Mar 1
Student Auditions for SIX: TEEN EDITION
COCA Youth Musical Auditions
Female-identifying students (Ages 13–18) are invited to audition for COCA’s Youth Musical production of SIX: TEEN EDITION.
Auditions will be held in individual, 5-minute audition slots on March 1.
3:45–5:30PM | Auditions
5:30–7:00PM | Dance Call
7:00–9:00PM | Callbacks
WHAT TO PREPARE
Prepare a 1-minute monologue and 32 bars of a song in the style of the show. The monologue and song need to be memorized and we will watch both. Bring sheet music in the appropriate key, an accompanist will be provided. Bring a copy of your headshot and resume to the audition, you will be asked to add your digital headshot and resume to the audition form.
Show Information
AUG 2 | 7:00PM
AUG 3 | 12:00PM & 7:00PM
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st-century girl power! This new original musical is a global sensation that everyone is losing their head over.
The New York Times says SIX is “pure entertainment!,” and the Evening Standard hails SIX as “the most uplifting new British musical I have ever had the privilege to watch.”
Mar 1
Student Auditions for SIX: TEEN EDITION
COCA Youth Musical Auditions
March 1 @ 3:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Discipline
TheatreProduction Information
- Ages 13+
- All students auditioning for SIX: TEEN EDITION must have completed/be currently enrolled in 2/3 disciplines Acting 1/ Voice 1/ Musical Theatre Dance 1 or the equivalency.
- Students cast in this show will rehearse JUL 15–AUG 3.
- Fee: $395 for SIX: TEEN EDITION
- Sliding Scale Tuition is available. Sliding Scale Tuition Information
Questions?
Please refer to our Audition Q&A for answers to our Frequently Asked Questions.
Questions about registering to audition or if you meet the requirements to audition? Contact COCA’s Registration Office at 314.561.4898 or registration@cocastl.org.
Questions about the productions or the audition? Contact Cameron Tyler, Artistic Producer, at ctyler@cocastl.org.
*A follow-up email will be sent to parents and guardians of students who auditioned within a week of callbacks, regardless of casting. Families are expected to accept the role by enrolling within 2 weeks of notification. The deadline for acceptance of a student role in SIX: TEEN EDITION will be March 18. If we do not hear from a student in that window, we will need to recast that role.*
Audition FAQ
What information do I need to provide?
Please fill out the audition form out before the audition if possible. Students cast in this show will rehearse JUL 15–AUG 3.
Actors are asked to bring the rehearsal calendar to auditions with any and all conflicts. No additional conflicts are guaranteed as accepted after the initial submission.
Do you need a headshot and resume?
Photo and resume are needed. The photo does not need to be a formal headshot, a school picture or the like will work. You will be asked to add your digital headshot and resume to an audition form.
Where in the building are auditions taking place? When are the callbacks and where will they be?
Check in at the Sunshine Lobby. If you need help locating the audition room, Patron Services at the Front Desk will be able to direct you the room.
What should I do to prepare?
Please prepare a 1-minute monologue and 32 bars of a song in the style of the show. The monologue and song need to be memorized and we will watch both. Bring sheet music in the appropriate key, an accompanist will be provided. Bring a copy of your headshot and resume to the audition.
What we are looking for in an audition?
Make strong acting choices, be friendly, and be prepared.
How will we notify people of callbacks?
Not everyone will be called back due to the needs of the show. It is still possible to be cast if you don’t get a callback. Will notify those who received callback by email the night after they audition.
What will happen at callbacks? And how long will I be there?
Callbacks will be cold readings. Cold readings are scenes from the show that you have not read before. The goal is for us to see how you act on your feet. Please expect to be there the entire length of the callback. You may be asked to read multiple roles with multiple people.
Where should parents plan to be?
Parents can wait in the lobby or hallway, but they should understand that they should not watch the audition or plan to talk to the directors at the audition (very busy time).
How will you know if you were cast?
A follow up email will be sent to parents and guardians of students who auditioned within a week of callbacks, regardless of casting. Families are expected to accept the role by enrolling within 2 weeks of notification. The deadline for acceptance of a student role will be March 18. If we do not hear from a student in that window, we will need to recast that role.