Awards
Grand Prize – $5,000
Second Place – $2,500
Audience Favorite – $2,500
Talent Achievement – $750

Finalist stipends
Solo – $250
Duet – $500
Small Group – $750
Ensemble – $1,000

Eligibility – Performers must:

• Be at least (8) years of age.

• Reside within a 45 mile radius of McCallum Theatre.

• Not generate fifty percent (50%) or more of your income from performing.

• Commit to the entire rehearsal/performance schedule below.

Schedule

Entry Window:  October 25, 2024 – January 6, 2025
Live Auditions:  February 5, 2025 | 4-9pm
Finale Rehearsals: March 5, 2025 | 5-8pm
                                   March 15, 2025 | 9am-4pm
                                   March 22, 2025 | 9am-4pm
Video Shoot:  April 1 & 6, 2025 | By appointment
Rehearsals:  April 27 – May 1, 2025

Performances:      May 2, 2025 7pm | May 3, 2025 2pm & 7pm

How to enter:

• There is no cost to enter.

• Complete the electronic application form and provide a link (vimeo, YouTube, Dropbox, etc.) per piece entered.

• A maximum of (2) entries are allowed per performer/group.

• Maximum length of performance piece – (5) minutes

• Incomplete materials or those exceeding the time/performer limit will not be processed.

• The entry footage must contain only the piece being entered. No exceptions.

• Professional recordings are not required, but attention to quality, clarity and point of view are essential for accurate review.

• Family friendly material only. No off color language or mature subject matter allowed.

• Once your entry is received it will be reviewed by a screening panel.

• Performers will be selected to audition live at McCallum Theatre before an audition panel based on the materials submitted.

• Finalists, selected from the live audition, will perform for a live audience at McCallum Theatre.
  
  

For more information contact Joanna Fookes, Manager – Education Programs, at jfookes@mccallum-theatre.org.