Auditions

Location (auditions, callbacks and rehearsals):

• Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA

Rehearsal Dates/Times:

• Planned but not confirmed: Mondays-Thursdays 6:30-9:30 pm, & Saturdays (Exact timeframe TBD), beginning late February 2026.

Performance Dates/Times:

• April 24 – May 10, 2026. 
  • Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 pm curtain
  • Saturdays and Sundays 2 pm curtain (Saturdays are 2 show days, except opening Saturday)
  • Likely added performances Thursdays (4/30 & 5/7) 7 pm curtain
  • Possible additional added performances Wednesdays (4/29 & 5/6) 7 pm curtain
  • Student matinee Wednesday 4/29 11 am curtain
• • BE AWARE!: Tech and performance conflicts are not acceptable. (Tech Q2Q weekend will be 4/18 & 4/19, with 4/21-4/23 as Tech Dress Rehearsals)

ADULT AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Adult auditions are Sunday, October 5, 2025 from 10 am – 7 pm. Auditions are by appointment only.

• Please prepare a 1 minute vocal selection from a stylistically appropriate song (Disney songs are fine!)
• An accompanist will be provided. Bring sheet music in the appropriate key – please consider our accompanist and clearly mark cuts/changes and make pages easy to turn. There will be no way available to sing along with a track.
• Bring a hard copy of headshot and resume stapled together back to back.
• All adult auditioners are required to attend an adult dance call. If your vocal audition is between 10:30 am and 12:45 pm, we ask you to attend the 10 am dance audition. If your vocal audition is between 1:30 pm and 3:45 pm, we ask you to attend the 1:00 pm dance audition. If your vocal audition is between 4:30 pm and 7 pm, we ask you to attend the 4:00 pm dance audition. Please attend the dance call as grouped above to avoid overcrowding.

YOUTH AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

• • Youth auditions are Monday, October 6th, 2025 from 4 pm – 6 pm. Auditions are by appointment only.
  • Please note: FROZEN will be casting 3 female-presenting youth actors: Young Anna, Young Elsa, and Ensemble/Youth Understudy. There are unfortunately no roles for male-presenting youth performers in this title.
  • Please prepare a 1 minute vocal selection from a stylistically appropriate song (Disney songs are fine!)
  • An accompanist will be provided. Bring sheet music in the appropriate key – please consider our accompanist and clearly mark cuts/changes and make pages easy to turn. There will be no way available to sing along with a track.
  • Bring a hard copy of headshot and resume stapled together back to back.

• All young auditioners are required to attend the youth dance call from 4:00 pm – 4:30pm. Heels are not required, please warm up prior to your dance call.

Callbacks:

• Saturday October 11, 3 pm – 9pm (Callbacks by invitation only)

The Google Form includes a place for you to indicate whether or not you are available on this date and we often provide video callback options, when applicable.

Casting Details:

All roles are non-AEA and volunteer. Per diem offered to Adult Actors to offset expenses.

Casting Commitment:

As part of our commitment to become a more IDEAL community theatre (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Liberation), Palo Alto Players is looking for strong representation of BIPOC artists and artists of other underrepresented identities in our productions. We see diversity in casting and production staffing (colorful and identity-conscious) as the key to true equity. We are not looking to focus our storytelling on one cultural identity or another, but rather focus on telling a season of stories (old and new) with artists as diverse as our community. This means ensuring our audiences the opportunity to see people whom they identify with both on our stage and behind the scenes.