Auditions for the Children’s Theater Program are open to children ages 8 through 10 and are held once a year in late January. Audition registration forms are available online and through our office  beginning in November. A nonrefundable fee of $10 ($15 after the early-January deadline) must accompany each registration form.

For the audition, each child must prepare a two-minute presentation. At least one minute must be an oral recitation or short memorized poem or monologue. For the remaining minute, the child may sing, dance, play a musical instrument, or continue the oral presentation. A tape/CD player is available if the child needs musical accompaniment.

At least one parent or guardian must accompany each child to the interview that precedes the audition. Parents are asked to leave the room during the audition itself. The five-judge panel includes our Children’s Theater Program director, a Fairyland staff member, a former Fairyland Personality, and a parent. They look for stage presence, vocal quality, ability to focus, and desire to commit to the program, among other attributes.

Performance auditions are always a little stressful. We try to remove some of the stress by preceding the individual auditions with a short period of theater games and improvisation led by our Children’s Theatre director. The children let off some steam by moving around, making noise, and having fun.  As a result, they go into their auditions feeling more relaxed and confident.