and start to practice. (See the audition FAQ page for more info about your song.)
  • Choose an audition monologue from our provided selections and memorize it. (Selections will be available for each show in the pdf menu above when the audition form is live.)
  • Watch the dance audition videos and prepare to show your skill at the dance auditions.
  • On the night of auditions: arrive 10-15 minutes before your audition time and sign in.
  • Dance auditions will beheld on the Saturday following auditions as early as 8:30am. (Not all shows will have a dance audition.)
  • Callbacks for roles, by invitation only, will be held on the same day as the dance auditions.

When you commit to participate in a CYT Dallas show, you agree to pay a production fee of $175, to sell 20 tickets per student (or 25 tickets per family,) and contribute family volunteer hours to the production. We cannot produce the shows that we do without every cast member contributing in all three of these ways. 

Students will only be allowed to audition when these conditions are met:
  • Currently registered in an ongoing studio class and/or a current trimester class.
  • Returning Students must have paid-in-full all previous production fees and ticket sales and contributed parent volunteer hours. Returning families without volunteer histories will be asked to have an in-person meeting with staff to help them find and commit to volunteer opportunities before a student will be allowed to audition.
  • New students must have at least one parent registered in our volunteer system, including a completed background check and child safety training. 
    • To set up a volunteer account, you must have the CYT Dallas app. Once you open the app, select Volunteer > CYT Dallas Volunteers > Sign Up To Volunteer. You’ll then click "Create A New Account." The volunteer system links from the CYT Dallas app to a different volunteer site, so you need to create a unique volunteer account. (Only one parent is required to volunteer, but each individual who volunteers must have their own account. Spouses cannot share a login.) Fill out the information, and click the link to authorize your background check. Once you create an account, you will be directed to a screen that will say awaiting activation. After we run your background check, you will be emailed a link for a Protect My Ministry training video. Once you complete the video training, your volunteer account will be activated, and you’ll be able to see and sign up for shifts.
Each show has a production fee of $175. This no longer includes a show t-shirt. We have not raised our production fee since we started, however, our costs have risen in all departments. We strive to keep productions affordable to participants. There are no scholarships available for production fees, nor the ticket requirements listed above. 
Audition FAQ's

Production Calendar

Rehearsal Times:
Fridays 5:30pm- 9:00pm
Saturdays 9:00am-3:00pm 

Tech week evenings:
Dinner 5pm
Call Time 5:30pm-9:00pm

Performance times:
Fridays- Dinner 5pm, Call time 5:30pm, Performance 7:00pm
Saturdays- call time 12:30pm, Performances 2:00 pm & 7:00pm 
Sundays- call time 12:30pm, Performance 2:00 pm

 
Callbacks Information