Upcoming Auditions: SpongeBob Squarepants

SpongeBob Squarepants (Fall 2026 Mainstage, Ages 8-18)
All auditions and rehearsals 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.


Pre-Audition Practice with the Accompanist (optional)
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Time: 5:30-8:30pm by appointment (5 minutes each)
Place: CYT Dallas Character Factory
Note: This is simply an opportunity to run your music in advance with the live piano accompanist. This is not audition prep, coaching, feedback, or teaching. You can select a time on your audition form when you upload your sheet music.

Auditions
Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Time: 5:00-9:00pm by appointment
Place: CYT Dallas Character Factory
Note: You will choose your audition slot when you complete the full audition form, first come first served. The piano accompanist is only available 5:30-8:30pm on audition night. Those using tracks are encouraged to choose the 5pm group if they can.

Dancer/Mover Auditions (required) with optional Tap Dance Audition
Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026
Time: 8:30am-10:30am
Place: CYT Dallas Character Factory

Callbacks by Invitation
Immediately following dance auditions until complete.

Rehearsal Dates
Friday, September 11- Saturday, October 31: See calendar below for specifics.
Place: CYT Dallas Character Factory

Tech Week & Performance Dates
November 1-8, 2026
Place: Lewisville Grand Theater

NOTE: you must first register for a class before you pay your production fee below. (Link active July 1.)

Audition Details for Gala Performers

  • Video Auditions for Gala Performers Due July 31
  • Ages 10-20 (students and alumni)
  • You will have the opportunity to audition as a featured dancer and/or vocal soloist. If you are a returning CYT student, you can also complete the "audition" form without submitting any videos and be placed in the ensemble. If you are new to CYT Dallas, please submit both dance and vocal videos.
  • Audition material from the show will be posted on this page as it becomes available.
  • The audition form link will be posted below when both audition material and form are ready.
  • There is no cost to participate as a Gala performer, however you will be responsible for purchasing your own costume of our designation. It could be $50-90, but you would own it and keep it. You are also responsible for proper show shoes, TBD with the costume.
  • If you have conflicts with any of the below dates, we may not be able to cast you at all. 
Mandatory Gala Rehearsal Dates: 
Saturdays: 8/15, 8/22, 8/29,  9am-3pm  Dress rehearsal Sunday, September 13, 3-5pm
Place: CYT Dallas Character Factory

Gala Performance:
Please reserve the full day of Saturday, September 19, 2026
Place: CYT Dallas Character Factory

Your Audition To-Do List!

  1. Register for at least one CYT Dallas class- trimester or studio. You must register for class before taking any further steps!
  2. Compare your personal calendar to the production calendar and make sure you can attend most rehearsals and all performances. 
  3. Commit to the production and access your audition form by paying your $175 production fee. (Link coming soon!) This fee is non-refundable, so we hope that you are committed to participating regardless of your eventual casting. Note that the payment page asks for an additional donation amount to cover processing fees. You can change that third-party donation amount to $0.00 as CYT Dallas doesn't receive that and isn't rewarded or penalized for that choice.
  4. You will receive the link to the audition form in your emailed receipt from the production fee page. You choose your audition time slot on the audition form, along with filling out all of your other information such as calendar conflicts and song choice. If you use apple pay or google pay on the fee payment form, please make sure that you know the email associated with that payment account as the receipt with the audition form link is automated.
  5. Choose your audition song (1 minute track or 32 measures of sheet music) and start to practice. (See the audition FAQ page for more info about your song.) You will need to have your song chosen before your fill out your audition form as it requires that you upload an instrumental track or piano sheet music.
  6. 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.)
  7. Watch the dance audition videos and prepare to show your skill at the dance auditions. Dance auditions will beheld on the Saturday following auditions as early as 8:30am. Dance auditions happen in small groups and every group will have several chances to perform. 
  8. On the night of auditions: arrive 10-15 minutes before your audition time and sign in.
  9. 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 non-refundable production fee of $175, to sell 20 tickets per student (or 25 tickets per family,) and contribute family volunteer hours to the production.

As a non-profit organization, volunteers are integral to the fiber of CYT-Dallas, and we need you to help make our program a success. We require every cast member to have at least one parent/guardian actively participate in our volunteer culture. Please review the list of areas to serve and submit any area of interest or any special skills you might have, and a volunteer from that team will contact you with additional information. Prior to the first rehearsal, your background check and safety training must be completed. You can start that process here. Your background check and safety training expires after TWO YEARS.

There are no scholarships available for production fees, nor exceptions to the ticket requirements listed above. 

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

 

Production Details

When you audition for a CYT Dallas show, you agree to adhere to the guidelines found on our Production Details page. Please click the button below to read more about how we put on a show! Please read through the full page and decide whether a CYT/CCT production is a good fit for your family's participation.