SCERA Youth Theatre's national award-winning high school company, Acting Up!
Come be part of SCERA Youth Theatre’s premier, national award-winning, audition-only high school company, Acting Up! Directed and music directed by Kathryn Laycock Little, with assistant direction and choreography by Brodee Ripple.
Acting Up requires a commitment from August 2, 2026 through June 12, 2027 through May, during which time kids will be involved in monthly outreach shows, monthly Sunday musical firesides, a full-scale musical, and a national musical theatre competition (MTCA) in California. Auditions for the 2026-2027 season will be held on SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026 from 9:00am-4:00pm. Those auditioning should plan to stay the entire time.
PRE-AUDITION MEETING: We strongly encourage parents and kids to attend this meeting which is held two weeks before auditions on Saturday, April 25 @ 1:30pm in Room 201 at SCERA Center for the Arts. This one-hour meeting is where you can learn more, ask questions, meet the staff, and see if Acting Up is the right fit for you and your family.
AUDITION DETAILS: Please prepare 60 seconds of an upbeat Broadway-type song, 60 seconds of a Broadway-type ballad, a 30-second monologue, and be prepared to learn a dance routine. Auditioners should wear modest and comfortable clothing and shoes for dance, and bring clothing to change into for the vocal audition. Music playback will be available. A track is required, no acappella auditions. There will be no accompanist. Please have your music cued and ready to go. We highly recommend bringing snacks, lunch (or money for lunch) and a water bottle.
THERE WILL BE A LINK HERE SOON TO SUBMIT YOUR AUDITION FORM ONLINE
Performance opportunities and triple threat training are center stage, as students participate in revues, present several Sunday musical firesides, perform an outreach musical at locations throughout the state, and are cast in their own full-scale mainstage musical production in March 2027 that is part of our Indoor Season at SCERA Center for the Arts.
(Shown below is a video from AU’s Spring 2025 production of Les Miserables School Edition.)
An optional musical theatre tour/competition to California (with lots of fun activities, too) is also offered February 3-9, 2027. Acting Up usually places in the top tier in the advanced division for their medleys, competing against teams from across the country at the Musical Theatre Competitions of America (MTCA).
Rehearsals are held on Saturday mornings from 7:30-10:30am at SCERA Center for the Arts, with additional rehearsals scheduled as needed.
2026/2027 TUITION & FEES: Tuition is $1,250 for the year or $125/month August through May with an additional $200 one-time production fee for the year. There are also additional time commitments, clothing and tour fees which will be detailed at the link here: PARENT PRE-AUDITION INFORMATION and will also be presented and discussed at the Pre-Audition Meeting on Saturday, April 25 @ 1:30pm.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
