Auditioning for Musical Theatre

Overview

This class focuses on preparing the actor for musical theatre audition and performance, through careful attention to each actor/singer’s strengths and weaknesses. Emphasis will be on music and text interpretation, singing and performance techniques, relaxing and unleashing the voice, and selection of strong material. Students bring at least one memorized musical theatre song to the first class, and will have the option to work on more songs over the six weeks of the course.

Additional Class Details

No Class: 4/1/2026

Class Size*

6-10 

* Note: Small class sizes are a fundamental part of our training philosophy at The Theatre Lab. Classes are intentionally kept small to ensure every person receives extensive personalized feedback from instructors and meaningful collaboration with other students. If a class is full, we encourage you to join the waitlist, and we will contact you if a spot becomes available.

Prerequisites or Prior Experience

No formal prerequisites are necessary, but students should have the ability to prepare a solo for presentation and to acquire sheet music for an accompanist. Students who take this class typically have some background experience in musical theatre, acting, and/or have taken one of the following classes at The Theatre Lab: 

• Intro to Acting*
• Beginning Scene Study*
• Getting Started in Musical Theatre
• Musical Theatre Workshop

Recommended Next Steps

Students who complete this class often continue with:

• Intermediate Scene Study
• On-Camera Scene Study
• Intro to Classical Acting
• Auditioning
• Creating a Role

Class availability depends on the session. Return to our course catalogue to explore what is currently open for enrollment.

Tuition Discount

Theatre Lab members receive a 10% discount off of class tuition, automatically applied at checkout. Annual memberships cost only $70 per year and also include discounted tickets to all Theatre Lab performances. Read more about becoming a member here.

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Class Policies

We encourage all students to review our Adult Class Policies prior to enrolling.