Performance Opportunities

Audition Dates (2020–21)

Show/Program Descriptions

Actors Ensemble (MS, HS)

This company offers serious young actors in grades 6–12 an opportunity to study a different acting focus/specialty each semester under the guidance of a master teaching artist/director. Acceptance into the Ensemble is by audition only and culminates in a performance for family and friends in the Garret at A.C.T.’s Geary Theater. Click here for more program information.

Deadline to Submit: Submit audition video by Friday, Aug 28 at 10 a.m.

Audition Requirements: 
To be considered, email us the following at YCAuditions@act-sf.org: 
1. A link to your video (please make sure it is a working link – see details below for video guidelines) 
2. A current theater resume 
3. A current photo jpg or png (does not have to be a professional headshot) 

If you have any additional questions, please email us at YCAuditions@act-sf.org.

Tuition: Tuition for participation in the Actors Ensemble is $575.00 for the Fall. Scholarships are available – requests are accepted only after students have been officially accepted into the program.

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Cabaret Program (MS, HS)

A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory Cabaret Program is an advanced-level musical theater training and performance program that casts young performers each season in three groups of 12–16 performers. These groups will meet weekly for 2.5–3 hours (online for Fall, TBD for Winter and Spring), and hold performances or virtual concerts in the Fall, Winter/Spring, along with the culminating Best of the Best concert on Saturday, June 6, 2021. Click here for more program information. 

Deadline to submit: Monday, August 24 by 10 a.m.

Audition Requirements: To be considered, email us the following at YCAuditions@act-sf.org: 
1. A link to your video (please make sure it is a working link – see details below for video guidelines) 
2. A current theater resume 
3. A current photo jpg or png (does not have to be a professional headshot) 

If you have any additional questions, please email us at YCAuditions@act-sf.org

Video Guidelines: Audition Videos for the Cabaret Program should feature students singing two contrasting 32-bar song cuts (approx 1 min per cut) and a monologue (1 min max) in a YouTube, Vimeo, or other easily accessible format. Videos do not need to be professionally produced—a simple at-home self-tape is fine!

Tuition: Tuition for participation in the Middle School Cabaret Ensemble is $575 for the Fall and $575 for the Spring. Tuition for participation in the High School Cabaret or Musical Ensemble is $1,150 for the full year. Scholarships are available – requests are accepted only after students have been officially accepted into the program.

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