YES Company Auditions

YES Company

Audition for YES Company’s 2024 Summer Production of Oklahoma!

YES Company: Oklahoma!

Audition Workshop

Monday, February 5, 2024 4:30PM-6:30PM at the Gallo Center

What to Expect: Students can expect to learn a short dance and music excerpt from Oklahoma! This is a great opportunity to meet Director Maggie Sniffen and Musical Director Jamie Johns as well as ask any questions about the audition process or YES Company.

Register for Audition Workshop

Students in 7th through 12th grade are eligible to audition for YES Company! This includes students completing both 6th and 12th grade this school year. Due to space limitations, all students must register for a specific audition date. See options and registration link below.

Auditions

  • Saturday, February 24, 2024 10AM-2PM at the Gallo Center
  • Monday, February 26, 2024 4:30PM-8:30PM at the Gallo Center
  • Saturday, March 2, 2024 10AM-2PM at the Gallo Center

Register for Auditions

Callbacks

  • Sunday March 3, 2024 9AM-5PM at the Gallo Center

Audition FAQs

Arriving & Check In: Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled audition time. Enter via the main lobby doors on I Street. Check in with our Programs Coordinator and Rehearsal Assistant at the designated table. At check in you will: confirm your contact information, ensure your audition form is complete, and receive your audition number.

What to Wear: Comfortable clothing that you can easily move in (like what you wear to gym class) and closed toed shoes (like a tennis shoe or jazz shoe).

What to Bring: A water bottle, your best self, and any questions you have about YES Company!

What to Expect: After check in everyone will learn a short movement phrase and perform it for the audition panel in small groups. Everyone will then learn a short section of a song from the show and perform it for the audition panel. Some auditioners may be asked to stay and sing additional music or perform a more complex dance phrase. Auditions will last approximately three hours. Please arrange for drop off and pick up only. Auditions are closed to parents, family, and friends.

First Time Families: We highly encourage parents/guardians who are new to YES Company to stay for the first 15minutes of the auditions to hear a little more about YES Company, its schedule, expectations, and ask any questions with Director of Arts Education, Cortney Hurst.

After Your Audition: You might receive an email asking you to return for a call back audition on Sunday March 3, 2024 . If you do not receive an email, don’t worry! All auditioners will receive a final casting email no later than Wednesday March 6, 2024.

Scheduling Conflicts: YES Company is an open audition process in which all students will audition with the same material. If you are interested in auditioning for a specific role, you will have the opportunity to note that on your audition registration. YES Company staff do their best to accommodate summer conflicts. However based on character casting, length of conflict, and time it may not be possible. Please review the general YES Company calendar below to get a better sense of the time commitment.

YES Company Rehearsal and Performance Calendar

Calendar

Questions?

Maggie Sniffen
Arts Education Programs Manager
msniffen@galloarts.org
(209) 338-5022

Cortney Hurst
Director of Arts Education
churst@galloarts.org
(209) 338-5012