Academy Youth Theatre Productions

AGES

• Youth ages 9 – 16
• Must be at least the age of 9 before January 1st, 2025

REGISTRATION

• Registration is through Dance Studio Pro. You will need to create an account for you and your child to register.
• A Parent/Student Forms Packet will be emailed to you prior to rehearsals beginning. Please review, sign, and return all of its contents before the audition.
  
• CLICK HERE to preview Parent Forms for Finding Nemo JR. (Note that the conflict calendar currently only shows dates for the Tues/Thurs session in this preview document.)
• All who register will be cast in the show.
• Spots fill up quickly, so don’t wait!
• If registration is full you can still sign up for the wait list in case a spot opens up for you.
  • You will be notified via email if a spot opens for you.

AUDITIONS

• TUES/THURS SESSION Auditions will take place in the evening of Thursday, January 2nd, 2025.
• MON/WED SESSION Auditions will take place evening of Friday, January 3rd, 2025.
• If you are unavailable to audition in person for your session’s date, please contact education@aomtheatre.com immediately to set up a video audition or make other arrangements.
  • Video auditions will be due on January 1st, 2025.
• In auditions you will learn a short dance combo and perform your solo vocal audition.

**Everyone who is registered will be cast in the show**

VOCAL AUDITION

• Please prepare to sing a 1 minute audition cut of a Musical Theatre song in the style of the show.
• Prepare to sing with a karaoke track that you’ve practiced with.
• Karaoke tracks can be readily found on YouTube, Apple Music, and Spotify. Please no tracks with voices.
• You can bring this ready to go on your own device, or you can send it in advance to education@aomtheatre.com.
• There will be no live pianist for this audition.

DANCE AUDITION

• Dance auditions will happen during your audition group time.
• You will be taught a short combination of dance and perform it for the directing team.
• Come wearing appropriate attire for dance with your hair pulled back out of your face.
• Come to the audition with your body warmed up and ready to move and dance.

CALLBACKS

• Everyone who is registered and auditions will receive a callback time as well.
• Callbacks will take place in the morning / early afternoon of Saturday January 4th, 2025. (For BOTH Mon/Wed & Tues/Thurs sessions).
• Callback times are assigned at random. Let us know if there are windows of time you cannot make for Saturday January 4th between 9am and 3pm.
• Callback material will be sent out after auditions. (A short section of a song or dialogue from the show.)
• Students are asked to learn and prepare their callback material to the best of their ability prior to their callback time.
• Callbacks will be in short sessions with the cast member and the directing team.
• In the callback sessions the student will perform the callback material that they were asked to prepare.
• Please notify in advance if you are not available for callbacks on January 4th so we can make other arrangements.
• A cast list will be sent via email before the first rehearsal.

REHEARSALS

• Rehearsals start
  • MON/WED SESSION: January 6th, 2025
  • TUES/THURS SESSION: January 7th, 2025.
• Rehearsals take place from 5:00pm – 7:00pm.
• Most rehearsals will be at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton, though some may be held at Down Right Studios in Florence. (Previously known as “Pinebox”) Specific dates will be shared in advance.
• **Not everyone will be needed and called to all rehearsals.**
• A detailed rehearsal calendar will be shared after auditions based on the conflicts you have shared prior to rehearsals starting. (Conflict calendar is part of the Parent/Student Forms Packet).

***Everyone who registers must be able to attend at least the majority of all rehearsals, and be available for all rehearsals the last two weeks of the program (February 27th – March 6th) AND both of their session’s performance dates (March 13th, 14th, & 15th). ***

Swapping/Trading casts and/or performances with other participants will not be allowed. You must commit and be available for the cast session that you register for.

• CLICK HERE to preview MON/FRI Finding Nemo JR Calendar
• CLICK HERE to preview TUES/THURS Finding Nemo JR Calendar

DRESS / TECH REHEARSALS

• Dress & Tech Rehearsals will take place March 10th, 11th, & 12th, 2025.
• **Missing rehearsals may result in not being in certain songs and scenes or having certain parts reassigned. We want everyone to have as much stage-time as possible, but there isn’t enough time in the process to always be able to re-teach material that is missed. Thank you for understanding.

PERFORMANCES

• MON/WED SESSION PERFORMANCES
  • March 14th @6:30pm
  • March 15th @3:30pm
• TUES/THURS SESSION PERFORMANCES
  • March 13th @6:30pm
  • March 15th @6:30pm

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

• Tuition of $410 + $15 registration fee = $425 total cost for the program.
• Tuition helps cover costs of props and costumes and hiring professional artists to direct and design for this show. The cost of a cast T-Shirt is also included in tuition.
• $15 Registration Fee covers Academy of Music administration and production costs prior to rehearsals, as well as any processing and convenience provided by Dance Studio Pro.
• Full tuition is due at the time of registration through Dance Studio Pro.
• Refund Protocol: The $15 registration fee in addition to 50% of tuition ($205) is considered a deposit to claim your spot and is non-refundable.
• No refunds will be given after December 19th, 2024.

DISNEY’S FINDING NEMO JR is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com

AGES

• Kids ages 6 – 9
• Must be at least the age of 6 before September 1st, 2024.

REHEARSALS

• Rehearsals Tuesdays & Thursdays
• September 3rd – October 24th, 2024
• 5:00pm – 7:00pm
• ​Everyone who registers should be available for at least the majority of rehearsals, and MUST be able to attend all rehearsals in the final two weeks and the performance itself.
• Missing rehearsals may result in not being in certain songs and scenes. We want everyone to have as much stage-time as possible, but there isn’t enough time in the process to always be able to re-teach material that was missed. Thank you for understanding.
• Most rehearsals are located at the Academy of Music in Northampton with some rehearsals being held at Pine Box Studios in Florence.
• Click Here to View Rehearsal Calendar for Winnie the Pooh KIDS

PERFORMANCE

• October 25th, 2024 at the Academy of Music Theatre
• Kids called @5:00pm
• Show starts @6:30pm

AUDITIONS

• September 3rd – In rehearsal the kids will all learn a group dance and a short singing solo (the “audition cut”, shared below.)
  
• September 5th – All of the kids will perform the dance learned on the 3rd and sing the audition cut in small groups.
  • Kids will be invited to step forward and sing the audition cut on their own.
  • Not everyone needs to sing the audition cut alone – it is to hear who is comfortable with having a solo singing role.
  • Roles will be decided by the directing team after this rehearsal and shared to the cast via email before the next rehearsal on September 10th.
    
• Everyone who is registered will be cast in the show.
• Lyrics – Audition Cut – Wonderful Thing About Tiggers

FINANCIAL INFO

• Tuition of $375 + $15 Registration Fee = $390 total cost for the program.
• Tuition helps cover the costs of props and costume pieces, and also in hiring professional theatre artists and teachers to direct and design for this show.
• A show cast T-Shirt is included in tuition. All cast members will receive and perform the show in their show T-Shirt.
• $15 Registration Fee covers Academy of Music administration and production costs prior to rehearsals, as well as any processing and convenience provided by Dance Studio Pro.
• Full tuition is due at the time of registration through Dance Studio Pro.
  
• Refund Policy: The $15 registration fee in addition to 50% of tuition ($187.50) is considered a deposit to claim your spot and is non-refundable.
  
• No refunds will be given after September 1st, 2024.

Click Here to Preview Parent Forms for Winnie the Pooh KIDS

DISNEY’S WINNIE THE POOH KIDS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com