• Fill out your student’s Registration Form. Headshots and resumes are encouraged as well, and can be emailed to youth@cfcarts.com at least 24 hours prior to your audition in PDF format. If emailed late or in a different format, we may not be able to access your resume. Please do not bring hard copies to your audition.
• Prepare and memorize a 16 to 32-bar selection from a musical theatre song. Please do not sing selections from Mary Poppins. Please bring sheet music with full piano accompaniment, three-hole-punched, double-sided, and in a three-ring binder. An accompanist will be provided. Tracks may not be used. Students may not sing a cappella (without accompaniment.) If you need assistance locating appropriate sheet music, please contact us at youth@cfcarts.com at least 48 hours before your audition (but preferably sooner!) and we will help you.
• There is no need to memorize a monologue.
• All auditioners will participate in cold readings from Winnie the Pooh as well as possibly Mary Poppins even if not auditioning for that play.
• Please bring a water bottle. Food and gum is not permitted.
• Dance or athletic shoes required. No restrictive attire, open-toed shoes, flip-flops/sandals, heels, or skirts/dresses without leggings or shorts beneath.
• Auditions, as well as rehearsals, are closed to parents and other visitors. For safety reasons, only students and approved staff/volunteers are permitted.
• If your student would like some help preparing for their audition, the CFCArts Academy is here to help with Private Lessons in audition prep covering acting, voice, and/or dance coaching! Lessons can be one-time (called “Flex”) or you can set up recurring lessons if you prefer. Contact Academy@cfcarts.com to register!
• Students may choose to attend our Audition Prep Workshop on Wednesday, January 4, 5:30-7:30 PM. Students will gain familiarity with the shows and characters, have the opportunity to participate in a mock acting audition and receive feedback, and participate in a Q&A session with casting staff. You can register your student for the Audition Prep Workshop on their Registration Form: Grades 3-12 and use the links below to pay. We offer a sibling discount for this workshop!
  • 1 student – $20, click to pay
  • 2 siblings – $35, click to pay
  • 3 siblings – $50, click to pay

Want to audition for the Jr. Troupe – Supporting and Lead roles? Students in grades 3-12 may choose to attend our Audition Prep Workshop on Wednesday, January 4, 5:30-7:30 PM. Students will gain familiarity with the shows and characters, have the opportunity to participate in a mock acting audition and receive feedback, and participate in a Q&A session with casting staff. You can register your student for the Audition Prep Workshop on their Registration Form and use the links below to pay. We offer a sibling discount for this workshop!

• 1 student – $20, click to pay
• 2 siblings – $35, click to pay
• 3 siblings – $50, click to pay

Auditions will take place on January 5-7 (callbacks for selected students January 8) at First Congregational Church of Winter Park (225 S Interlachen Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789) and are fully optional for Grades 3-12. (Students in Grades PreK-2 may not audition in advance.) Please note that not all students will be selected to join the cast of Mary Poppins.

Students may audition for the Companies and Jr. Troupe play, Winnie the Pooh (Grades PreK-12), at the same time if desired. Please click the link for more information. Please note that students can only do either Winnie the Pooh or Mary Poppins but will not be able to do both.

Auditions for our Companies/Jr. Troupe spring musical, Disney’s Aladdin Jr. (Grades PreK-12), will take place March 3-4. Please click the link for more information about this upcoming production! Students are able to participate in both Winnie the Pooh and Disney’s Aladdin Jr. but must attend both January and March auditions to do so. Please note that students can only do either Disney’s Aladdin Jr. or Mary Poppins but will not be able to do both.

Audition blocks are listed below, and you can select which one your student will attend on your student’s Registration Form. Students must stay for the duration of their audition block.

• Block A – Thursday, January 5, 5:30-8 PM
• Block B – Friday, January 6, 5:30-8 PM
• Block C – Saturday, January 7, 9:30 AM-12 PM
• Block D – Saturday, January 7, 1-3:30 PM
• Block E – Saturday, January 7, 4-6:30 PM

Callbacks may be held for selected students on Sunday, January 8, sometime between 2-6 PM. Students will be informed of their callback status and exact call time by email no later than 10 PM on Saturday, January 7.

All students will rehearse on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays as called, anytime between 5:30-8 PM, at Central Florida Community Arts Black Box Theatre (250 SW Ivanhoe Blvd, Orlando, FL 32804) on Mondays, and First Congregational Church of Winter Park (225 S Interlachen Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789) on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from January 10 to April 14 (No rehearsal March 11-19 due to spring break.) Locations will be noted on the full rehearsal schedule, released on Wednesday, January 11.

Not every Troupe performer will be called to every rehearsal! A full rehearsal schedule will be released after auditions by Wednesday, January 11. The number of rehearsals required will depend on the size of your student’s role.

All Troupe performers should plan to attend rehearsal on Tuesday, January 10 for a read-through and of course, all tech and dress rehearsals as listed below.

Tech and dress rehearsals will take place from Sunday, April 16 to Friday, April 21, at either of the rehearsal locations listed above (CFCArts Black Box or First Congregational Church of Winter Park), or the performance location, the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center, 445 South Magnolia Avenue Orlando, FL 32801. A specific tech week rehearsal will be sent out later in the rehearsal process, but all cast members must be available, and will be called, for all days from 5:30 PM on.

All cast must attend all tech and dress rehearsals and performances or they will not be able to perform.

All cast must attend all scheduled tech and dress rehearsals and performances or they will not be able to perform.